TUB ASHBUR'fOIS GUARDIAN : MONDAY, JANUARY 6, m 6



Public Notices. HEINRY ZANDER, 1895-96. TT now being an established fact that -■- owing to the combined action of the Wool Buyers' Association, NO PUBLIO WOOL SALE CAN BE HELD IN ASHBURTON THIS SEASON, I have made arrangements with the Ashburton Woollen Factory and some Southern Wool Buyers to inspect my Wool here and purchase same at satis- factory prices, thus saving Farmers t he- extraordinary high freight to Christ- church My Clients are requested to deliver their Wool as soon as possible at ' MY WEST STREET STORE* (lately occupied by Miles & Co.) I AM PREPARED TO MAKE 1 - OAS H ADVANCES AT ONCE, FREE of Commission, on all Clips promised to be consigned to me for Sale during the season ; or, failing to soil here, will be prepared. WITHOUT ANY . CHARGE WHATEVER, to deliver it FREE ON TH UCKS at Ashburton, [ should Farmers afterwards Wish it sold at Christchurch for second Wool Sale or shipped direct to London. / ; HENRY ZANDER,-' i ' ■■•.'-. , : .Ashburton National Mortgage & Agency- Company. IVTATipNAL MORTGAGE AND II AGENdYOOM_?ANYoFNEW ZEALAND, Limited. » Capital £1,000,000. Paid-up £200,000 ) HEAD OFFICE: 8 8 Great Winchester Street, London. I BRANCHES: Christchurch, Dunedin, Timaru, OsjnaVU, Invercargill, Wellington & Melbourne t WOOL FOB LOOAIi SALE i OR SHIPMENT. Ie THE NATIONAL MORTGAGE AND AGENCY COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, Limited, are making Advances , on Large or Small Wool Clips intended for » either local sale or shipment to London, an Lowest Current Kat«?B of Intuie.t and FREE of COMMISSION 3 » Wool for Local Sale .hould be con *' signed to — ■£ NATIONAL MORTGAGE, CHRIST- tO CHUKOH, and when for Shipment to I NATIONAL MORTGAGE, LYTTELTON We have made very complete arrange- ' ments m London for the disposal of Wool and can place our clients upon most; i favorable terms The Company's Shipments from the Sonth Island alone last season amounted c<> ©ver 18-000 Bales. Clients are reminded thai the Com panys Artioles of Association ptovide for Proceeds of Wool and Producu bems Secured under Separate __tr__t tor the Bi special account of principals WOOLPACKS, SEAMING TWINE and all Station Requisites supplied at Lowest Rates _,-! Note- Wool consigned to the Company ■ at Lyitslton for Shipment will bo received into the Shaw, Savill and Albion Sheds Fbee of Chakoe G. F. MARTIN, r Mauaeer, Christchurch. >f n W. WALLIS, 10119 Agent, Ashburton. a^_7^*^~>*****a---M----_---____«aaßM__M-__^Haß ;- Wool, Wool, Wool j T kU PREPARED TO MARE -MBERAL CASH ADVANCES WIIHOUT COMMISSION, on WOOL placed m my hands For Sale or for Shipment to England. SHEARING REQUISITES Of the Best Quality Supplied at CHEAPEST MARKET RATES. , D. THOMAS, ... Ashburton. ;__ . " ■ . . |. Woot Scouring-. | W. T. WEBSTEB I BEGS to remind Farmers and ethers \ 'm the ABhburton and adiacent \ counties thai. In his Wool ScourinK'l Works, on the Ashburton river fiwntaseT 1 near the .Bridge (formerly occupied by Mr I Horoersham) he has every i-vAMtv and % WOOL.. Th, 8 he is prep»ed to, under- I take for Farmers and othe_at>n -coromia- swn-and b besides a Cash pnrcVaser of : l Wool, Skins, Hides, Fat, Tall ow , and 1 other by-products %t fall taark«t rates. He will be happy to wait on Farmers, and i be glad toreceivo offers at his premises. ,ll ?