suatt-be obliged if-you can answer me one question," said: my friend- Bates, as he lay on-the-couch one day in my room nursing his aching.leg.. Why does exposure to wet or cold. bring. on.an.attack of rheumatism at one time, when a like exposure for a score of times leads to no such result Before I set down in writing the answer, I gave him I wish you would read the following letters, as no doubt the authors of them will be interested in the same point, had_an attack of rheumatic fever, and was confined to my bed for four weeks, during which time I suffered fearfully. I had awful pains all over me; my joints swelled up, and 1 was so helpless I could not raise my hand tomy mouth. After the fever left me I was extremely weak, and so emaciated I was little more than skin and bone, A large lump, the size of an egg; formed on my elbow, and my fingers were almost drawn out of joint. I cannot describe the suffering I had to bear. The doctor ordered me various medicines, and cod liver oil, but they had no effect, Im February, 1893, T read in a small book about, the remarkable success which had followed the use of Mother Seigel's Syrup in cases of rheumatism, and got a bottle from Messrs, it two weeks I' was better, and in about a Teverett and Fry, High Strest. "After taking month more all rheumatic pains had left me, and I was strong and well as ever. You may publish what I have said, (Signed) John HI Kent, 9, Randall Street, Maidstone, Kent, January. 30th, 1895."
"For many years," says the other, " T had been subject to liver complaint and' indigestion. I was habitually heavy, work, and weary. My appetite was poor, and all food gave'me pain and fulness at the chest and around the sides. I had so. much pain and tightness of the chest that I could not, endure not laid up, I was seldom free from pain or a the pressure of my clothing upon it. Although sense of discomfort. In the summer of 1893 I began to suffer with rheumatism, which affected my arms and shoulders until T had not the power to lift my hand to my head, I tried all sorts of liniments, embrocations, and rubbing oils, but got no benefit. from any of them.
'Ty August, 1893, my friend, Mrs, Owen, told me how much' good Mother Seigel's Syrup had done her for rheumatism, and I a bottle from the Drug Stores in St.
Roul. In a few days Iwas much in less than a month afterwards had left me; and I am happy to say er had any return of the rheumatism since, but have enjoyed the best of health in every respect. In common thankfulness for my speedy and wonderful deliverance, I willingly consent to the publication of this hurried statement should you wish to make that use of it, (Signed) (Mrs.) L. 8. Colo, Albert Road, South Tottenham, London, August 16th, 1895."
Bates (who was " chronic rheumatic) ¥ asked Before answering the question of my friend kim one: "Why. does a lighted match, dropped into the road, die out harmlessly, but when dropped into-a hayrick, sot up a Avy fool can answer that," he said, "Because in the one case there is nothing for the fire to catch hold of, while in the other there is."
"Bxactly," I responded. 'Now see: Indigestion and liver complaint (the second consequent on the first) continue to produce a virulent poison in the blued called une acid, practically insoluble in water. This acid' which is a solid, enters the tissues, and sets going a hot inflammatory fre, That is rheumatism, Tt does whata sliver would only the acid is a poison sliver.
"(When the indigestion and thellivertrouble are not very bad, avd the kidneys and sweat glands of the skin are. acting fairly well, this is carried out of the body about as fast as it is formed. Exposure then brings on no rheumatism. "But, per contra, when the stomach and liver are' in bad condition, the acid forms faster than the kidneys and skin can cary it off Then expose yoursel, get cold or wet, hamper the skin and kidneys still more, and the poison acid spreads through your muscles and joints like the fire in the ary hay. You understand? Very well. The longer the cause persists the more frequent the rheumatic attacks. That is why chronic min: Fend off dyspepsia, or cure it by the dyspeptics are apt also to be chronic then. use of Mother Seigel's Syrup, and you and the rhea ism will have no lealings. Neglect it, and safter every time you catch hat was-my answer to Bates, and he said there seemed to be sense in it 14) 2650; 3 & 10jy 175,
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