The Archive · 1905

Two Sisters Saved

By Motuer Seioni's SyRvr, rRoxt THE

Miserres or Ixpioesrioy asp Penmars rrox eats, When Mrs, Katie Marais, who resides at No. 4, Strand Street, West Bank, East London, 0.C., declares that. the lives of both herself and her sister were saved by the use of Mother Seigel's Syrup, the assertion becomes important to the whole community in which Mrs. Marais lives. She had been for four miserable years greatly afflicted with complicated stomach troubles, ordinarily called indigestion. When she had grown tired of enduring her miseries, and almost beyond the hope of ever securing relief from them, her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Bouwer, of No. 46 Smith Street, West Bunk, East london, advised her to try Mo her Svi.el's Syrup. Her sister had already used it, and know of its wonderful curative power..So Mrs, Marais 4 Degan'using it, with what good results she telis you in the letter which follows, and which was dated Janusry, 4, 1905.

"Por four years," she says, "I suffered feom biliousness, constipation, and pai across the chest, which £ am informed is one of the symptoms of indigestion, I did not know what it was to feel well during those long years; I was almost atr as L knew it would make me T would lay down to rest, but there was little or no rest for me during the whole period of my illness; I would always wake up after a restless hour or two's|- sleep and wish for morning to arrive. No medicine seemed able to help me in the Toast. My bowels also gave me a deal of trouble; for days ut a time I would be "constipated, and auch severe headaches would follow.

"Th was, through my sister I hewd of your Mother Seigel's Syrup, and Imay say she voices my sentiment with reference its good qualities. It saved her lifo, and Tean honestly say that had I not taken it. in time I would not be hee to-day to record these facts of my cure.

"Alter using four bottles I was put on the right read to regain my former good health, and all these unpleasant symptoms pre now of the past, the result being due only to the curative powers of Mother Seigel's Syrup. I have recommended it to several of my friends.""

Mrs. Marais was born in' Bedford, Grahamstown district, but has. lived in Ext London four yews "Her husband is employed in the Harbour Board Srores, and both ale well known in the district where they live.

Mrs. Elizabeth Bouwer wrote as_ follows on January 3, 1915, from her home in Smih Street, West) Bank:—" My life was despaired of some little time back. I had been very ill with yellow jan. dice and became s" wesk that I had to be fed through a tube. he doctors did their best for me. but I became worse and worse, avd all hopes of saving my life were given up. A friend who saw my condition thought it was my wenk stomach (which could not retain food) that caused" my trouble, and that something should be friend' ing saved my life; for used firat to strengthen uly stomach. My

Mother Seigel's Syrup was given in small quantities from time to time during the lay, and very soon I commenced to fuel very hungry and also that I had new life given me: I am a strong. healthy, losking person today, and deeply indebted to Mother Seigel for curing me.—Abv.

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