^7-- twai f aHende all the local Hide' .and Skin, efc©., Sales, but will be pleased -"uy^Ktnfs^ »^e term« person W. T. WEBSTER, % ASHBURTON SCOURING WORKS 11 164 mHE COLONIAL, MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, (limisihd,) offices m all the colonies and m THE UNITED KINGDOM TOTAL N__W~ BUSINESS since commencementof theSooietyexceeds TWENTY-ONE MILLIONS, Being an average of a million for each year oi its existence PREMIUMS MODERATE. Claims paid immediately on proof of death and i .tie. Policies kept m force out of Surrender Value as long as there is sufficient to pay one quarterly premium. Write for Proposal Forms and t.« nformation to a ' 5 E C YOONG, Canterbury District*,,-* R.B.RKSTELL. Local Agent £?**** ARTHUR E GIBBS, Secretar^ for Nevp Zealand, Wellington jq 154 mmmwm YlD pnU?t P^ lißh^ \&* Ashb^_. ' ££.£ p^S'W^y* Limited, at their iX^s °®^ B ° raetb Strect ' MQNO4Jv JANUARY 0, im



TRY G__ LL I CHAN'S ' A. C Ointment A wonderful and unsurpassable preparation A SURE CURE for Bronchitis, ; Severe Colds, Burns, Boils, Ear- 1 ache, Sore Legs, Chilblains, etc. 1 Pnee, Is 6d ; from Chemists and Stores GALLIOHAN'S A.C. OINTMENT Is also specially prepared for Veter- • mary use, and as a Horse and Cattle j Dressing will be found faithful m its' , operation ( For all kind of Sores, Cracked and Greasy Heels and Wounds on Horses, or Sore Teats on Cows, etc , give it one I trial, and its virtue and cheapness will be for ever established. Sold everywhere. Price, 2s 6d TRY GAXLICHAN'S A.C. VEGETABLE PILLS I For Constipation, Dyspepsia, Sick Headache, Indigestion, Want of Appetite, Female and all Stomach and Liver Com- plaints, eto. There is no humbug about these Pills. Their extensive use is a guarantee of their Purity and Qoodness. Thirty Pills m every Box, and one Pill sufficient for a dose. Give them a trial Price, Is 6d everywhere TRY GALLIOHAN'S A.C. CORN CURE. It is a most' Wonderful Preparation, ■ and will remove any Corn (hard or soft.) It also removes the matter that provides food for the Corn, without m any way injuring the FEET- Directions with j every pot, and are easily oariied out Price, Is everywhere ) MR G. P. HOATTEN, Ashburton, represents Gallichan's A.C. Preparations m Cam erbury, and all business must be conducted through him EDWIN GIUJGHAH, PROPRIETOR AND MANUFACTURER, Ashurst, Manawatu, N.Z LOO AJ- AGENTS --Mrs /dams, Saunders' Buildings ; H. Ifi. Bonnington, Chemist, East Street ; Shearman Bros , Burnett Street 12 45 » 'SP O _P. cc "^_*^_S_ii^_^^^^s^ia§ft^^~ V *"• '--^--^ ,a TJTTE WILL SUPPLY THE CELEBRATED McCcm^_L€K — Complete, wish Transport and SheafJ Carrier alongside your HOME as follows : — *4_5 Ifl&s Spot Cash or g , "within the month of D purchase. £45 Payable m May 1896. £40 I*l-8 Two Years terms, half payable m May, Free of Interest. _£50 Payable when your grand- child attains his majority THE SEW MCCORMICK DIISY REAPER, Side Delivery. The Best, Strongest and * Simplest Mower Made for Clover, Ryegrass, Peaß, Beans, etc. a THE BIG «4 ' MCCORMICK MJOWER, 4ft 6in and 6ft cut. THE ALL STEEL TIGER HAY RAKE. Sections and Chains for Bradford, MASsEY-HARris, and Walter