Po-r little Gertrade Hva—a bit ofa tot, four yours all at the time—who wou'd not have felt surry for her, or for any other s richen lamb like her?
When J fall ill, or yo -old students in the School of Experienc why, it is unlucky, but in most cases we 2 contrived to dose what we get; it is our own fault; we at have avoided it. Only we didn't do as well as we due and so we got bowled out.
But as to this slip of a four-year oll—who is to answer for ker troubles and perils? Some of you long-headed philosophers tell us.
April (1897)," writes her father, Mr.
'T. N. Prevett, of 13, Leaders Row, Cambridge, Gertrude Eva began to sloke She complained of pains in the stom"ch an: vomited frequently. She had so much pain after eating that we were afraid her solid food, und so we let her take soda-water and milk, and other kind of liquid nourishment.
"The poor child could hardly get any good sleep at night on account of the pain she was in. Ie was often so bad that she would cry out and fairly shriek, so that we would have given all we had in the world to be able to relieve her.
From this time on she wasted rapidly; in fact, there was presently not much left of her but skin and bone. Of course her strength went too, and we put her to bed, where she lay helpless and suff-ring for eight months. How wer lived throug it is a wonder to was the mercy of God.
Friends and neighbours" would drop in ud look #t the little pale face and g+ away shaking rheic heads; they thought we must soon lose our household pet. Her eyes, once 80 bright, were dull snd. sunken, so that it turned our hearts cold to look at her. Her bowels were very obstinate in spite of the medicines we gave her for that ailment.
"She was treated by a clever doctor, but nothing he did seemed to help her, she got worse and worse and sank lower and lower.
Tu December (1897) we -topped ull other medicines and began to give her Mother Seigel's Syrup in small doses suited to her age and condition. The result astonished and delighted us. After a few duses her bowels nioved.naturally, her appetite returned, and she had no prin after eating. Gradually the child picked up her strength, and in w fow weeks she was strong and well. 189$—she is a tine healthy iwlebted to Mother Seigel's Sy Our only regret is that we did not use it at first, but we did not think, Mr. Prevett isa bookbinder, for many years in business in Cambridge, where he is well known and respected.
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