Mr Gladstone as a Daring Diner Out .
Tho London Court Journal says :- " Mr Gladstone dines out with a regularity and daring that could not bo oxcelled by a man of half his years. One who meets him often at these gastronomic tournaments says that Mr G.'s participation in their onjoymenfc is by no means perfunctory. Somo men past 60, still dining out, enjoy themselves undei severo restrictions, daintly picking their 'way through tho menu, Mr G., past 80, is apparently under no such restrictions. Ho cats what comes, generally right through the menu, and can tsko his glass of port after his libation ol champagno, a test from which miny an aidont dmor out would shnnk, His mental activity is on a par with his physical vigor. His conversation is a novor flagging flood, brimful of interest, It it were only possible to reproduce a verbatim roport of his conversation at a dlnnor party, where the porsonal surroundings aro sufficiently interesting to excite him to talk, there would bi produced a volume of interest, biograjhical, autobiographical, and historical, His mouioryis marvollous.and his pswor of recalling an incident is tho adniration ofovon the gentlemen behind the chairs." Mr Gladstone is to be congratulated un possessing ft perfect liver, not all men can say tho same; tho slightest over indulgence in eating or drinking is sufficient with somo people to upset tho livor and causo bilious attacks; theso oventually lead to serioiisdisoase and miko tho sufferer's life ono continual misiry, Timely use of Clement's Tonic wrii an occasional dose of Dr Fletchc's Pills will always euro tho most serous oases, as shown by the proofs vouclaafed by Miss Lucy Lammonct, Now Hymouth, who writos: —After many yea's of suffering, and travelling all ova 1 the world in search ef good health, itgives mo great ploaßuro to state that (lemont's Tonio has done mo moro gold than all the doctors, and all tho batls, spas and masBonrs I have known, Ily lifo has bocn ono round of mjiery for tho past seven year? owing to tho doctors said) to liinr complaint. My head always ached, ny limbs achod; I wasalwayß tired and languid, and I felt moro tired in a mortng than when I went to bed, 1 had sppleßs and restless nights, and could gt no relief. Three months back I canfe to Now Zoaland, and in my travels fluently heard and read of Clements Tfjiic, and mother advised mo to try tvi or three bottles. 1 am pleased to Bay I iat it has dono wonders. I never haV) headaches now, and 1 have only taken' three bottles, but I feel a wondorful deil stronger and better, and you have my jieartfolfc gratitude for your remedy, I
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4329, 28 January 1893, Page 3
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456Mr Gladstone as a Daring Diner Out. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4329, 28 January 1893, Page 3
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