A. Wood Machines, KEPT IN STOOX. Ill* I»ER TWIIVK. We are Determined to Undersell I everyone m this . and request Farmers and Others to obtain Our quota- tions. Machine Oil of all kinds suitable for Light or Heavy Machinery, John Orr & Co. IRONMONGERS, ASHBURTON I , . i 15s and 8d worth for ss» POST free, any colony, Norton's Pumice Industry, 165 Liver- pool street, Sydney, N.S.W., supply a I Water Boiley. which boils a billy or kettle of water without wood or coals. • l#>x of Tobacco Absorbents, \ enough for a year, a tablet of * Ferret t( Brand,' and a block of ' Volcano Brand ' Soaps, which lathers m salt, brackish, or any wstter, » <ji d tin of " Volcanic Vaseline; for general olea^^?, scrubbing, washing, scouring, and as a healer and cleanser of wounds for man and bea.t,, also a beautiful m Work of Art, &Q *2% entitled " The ~ Young Colonial, who Knows a Good ThJingjj V all for ss, simply as an Ktoertjsemeot ; or particulars, 3d fciwp* U 73



"CP'AHTED U.NOWS THAI J. MOISON IS STILL THE LEADING BOOTMAKER For Best Workmanship and Reliability and Punctuality. Always on the spot personally to attend Jto the proper needs and care of his customers, No changing about, being locally too well rooted. The public have .very advantage m patronising him ; their I money remains m the place, and they gee the best value m Boots_aDd Shoes m Ashburton. THE CHOICEST STOCKS OF ALL KINDS ALWAYS ON HAND, Repairs done at ojice at J. JtfOISON'S IMPERMEABLE BOOTMAKER, EAST STREET, ASHBUKTOJN. WV Bowman Fox, gHAREBROKER, ACCOUNTANT & GENERAL AGENT. MQNEY TO LEND. I have several sums of Trust Funds to Lend on Freehold Seourity. Interest from five per cent. JEYE'S SHEEP DIP AND CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS. I am agent for the above, which will be found very superior, and non-poisonous, tanners and others are invited to call and inspect testimonials and ascertain prices j TEAS. I I have a supply of Homiman\ Teas which have been favorably fcnown m Great Britain ijor the past forty years. Also Qeyton, India, and China Teas. Agent for the Rnyal Exchange Fire < Assurance, established 1720* Risks ftt i current rates. ! i OFFICE -Moore Street, '*< :ormerly occupied by Messrs Friedlander «



- — i ■ SHAVIKG. DESIRING to supply a long felt want, m Ashburton, 1 am pleased to notify to the Public generally, that I have jusb received a Specially Imported Chair From America, with tho very latest improvements, and so am now able to give my customers the most comfortable . shave m tpwn. R. D. WILSON, HAIRDRESSER, ] Late McGregor's) m the premises of i Mr C. PEKCY Tobacconist, East Street, (Next Aehburton Drug Company). 0 66 J M-morv Training— The Quick Thought System - ) of Memory Improvement onaules its students to enjoy ' a wonderful power of memory which is impossible without its aid. Study of all ki^ds is reiidbred cosy aud pjoasfapt, A gvatld aud accurate method 'for _ quickly leorning Recitations. • Forgetfulncss und mind - wwiddring is altogether done away with. Speaking w without not* a is made simple ani many other advantages enjoyed. Send a post card TO-BAY for illustHated circular and testimonials. Address— Henry W. - Mitchell, care of office of this paper, whero further " particulars can be obtained. •• • 5



