THE CASE OF CAPTAIN DUNBAR.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3812, 16 May 1891, Page 2

THE CASE OF CAPTAIN DUNBAR.

> Captain Frederick Dunbar, late of the - Imperial atmy, haa r now, reachea Kis: eighty'-Beventh year and has lived a life of Dunbar was invalided home after a long residence in the tropics, the Medical Board declaring that his ~hfe would be forfeited with another month's residence in that rralanal climate, bo far, gone- washis strength that the medical men advised the sale of his captain's commission for the benefit of his as Captain Dunbar puts it, he very foolishly agreed to, thus losing the chance; of pro.; motion which I'took;* place »HW !J grjeaf|ly during the Crimean wa*'Gapiaiil Dunbar has lived in Australasia for inany "years and [has seen eome- Of > thejmost starring y times known, in these colonies. | 3£e .' ha* witnessed ! the bit th and growth of the '". marvellous city of Mulboume, and "would been one of Australia's ents, biH for the unfortunate 'iniscar riage of remittances from Europe at the time of the first Gpverament land sale in Melbourne; the money being sent out ,for the-express-purpfise of' purchasing land j which is at present moment probably .worth'twb - thousand pounds per foot I Some years back Captain DunBar contracted a herqiia/ caused by over exertion, in manual employment ;a week afterwards hydocele"'s»»t |n. He underwent geyeral operations, all of - whiph ended in.no permanent'benefit, and the complaint finally ended in ..chronio .diabetes withits usual symptoms: excessive secretion of-water, acking-litribs, headaches, loss of appetite, weakness; &o. r He read of the wonderful effects of using Clement's Tonic and commenced its use, and with most satisfactory results > the secretion of water decreasing almost simultaneously with the use of this medicine, the appetite returned, and so grat}fied was the captain that he wrote to the proprietors of Clement's Tonic as follows:—" Rosewood, Ipswich, (Oj.), Sept. ,7th, 1890. Dear Sir,—Having taken several bottles of Clement's Tonic; I am happy to inform you that it haß resulted in a great benefit to my health. I can now get a good night's rest and great relief from the diabetes which formerly troubled ~ me, bo much that I had ! to rise from bed every ten minutes tjio n|gh|; through, the amount of wa£er varying from eight to ten pjnts per night. It is now reduced to one pint, my appetite is good, and I have no doubt that, with God's blessing, a few more bottles of Clement's Tonic will fre9 me. from this, great plague and my thanks will be due to yeu. This letter being the pure truth, you are at liberty to publish it if you think fit. Believe toe; y<|ure faithfully, Frederick Duk. bah.' Captain Dunbar will answer any queries if a stamped enyeiopp is sent with a letter of enquiry, but {ijfe.most that enquirers can expect is fhat Ca|jtairi Duuday will. ?ay that. th« abVye ajjeount is true; to expect wore would-be unreasonable, ; "■.,".'.'"'." '. .' "■': .'.■■ > . .