"There I Lay" "Night After Night," "A VICTIM TO INSOMNIA."

Waikato Argus, Volume X, Issue 954, 25 May 1901, Page 4

"There I Lay " "Night After Night," "A VICTIM TO INSOMNIA."

m Case o? MisjD, &, THOBKBi Tho colonial homo of llagby football (9 unquestionably in New Zealand, whoro soroo of the finest players in tho world indulge in tho gamo, When the British football toara visited the* land of the mo* some yews ago, the members of that line combination werfl astonished ftt t-ne number of clever ex» portents of Hughy who were pitted against) them in small towns 4 posses-sing names which the visitors found difficulty in pronouncing. Gymnasiums arc also freeiv patronised, concerning which fact Mr. Charles Albert Thorne, of Grey-street, Auckland, had something to say to the writer. "Yes," said Mr. Thome, "I took on gymnastics, and did three nights a week At it afterwards, so that Is sufficient proof that I was all right." "Strength and vigour are certainly required for that kind of athletics. But were you very much run down beforehand ?" asked the reporter. "I was, indeed. My health was completely shattered, and I remained in a terrible state of collapse for fully sis months. i'our years have elapsed eince then, and I hope never to have 6 recurrence of that dreadful illness, which started in the form of a very bad attack of indigestion, I always had an unpleasant and bitter taste in my • mouth, and there was a tight feeling on my cheat after eating, combined witn ■evere pains in the stomach, where the food lay heavily and undigested, till itturned sour and fermented. A dull pain began to tantalise me under the shoulders, besides which I had sharp f ricking sensations under the lower ribs, used to do a lot of reading, but now my eyesight became so bad that I could JlDt read. ? Persistent depressing headaches made mo always feel dejected and miserable; but my greatest misfortune was that I could" not sleep at night. Whether through over-study or through Being so excessively weak and debilitated I cannot- say, but sleep refused to give me the solace I so badly wanted. "When everybody was soundly asleep, there I lay, night after night, wide awake. I was a victim to insomnia in its most hideous form, and nobody can realise what that means unless they have experienced the same great mental suffering which I endured. Then my appetite failed altogether. I could not he tempted to eat," and so I lost all my flesh. It took considerable effort on my part to arouse myself from the state of lethargy into which I had fallen. Very often I did not succeed, but lay for hours in a listless and exhausted state. If I walked about, or exerted myself ever so little, I was overcome with feelings of faintness, and my limbs ached again from # extreme weakness. It was absurd going on in this way any longer, as I was physically and mentally exhausted, so I determined to go for a long holiday to rocuperato my health, in order to avert being laid up perhaps for life." _ • "And did you go away for a holidayP" "No; it became unnecessary. Before putting that idea into effect, I was prevailed upon to take a course of Clements Tonic. That was the best advice over given to me, for by its adoption ray health was restored to perfect order. The pains in my stomach and back were quickly eased, and in a £'•«• days were entirely subdued. So were the awful aches which had be-sn in my head for months, and when I was rid of those troubles, I had no difficulty in obtaining a little rest, which came to me slowly but surely, until I always relied upon having a good_ night's sleep, and awoke in the morning feeling the benefit of it. Clements Tonic did all that for me. and more. It gave me a splendid appetite, and braced up my nervous system. I put on flesh, rapidly, and my strength daily increased. In a very reasonable apaeo of time there was not a sign of indigestion left, toy brain was stimulated into healthy activity, and I was as fit and well as before my exhausting illness attacked me. As I before stated. I resumed athletic exercise with a will." "Would you like those facts known?" i "Yes, to benefit- others, you may publish my statements."

STATUTORY DECLARATION, I. Charles Thorkk. of Grey-streaf, Auckland, in the Colony oi New Zealand, do Solemnly and sincerek dfccicirtMhat I have carefully rsad tho snneied document, consisting of two folios Und conspct'.tivaly numbered hr.ni one to two, and lhat it contains and Is a true :-.t"id faithful acr.o'.int of Biy Illness and cure nv Clements Tonic, and -dso contains my lull permission to publish In any way my statements—which I Hive voluntarily, without receiving any payment: and I make this se'erno declaration conscientiously believing the same to betrue, and by virtue of the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly cf New Zealand, intituled "The Justices of Peace Act, ISS2." Declared at Auckland this twenty.sixth day <. October, one thousand nine hundred, before me, JAS. M. LENNOX, J.P.-