Business Notices. H. M. JONES. B. M. JONES. T Hanta 1 .laiss AND FATHER CHRISTMAS ARE COMING AGAIN. BOYS AND GIRLS keep wide awake and look out for the annual visit of the above mysterious personages. j A great variety of TOYS and FANCY GOODS, especially imported i for the Christmas Trade * such values for Cash, never before offt red to ai ' the public of Ashburton. P DOLLS, DOLLS, DOLLS, DOLLS, many sizes, shape., kinds and prices, from Id to 10s 6d each. G Balls, whips, drums, Tea Setß, Jack m the Box, Guns Magic Lanterns, Steam Engines with Fountains, Cricket Sets, Bats, Tennis Racquets from 3s 6d to 255, Tennis Balls Is each, Best Balls 2s 6<? pair i' cash*, Battledore and Shuttlecock Games, Hor.es, Barrows, Prams, Trains, I Watches, 1001 Various Articles Shrll Boxes, Work Boxes. A splendid o variety of Japanese Desks and Workboxes, Glove and Handkerchief Boxes, imported direct, at Lowest Prices for Cash, Japanese Fire Screens Is each. ( COME AND SEE THE c One Shilling Stall — Great Variety to delight old and t young. Exceptional Values. Call, inspect, and choose for yourselves. 1 Toy, Prize, Reward, and Presentation Books to suit all ages and tastes. , Poets beautifully bound from 2s 6deach. Inspection invited. Lowest Cash prices to keep the trade here. BOUGHT FOR CASH. I THE ASSIGNED STOCK OF J. MARSDEN at a Low Price, and the whole £266 will be Cleared at a Great Reduction. COME EARLY FOX BARGAINS IN BOOKS, STATIONERY AND FANCY GOODS. H. M. JONES. 11 J79 USE LITTLE'S SHEEP DIP. FLUID DIP, the Best Non-poisonous Dip Used and Recommended by Owners of over 5,000,000 Sheep m N.Z. alone. Price (incasks) 5s 6d per gallon. One Gallon Fluid makes 100 gallons Dip ____H____B — S— !_ Ea—fSSjys— lal lfi_Baf_- r9_a_a_iß__.__^_^i«<t_^^a_K^MCTi_Sßßiapi^a_S_. aMflßD——^**.! _____! _____a_H___! B_2_B_a_pS£________fi__K4a_R_B___flll L____a_avl— S__9__6S_Q__^_o^_L _____*^ **a?«_Ka ____X _____Ri____M_S._____l^___l__l___l af_X.a_H._B II _jß_^_ML\ _^_H_^_U_S_a^S^_j _S_SB__^»«_!_____l nHw&^^^B^^t9U^^^|^^^JHXfl^K^Ps!iJyV^y C-''\ft >'.v ft. £<ss■■*? LITTLE'S POWDER DIP. A POISONOUS DIP, combined with Glycerine— the outcome of many years' experience * Wonderfully Successful. Is Displacing all other Poisonous Dips l**ales have RE BLED each year since introduced. EXTERMINATES VERMIN, KEEPS WOOL SOFT & BRIGHT, EASILY MIXED Cheapest and Best Poisonous Dip m the Market. NOTE PRICE j^^^^^Tn^'w^ 0^ ( In Oases or 10, 101 b packets, 50s per case One cwt. makes 1,000 gallons of Dip. OHIEF AGENTS— BL&CKBURNE & CO., Christchurch district agent-e. W Barimer, .__ A-HBUBTOIsr. Artists. Artists. Artists. WE HAVE JUST LANDED A SHIPM r -N'£ OP ARTISTS' MATERIALS, direct from the Celebrated Makers, WINSOR AND NEWTON, LONDON, a_d which will bo sold at London prices. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:— OIL TUBE* 4d each. REFJNED LINSEED OIL, 6d per bottle. STRETCHERS and CANVAS complete, from Is 6d esch. PORTFOLIOS, EASELS, ARTITS' BOXES, at 25 percent less tban usual prices. PALETTES, DIPPERS, CHARCOAL, BRUSHES, and ACADEMY BOARDS, at Reduced Prices. WINSOR AND NEWTON'S GOODS Are all Guaranteed Quality, and Our Customers are warned against inferior German brands, W. B. COLLINS & GO, MERCHANTS & IMPORTERS.



