A RECORD OF MERIT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2894, 25 August 1909, Page 85

A RECORD OF MERIT.

SUCH PROOF As No Imitations Can Show* Tho Cas* erf . - Wfr». A.: CHURCHILL. (BY A SPZCIAZ/ REPORTER.) , However modest our means, we "can all I hosp someone do something if'we,trill but ' consider how. To perform a laudablo act, great wealth is not always imperative, though, of course, it is sometimes useful; i but in matteFß similar to those referral to ■ by Mrs. Aunio .Churchill, of Kensington- \ street, Bouth Dunedin, it is only a consideri ate disposition that is needed to enable u» to place before the general reader something that should prove both interesting and profitable. At the commencement of her narrative, Mrs. Churchill said :—: — "Two years come April I was in very dire straits with my kidneys, and had been •o for about three years previously. It was • dreadful feeling that always afieoted-me— as if I wanted to do nothing else but sleep. I was living in Christchurch when I was taken ill, and people there could tell yon how dreadful my sufferings were. I oould not eat, I could not sleep— even though I was continually in such a drowsy aud depressed condition—for it happened that when I retired to bed the inclination to sleep wentaway, •wing to my brain becoming active with tha most unhappy thought*, and I could only turn about in a stac* of restlessness till morning. Never without a bitter taste in my mouth in the mornings, the desire for food was entirely absent, so I had to make myself eat a litte ; hut how did I have to suffer for it afterwards ? Goodness me ! if I only took a cup of tea I was nearly out of my mind, with pains, and any food I had , seemed to turn sour, and cause me to be inflated with wind.^l was then persecuted with what people call windy spasms; and on, dear ! how .terribly severe they were !" " What were you taking to check your sufferings? " inquired a special reporter. " What was I taking ? Why, pretty well everything in the medicine line that » person could take; but as much cold water would have done the same good, for I was not benefited at all. My head often turned so giddy that I used to think I was going to tumble down in the street," and my loins ached so badly that it was really painfal to stand. I dared not move any more than I could help for the violent pains that were fixed between my shoulders, but I think my chest troubles wore as bad as any. The heavy pains there almost bad a Huffocatingeffect. Ifcseemedtomethatsomething had got blocked in my cheat, with the result that as I drew my breath I had to lift a weight that caused me pain in the operation. My limbs ached again simply from sheer Weakness, and to show you how thin I got I may as well tell you that I went from ten atone odd down to eight atone seven." " A loss of nearly two stone," interrm-tod the writer. • . e> " Yes. Wasn't that awful. And±gocao utterly nervous that I became excited and timid at the least noise, and could not hear to he in the house by myself at nights. J^ovr that I have told you,so much r can yor "■ wonder at my great appreciation of Clementi Tonic for sending away from my life all those physical^ersecutions? Several peopu advised me to try ifc, bat'l thought ifc was a lot of nonsense doing so, because I had taken so many medicines before for nothing. Thea ; tome German friends wrote and advised m« to take Clements Tonic, and between them ' all I was at length persuaded. Thank God I was ! a» I got such wonderful ease from my agonies after taking two or threo bottle* of Clements Tonic that the world was brighter to me than it had been for nearly three years. Before long the pains about my back and, chest had vanished. I started eating well, and the effect of Clements Tonic on my digestion was marvellous. So with my nervous system, and I was so delighted to find that giddiness was not troubling me, and that my strength had all come back. There was such a pacifying influence about Clements lonic that I could always sleep well, and to that medicine alone I owe my thanks for quite curing me of mj terrible ailments." "Have I your permission to 4 use these remarks?" You are at liberty..to publish them in »o» form you want." tTATDTORT DECLARATION. I, Akkib Chckhux, of Kensington-street, Booth Dunedin, in tbe Colony of New Zealand, de eolemn}* . and sincerely declare tbak I have carefully revtbe a»nexsddeooin«a»,ea«sisUßK of two-folio*, aw coneebutiveljr numbered from on* to'two, ana tb* It eaauine art U a true and faithful account of roj „ Illneee tad cur«.bjr-CUmenU Tonic, and ateo contain ■ By full permtuloß to publish in any way mj tuumenU—wbiob I civ* voluntarily, without m ' oelvtag e>ny payment; and I make tail ssleioi declaration conscientiously beilsviaf tbe Mine'to ba true, and by'virtue of tbs prorlttant of aa Act ef tb* Oeotral Aetembly «! Mew Zetland, intituled "Xbe> /aitlcti of Peace Act, 1112." Deotfcf cd at Punedin, tblt ttntb d»y of Uarob, eof tbouiand nine hundred and three, before me. I. N. BROWK, JP.