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Auckland Star, Volume XVI, Issue 3854, 21 December 1882, Page 4

The St. Matthew's annual ChristmasTree and children's entertainment win oe opened to-morrow evening at 7.30. •" great dietribulion of atticles suitable tor Christmas presents will take place. The promoters of St. Thomas's Bazaar and Fancy Fair fixed upon this day for their festive undertaking in honour of the , patron saint. The hall has been seasonably decorated for the occasion and presents quite a cheerful Christmas appearance. Tha tree is laden with a variety of gilt*. _ and each child will receive a present from. the mirth-inspiring tree.

Mistletoe and Eucalyitus.-The practice of the healing art has ever commanded the esteem of the rudest nations, hence it was the obvious policy of the Druids to stuely the properties of plants. Of thoir progress we have no record, but we do know that tho famouß mistletoe, or " heal all," was considered a certain remedy in manr diseases, an antidote to poison, and a preventativa of infection. Sea-girt England at that time did not possess amongst its flora any members ofthe eucalyptus or Blue gura family. In all liktliho-d if she had.thi^ wonderful fever destroyiac, lang healing, health giving tree,would have saved many thousands of lives. In New Zealand and Aus rnlia its virtues aro undoubted.and for the relief of b onchial affections, lung complaint^ osthmat'cal breathing, clironio :oughs, Sec, AicHn's oyriy of Eucalyptus, IrtthHypoobostLiKteof.Liinoand Quinine, ha* ntivedan unexampled remedy.