Business Notices 1 P&QU Boots & ts Ho ). paCl! (' UAUII. BOOTS & SHOES uAull. J GREAT VARIETY, CHEAPEST AND BEST. j ftSKSBKS $-.c3>o-t_AI_I) & !WcOl_lßM-Il> HAVE great pleasure m announcing that their premises m East street are Stocked with the Largest Variety of Boots and Shoes ever seen m Ashburton. •We are making a specialty of GEN LEMEN'S BOOTS. All kinds kept m stock. Try Our Own Make Hand-sewn to Measure Try the Electric Boots— specially Imported Try the Cookham — beet m the market Try Our Own Make m French Calf, East India Kip and Colonial Kip A special import of thick rubber Tennis Shoes m Ladies' and Gentlemen's. Try the INCOMPARABLE. Ladies' Walking Strap Shoes m great Variety. Ladies' Shoes m Beetive, Wolfe, Otto Herz, Beehive, Oceana, and all the Best Continental goods. A large assortment of Our Own Make also to cbosse from. Children's Dainty Shoes for the holidays. Canvaß Shoes 0$ every description — Black Brown, W hite and Blue. SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE SPECIALLY FINE ASSORTMENT OF BABIES' SHOES. Repairing efficiently done at the Shortest notice. TRY THE CASH BOOT SHOP. Mcdonald & McDLarmid, East street, Ashburton, and at Oamaru and Waimate. WALL PAPERS! WE have a choice assortment of sanitary Paperhangings to hand. The designs are really beautiful. Call and inspect, MIXED PAINTS OF THE VERY BEST QUALITY KEPT, Artists' Oil Col r.s direct from WINSOR & NEWTON'S manufactory. Opal Glass cut to any size to suit Artists. House Decorating. Tradesmen sent to Town and Country at shortest notice. WINDOW GLASS, PICTURE MOULDINGS, VARNISHES, Etc., J. WILS ON, 10 177 Corner of Arcade, Ashburton. DAVID THOMAS, (Late Matson, Cox and Co.; Auctioneer, Land, Insurance & Estate Agent, Valuator, Wool and Grain Broker, ASHBURTON. Loans Negotiated Weekly Sales of Live Stock — Tinwald and; Ashburton^. Alternately Fortnightly Sales of Sheep Skins, Fats, Hides, etc., on Fridays Sales ' Wool Throughout the Season ,-• Grain Bought and Sold on Commission Cleari jg Sales as per arrangements" AGENT FOR— Matson and Co, Chrisfohurch Booth, McDonald and^jo, Ohristchurch White's Sheep Dip /' Massey-Harris Reaper aud Binder London and liB x ,_i6a_hire Insurance Company Graham's Foot Rot Composition Wright,- Stevenson and Co, Dunedin Plaivst Junior Garden and Field Tools Belfast Manures I ' I beg to inform my Rakaia Clients and others that I have appointed Mr W Barcook as my Agent m the Bakaia district DAVID THOMAS, Ashburton 1 T HAVE the undermentioned Properties for Sale, viz., 280 acres Charing Crosp, well fenced, all m grass 160 acres First-class Sw?mp Land, thoroughly improved, Flemington 62 acres First-class Land, Kiflaltou 1050 acres Dromoro, m grand order 330 acres Tussock, Maronan 300 aores Tussock, Lismore 486 aores Good Land, splendidly grassed, Lismore I hold Auction Sales of Sheepskins, Hides, Fat, Etc., every fortnight throughout the season Belfast Freezing Co.'s Manures, I CAN SUPPLY Superphosphates, Blood Manure. Potato Manure, Bone Meal, and Bone Dust, IN LARGE OR SMALL QUANTITIES GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE OF PLANET JR. TOOLS. 1 David Thomas, ASHBURTON. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? DURING 3CTOBER, 1895, we took more orders for Suits, &C, than ever we had before for any month since the Establishment of our Business (1,880) This fact speaks for itself, and shows that the public appreciate our REDUCED PRIONS, and that they can rely on our reputation for ENTIRE SATISFACTION AN APOLOGY We wish to apologise to those friends whose orders we were compelled to refuse owing to the rush before the show COME EARLY CUSTOMERS requiring Suits, &0., for the Christmas Holidays are kindly asked to leave ttieir orders as early as possible to avoid the inevitable rush and disappointment .C_BAl«nffl-^I> W^BK_RRVIII-A_V T ! THE LEADING TAILORS & OUTFITTERS, ASHBUBTQN THE Ohristchurch Meat Company, Ltd. HAVING LARGELY INCREASED the Freezing capacity, and Slaughtering and Storage Accommodation of the Works at ISLINGTON, < Are m a position Meet All the Requirements of the District during ) c the Coming Season, and are prepared to * PEEZE FOE FApiEIiS 5 61 Or Purchase^ She.ep apd Lamfrs pn the ground J (HIGHEST MARKET YAMJES-fl S



