"IT FEARS NEITHER ARMY NOR NAVY."

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4393, 14 April 1893, Page 3

"IT FEARS NEITHER ARMY NOR NAVY."

Those things used to be called the wooden walls of England." Tho scone was the Naval exhibition a Chelsea, in the summer of 1891. Tho

speaker was a young man, and his auditor ono of those litho, bright-haired girls one so often sees in this island. "And aren't they tho wooden wails of England, now ?" sbo said, as a chil might ask when Noah might bo expected in Liverpool with his ark.

"Not exactly," replied her c»cort tenderly; " they are rather out of style. Oomoj I'll ahow what sorts of walls we havonow," and ho lod hsr off in tho direction of tho beautiful models of tho

great stoel ships of war _ Tho young follow was right in assuming that this country had a big and powerful navy, but tho chancos of war decroaso with tho preparations made to meet it, Besides, tho interests that would bo put to hazard grow constantly larger and nations avoid fighting as long as possible.

This is a hopeful consideration, and if England had nothing to bo afraid of boyond tho danger of being attacked from abroad, wo might sleep in peace. But

thero ia an enemy againat which neither array nor navs is of any avail. It delta the gunboata in the Channel and the redcoats on the shore, and kills more peoplo than are eyor likely to (oil in battle,

If we could stop the ravages of this loe we should soon bo able to surprise our distant colonies with the arrival among them of a splendid class of our surplus population. We allude, of course, to disoase, Not to epidemics of cholera, or influenza, but to diseases which are at work year in and year out, in every season, carrying off rich and poor alike. Unquestionably the worst of these is the ono that attacks the digestive system, tho ono from which springs tho majority ailmonts, which go undor various names, as, for example, rheumatism, gout, bronchitis, consumption, tho several fevers, and others which wero formerly, erroneously, supposed to have distinct characters,and to requiro distinct treatment, Now, _ however, the best medica authorities recoaniso those ailments as

eymptoms and outgrowths of indigestion and dyspeppia, and treat thorn accord, ingly, In illustration of what can be dono, we cite a single case. A man named Edward Kelly, who resides at 27, St Vincent Street, London Eoac, Liverpool, having previously had perfect health, oxperionced a dull pain in the ripht side, a bad taste in the mouth furred tongue, loss of appetite, dis coloured skin, unnatural langour and fatiguo, and what he describes as a

" sinking feeling" as though tho sup. porting power wero oxhaustod boneath him, This was in 1887, and he boro it with' nit obtaining relief from tho usual medical treatment until April, 1890, when one day, when ho was working in a bonded witrotiouao, ho says, "adreadtul pain struck me in the back, ana I had great trouble in getting through my work. Getting worse," ho continues, "he wont to a doctor, who said it was inflammation of the kidnoys, Ho gave me medicine and attended mo off and on for six months, but with no beneficial re> suit, He said hocould not understand how I could keep on with my work. Still, I did struggle on j though the disoasowas wearing me out From a etrong, able man, 1 became thin and weak, aud was afraid I should havo to give up my work Last July, 1890, a Custom House officer rocommended mo to try an advertised preparation, entitled Mother Soigel's Syrup. I did so, and before I had finished the first bottle tho pain left my back, and I began to digest my food and gain strength. By continuing to use this remedy I was soon as well as ever in my life. My master, seeing what the Syrup had done for me, also took it for indigestion, with so much benefit that now ho always keeps it by him, I have uo interest whatever in testifying thus, and only apeak of the medicine as 1 find it."

Mr Kolly evidently had a narrow cscapo from Bright'a disease, a malady very common among all classes in England, and ono of the surest and most direct products of torpid liver, itself a symptom of indigestion and dyspepsia, We mention this case not to put money in anybody's pocket, but for tho sake of the eufferera who need help-no mattor what it comos from,