A DOCTOR'S IMPRESSIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 163, 16 December 1914, Page 3

A DOCTOR'S IMPRESSIONS.

EULOGY OF BRITISH BRAVERY. , Dr Ludwig Tasker, of Alexandra Park, London, who is with the R.A.M.C, at the front, in his letters speaks in eulogistic terms of the bravery of the British ■ Boldier. "Believe me," he says, "the Victoria Cross is won over and over again in a single day! They are brave! J What if you were to see how the wound- . ed act after the excitement of battle! They suffer their wounds, great and small, without a murmur; they get their wounds dressed, take choloroform, give consent to have their limbs amputated just as if they were going to have their hair cut. They are gloriously brave. Men who have been in the thick of the fight all day, seen their chums wounded and killed, their own lives not worth a second's insurances, still these men cook their food and go off to sleep, and, most wonderful of all, go back to the , thick of it next day! An officer of the . Bedfords, while 'in the trenches, was opening a parcel and a letter from his wife, and in the excitement of the moment, I suppose, the poor fellow forgot his cover, and he was shot through the heart. A pathetic incident also occurred in the case of a Tommy whom we picked up. He had been shot in the chest. By a curious coincidence the bullet which killed him had also passed through a corresponding spot in a photograph of his wife which he carried with him." LIVING CONTRASTS. "It is Sunday, and we have had Holy Communion administered in a cowshed, and very impressive it was under the circumstances. During the day wc continued to receive the wounded and the sick. In the evening we had another service in a barn, conducted by the ' Chaplain and the Wesleyan minister. A great crowd of, officers and men collected. Some of the familiar soul-stirring j hymns wore sung, and the Commanding Officer read from the book of Samuel about Jonathan going up against the hosts of the Philistines. The scene was Very impressive, with the room only lit with camp candles, the soldiers rough and dirty with the work of war, some of them just returned from the trenches, and others going there the same night—some who in all probability would be dead before another night came along. The men sang heartily, but when the prayer fer dear ones at home was being offered there were few dry eyes among those brave men who faced death daily, and all through the service we could hear the roar of cannon sending forth their messages of death and sorrow;' It was terrible in its impressiveness. Dr Tasker adds: '•'When the British get to Germany they will not forget that we are civilised, and I hope that we, will behave like English gentlemen." 'T HAVE MADE up several bottles of »/ lean's Essence for self and friends, and have never used a more genuine cough mixture." N. O'Sullivan, Ahaura. Hean's Essence makes a big bottle o£ finest cough, cold and sore throat remedy, and saves 10/-for your pocket, 5 TRIED A SAMPLE. , " "Some years ago I was subject to biliousness from which I could get no relief," says Mr W. G. Miller, Grocer, ; Lindfield, N.S.W. "I was given a | ; sample of Chamberlain's Tablets and a i few hours after taking them nil trace • of biliousness was completely gone, i Whenever there has been a recurrence • ci the trouble I have got immediate relief from Chamberlain'B Tablets."