that he had reason to be, The man referred And on reading the facts it will a was Edward Perrin, a guard on the Max chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway. In September, 1887, he met with an accident, which gave a temporary shock to his system. Not long afterwards he began to feel a pai In the chest and have difficulty in breathing, and threw up a great deal of mucus (phlegm). He at once concluded jhe had come serious ailment of the lungs, and sought medical advice. The doctor said it was 90, and added that there was no cure for it, and that he could do no more than give him something to ease the pain and the cough. Then the doctor we Mr. Perrin m certificate stating that was suffering from Catarrh Phthisis, which is the professional term for that dreadful malady, Consumption. Further symptoms soon appeared which seemed to confirm this alarming opinion. The poor fellow expeenced rear pain in cating and tightness across the chest which felt, he some. strong man was gripping him' around the body under the arms"
The rest of Mr. Perrin's na related in his own words, He commenced to have s brackish taste in the mouth as if I hid been sucking copper. Then came cold d sweats in turn, the h chills and the cough hollow, and I raised more than I had done. the Roilwoy Compeny and to the dabsmary, He examined me carefully, and certified ave to the
"In the case of Guard Perrin. This man Posh aga Byopopat. od iver el Sod pil oon "This fully bore out what the other doctor had said, 20 now looked upon myself es done for. I took everything I could hear tell of. have drunk gallons of -cod oil and sherry, and have hed porated all rubbed until wile was sick of rubbing. 'I'wes yulticed continually, but in spite of all this terrific dosing and medicating I got gradually worse Thelieved mpeell to be eat gong to the with consumption; my friends said sor the myself to 1e gre doctors said so, and it looked like it if any-sum sure death, and I made op my thing ever did. It is understood that con-mind for that awful end. I had been off my work from 1387 te 1888. I was ashamed to away so much, as 1 was obliged to draw funds from the Club all the time to help sup-Port my family.
While I was thus doing nothing but waiting to die, crawing about feebly like " man who has virtualls jis world, hi "in to meet Tony Rij of Ardwirk Station, one of tre 'Trafic: In-opened one day to meet Inspector Kippony rd me. He ed at my As aDy-thing will help if anything will, it in Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup.' I remem: ber that this idea amused me, mineral bly broken and ill as Iwas, Helpme? Could it cure consumption? Not likely. Imppeeibie! Still it couldn't make me worse, aad 20 I got a bottle and began to take it. ' I could scarcely credit my own feelings, but ao aura truth is trath, before 1 had used up that bottle of medicine, I found rebel. New comes what you may find it hard to believe—I took but awe more bottles and went back to work, and have been sound and healthy ever since. T told the doctor about it, and, although he saw I was well, he seemed dis You say Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup cured you?' he said. 'Nonsense. It ip eoly a quack medicine; it is nothing but stuff "ud rubbish,' Well, all right, I said te myoalf, it may be stuff and rubbish, but it has made-secund man of me after that very doctor. hed me booked for the graveyard, and said nor earthly power could keep me out of it That was enough for me, and will be enough for thousands of others in this country.
"Lam exposed t" all sorts of weather, but have never had a return of the bad breathing, chest pains, nor any of the other symptoms that nearly' frightened me out of my senses. 1 eat and enjoy my food as well ay any man in England. Now, what was the secret of this getting well? "If I really bad consump: tion, it was nothing short of " miracle; but I never had consumption at all. The doctors were all wrong la calling it that. What 1 actually suffered from was indigestion and dyspepsia, which causes thas mark true convu Biaint might. be an easily cured ax T'was if who are ssu] to have lung com-they would let cod liver oil alone and take Mother Seige!'s Syrup."
errin's England, and he will re written to him concerning (6) 28n0 & de 39
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