DENTISTRY. j _ PAINLESS EXTRACTION! OF TKBTH ! BY NITROUS OXIDE GAS. 1 A Specialty. - 6' Fee for administration ... ss. All kinds of Dental work executed on the premises. Satisfaction Guaranteed. G. F. W)DDS, SURGEON DENTIST, Bubneti Street, .Ashbtjrton 9 4 y < C. H. MANNING. REGAL AND VICEREGAL PHOTO GRAPHER, COLOMBO STREET j (Opposite Messrs E. Reeoe and Sons.) rrO THE PUBLIC" OF CANTER- X BURY.— I beg to thank you heartily for the liberal support accorded to my late husband during the past ten years m the above business, and am pleased to be able to inform you that I have ENTERED INTO PARTNERSHIP WITH MR LEONARD W. APPLEBY, Who will take entire charge of the busi- ness as MANAGING PARTNER, which I will be carried on, as hitherto, at the above I address, under the title of C. H. MANNING AND CO. Mr Appleby was with my husband for nearly five years, and subsequently with Falk, Sydney, and Mr Charleston, at Newcastle, two of the leading studios oi Australasia. FIBST-OLASS WORK WILL BE GUARANTEED. Miss Manning will continue m chare of the Reception Room. STUDIO NOW OPEN. 9 245 EMMA L. MANNING WANTED KNOWN. — F. S Jeffries, leading Confectioner and Fruiterer, of East Street, next the i Corner. Hot Pies at any hour and Te« ; and Coffee alao. N.B. Lady Attendant Fruit of i-very dH««.>ipfcion. Ladies  Hnoni ft p'lfM'litl'.'f I*l i> | COME to you with a small affair I that you may need. In England, the Continent, and many foreign countries myself and wares are well known. Many American families on their return from abroad bring my articles with them, for they know them pretty well, but you may not be one of these. Confidence between man and man is slow of growth, and when found, its rarity makes it valuable. I ask your confidence and make a reference to this Journal to endorse that confidence. I do not think it will be misplaced, I make the best form of cure — an absolute one — for biliousness and headache that can be found m this year. The cure is so small m it- self, and yet its co__fort to you is so great; — twenty minutes being its limit when relief comes — that it has become a marvel of its time. One and , a half grains of medicine, coated wij^h j sugar is my remedy, m the shape of I one small pill, known to comr*aerce as ,De Haydook's New Ljj/be Pill. I It is old m the marketH#_Europe, but jis new to North Agfierica. The price is as low as medicine can ;be sold a^V; 25 cents. Send a postal ; c *s^U^or a sample vial, to try ;_tem. •^Before you purchase. DR HAYDOCK, 63 Fulton St, N.Y., NEW ZEALAND DRUG CO., Ohristchurch, Every line of Boots and Shoes, and every , single pair selling at a great reduction dur- ing tho last ten days of McDonald and j MoD'Armid's sale of Anderson's Boot Stock.] 11 157



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•Mrr-W^ni " - ■' ' .-. .m I, r. -i-ii--, ,y . *•■•■•■■ .tlie _B_aNinr_i Que*_<t?£on. a » Constantisoplb, J.nna*y2 j J-- The Sultan has agreed to alow the ; foreign Consuls at Alleppo to mediate ) m the Zeitoun trouble. i a— a — _—aaaaa— aaa— mmaan —PHl \ Tito X>iit*>ls<lee_*'. * Newcastle, January 3 The Marine Board found the wreck of the Durisdeer due to untimely breaking of the tow line, and that no < blame attached to anyone. j Bargain.. — Ladies' Straw Hats, Trimmed I Hats, White and Cream Laces. S*e our 1 ' windows.— Ashburton Drapery Com jany J _I?Jxe Doer, the Man audi tlie Meat. « A friend of mice aad I were walking to- - gether the other day ; a dog dashed past us after eomething he saw on the pavement. It was a big piece of meat, tie pounced on it and swallowed it m two seconds. My _ companion looked at the dog with envious * admiration. 'Mv humble friend,' he said, •I'll give you £5000 for your appetite and yonr digestion. You are not afraid to eat; I am.' But the dog knew what happiness is I made of. He declined the offer and trotted ? •way. It is astonishing how many different people , use this expression. 