IT COST TOO MUCH.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1987, 28 December 1889, Page 1

IT COST TOO MUCH.

In the early dayß of tho direct tea-trade between China and Amsrica, importers were anxious to secure the earlies cargoes of a new crop. The faetost clipper ships > were engaged in the trade. Great haste in loading them was followed by a hot race to reach tfew York. The first cargo brought the best price and large profits ; the successful captain was always rewarded, so every known air! to navigation was adapted. A young ctptain of one of Mr Astor's clippeie, bought on 000 of his trips a new chronometer, and with its aid made a quick passage and arrived first. He put the price of it into the expense account of the trip, but Mr Astor threw it out, insisting that such an i'era of expense for newfangled notions could not be allowed. The captain thereupon resigned and took service with a rival line. The next year he reached port long in advance of any competitor, to the great delight Bnd profit of his employers, and the chagrin of Mr Astor. Not long after they chanced to meet, and Mr Astor inquired, "By the way, captain, how much did the chronometer cost you?" "Six hundred dollars," then with a quizzical glance he asked, " And how much did it cost yon, Mr Astor?" "Six thousand dollars." Men are often unfortunate in tho rejoction of what they call new fangled notions, bat Robert Cleave, seed merchant, of invercarcargill, N.Z., and a member of the Town Council, has discovered a " new-fangled " proprietary article that bus given him entire satisfaction for his outlay. He writes : " Two years ago I began to be sadly 'troubled with a comp'ication of bodily ailment?. All parts of my body were invaded by intense pain, which in the chesi, hips, loin, and back, were almost unbearable. My circulating and .digestive organs were all out of order, my urine constantly loaded with sediments. Uric acid doubtless existed to excees in my blood which was greatly deteriorated. During the night I «r*u!d be awakened by the most intense pains in the loiae and hips which became of a violent and burning nature. Acting oo the advice of my doctor I repaired to the hot sp ings in the North, where I underwont hydropathic treatment. I did not derive any perceptible benefit at that alleged shrine of health, but on ray return home I took a treatment of Wurnei'* safe Cure and Warner's safe Fills. Wben I h»d taken a few bottles of the medicine, my pains were greatly modified, my blood seemed stronger and purer, which I attribute to the fact that your medicines dissolved the lactic acid in the system. My improvement is decided and permanent. Ido not suffar now from attacks of pain as formerly, and my mental restlessness, a pronounced system of my disease, has left me. I bava now consumed about fifteen bottles of Warner's safe Cure and a few vials of Warner's SAFE Pills, and can csrtify that it istheonlymedicineof themanyltried which has done me any good, and has brought my health to its present satisfactory state.' Many a physician is daily finding his patients, long time chronic invalids, unaccountably restored to health by the uso of the new kidney specific. New fangled notions are sometimes very valuable, and it costs too much to foolishly reject them.