'I am' or 'I was/ \ afraid to eat. As the writer pens these lines • five letters lie on the table before him, every t one of them containing it. Yet the persons s who wrote the letters are not known to one another. There was, therefore, no agree- ment among them. Why should there be, even if they were acquainted ? No, there is nothing m it to wonder at. | ■ They went through the same experience, * and express it m the most natural way, that s 1 1 all. But what does it mean ? Are people suspicious of poisoned food ? No, no ; that is not so. The food is not poisoned before it is eaten, but afterwards. An example will i show what really occurs, and why so many ] are afraid to eat. ] Wo quote from one of the letters : ' One night, early m 1892,' says the writer, *I was seized with dreadful pains m the pit of the stomaoh, and a choking sensation m the throat I feared I was going to die. My wife called m a neighbour. They applied ' hot flannels and turpentine, but I got no relief* Then a doctor came and gave me medicine. He said he never saw anyone's ' tongue m such a condition. It was a yellow colour, and covered with a slimy phlegm, so thick I could have scraped it with a knife. I had a foul, bitter taste m the mouth, and my eyeß were' so dull, I could p.carcp.Jy see. ' I had a heavy pain m ih_ side, and felt so ' dejected and miserable I didn't know what i to do with myself. What little food I look '. gave me bo much pain I was afraid to eat. , The doctor put me on starvation diet, and injected morphine to ease the pam. 'Getting no real benefit irom tho first doctor I saw another, who said I had enlargement of the liver. He gave me medicines, but I got no better. In Aug:ist I went to Pbcmouth to see what my native ' air would do for me, but came back worse ] than ever. I had lost over three stone m - weight, and being too weak to move about ' I used to lie on the oouch most of the time. ] I never expected to get well, and didn't , care much what bscame of me • One day m Ootober my wife said, *It ' appears the doctors can do nothing for you, so lam going to doctor you myself. ' She ■went to the Southern Drug Stores, m I Camberwelt Road, and got a bottle of Mother Seigel's Curative, Fyrup. After taking this medicine for a few days the pain i m my stomach left me, my appetite improved, and I gained some strength. Soon afterwards I was back at my work. ! The people m the office, seeing how well I looked, asked what had cured mo, and I answered Mother Seigel's Syrup. I shall i be glad to reply to any inquiries about my i caße. (Signed) Charl^B Harris, 74, Bereßford Street, Camberwell, London, D.cember 1, * 1892.' Mr Harris' statement goes straight to the Eoin». Why was he afraid to eat ? Because ' is food gave him pain without giving him i Strength. This was dead wrong. _t was exactly the reverse of what it should have 1 been. When a man is m proper form he gets vigor and power from his meals, and «ate thum with enjoyment aud relish. If j he doesn't there is something ' the matter with him. What is it ? | ' Now let your thoughts expand a bit, so as , ] to take m a broad principle. One man's I ■ meat is another man's poison, they say. j • That's so, but it's only half tho i ruth. Any i j man's meat is any man's poison, under J . certain conditions. If grain never go*- uny ;' further than the mill hopper we should ■ ] never have bread, and if read (or other I food) never got further than the stomach we ; ' should never have strength See? WelL^ when the stomach i> torp d infUmed, ajhd *'on strike," what happens? Wliv/^ our food lios m it and rots. The f errftgQtatioii produces poisons which get mStfJthe blood •nd kick up the worst sort^f mjnehief all over the body. This Js-*indigestion and dyspepsia, though thMfo C t orß call each and every trick of it by/a separate name. Yet they don't eura Jfe/which is the main thing , i after all. jS j But Motht^ji Seigel's Curative Syrup does, j ] MMr Hap_'j 8 Bava> an d as thousand of others ! wjy _2