THE SACRIFICE OF LIFE.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XX, Issue 2847, 27 June 1892, Page 3

THE SACRIFICE OF LIFE.

Thousands of lives are sacrificed annually because mankind are not educated in the first rudiments of hygioue and life preservation. Simple ailments are neglected. The debility increases, and some fatal disease attacks the victim, and all life's pleasure departs, existence becomes a burden, life a trouble, and all because mankind is so apathetic and regardless of the signs nature sends that the vital strength is declining. All cases require immediate attention before it is too late, and a course of Clements Tonic invariably has the eftect of immediately restoring perfect health. Miss Eva Brown daughter of Sergeant Brown, Albury K.S.W., writes on June 15, 1891 ;— ' The following particulars of my case are fnrnjabed on behalf of the afficted, trusting they may be the means of restoring others to health : For eighteen months I .was extremely debilitated, the doctors being •of opinion that I had outgrown my strength. My disease is known in medical circles as anaßmia or poverty of ' bipod. Pains invaded all parts of my boay; I suffered from general languor, extreme weakness, listlessness, dejection of spirits, indigestion, fickle appetite and disturbed sleep. My body presented a bloodless appearance ; my lips were pale and the skin like wax. I was under several doctors who prescribed for me: but their treatment did not alleviate my sickness. I imagined my constitution was breaking up, and as the disease progiessed I became more nervous and hysterical. My sufferings were also greatly increased by a shock to the nervous system received last year, when a railway carriage in which I was seated caught fire. When my case was most critical and gave serious apprehensions to my friends and myself, I started on a course of Clements Tonic, which I took in conjunction with Dr Fletcher's pill's. The first two tottles effected a great improvement, and I could relish my food again, and my general weakness and nervousness vanished altogether. I took about twelve bottles of Clements Tonic, and my pale face is now replaced with the hue of health, and my recovery is as complete as it was speedy.' D. W. Carter, Esq. i of the same city, also writes : * Daring the past twelve months I have ■offered from a general breakdown of the ijitem, and being of a bilious disposition, •uflered acutely from indigestion and its train of distressing effect*, most particularly tick headaches, Six bottles of Clement* Tonic and a few boxes of Fletcher's pills effected a radical cure and I shall always be glad to certify accordingly/

Ihe Grauiers' Butchering Company of Qnoensiand hare secured an extension of the Contract for the supply of the Netherlands And Indian troops with meat for three years. They have also secured a oontract for the supply of meat to the Frenoh troops at Haipong, in Tonquin. For some time past reports have been received as to a find of coal near Port Anirusta, South Australia, and the Inspector of mines was sent to inspect it. He discovered six pieces of coal in the bottom of a 12-feet pit that had heen sunk, bnt after carefully examining them came to the oonclosicn that they had been placed there. Ken were put on to sink deeper but no coal was found. ' A despatch from Halifax (N.S.), May 14, conveyed information that the Norwegian bark Henry, from Fonsberg, Norway, to Bhip Harbour, N.S., 585 tons burthen, with the captain, first mate, steward, carpenter and two boys, was swallowed up by a quicksand on the north-east of Sable Island on Thursday, May 12th* The case is almost without parallel. The vessel struck early in the morning, but was worked off after daybreak, and had gone half a mile when she ran upon a sand bar and stuck fast. She did not take any water, so the parties mentioned remained on board antil she could be floated. /The second mate, boatswain, and four seamen quitted the ship, and were taken aboard an American schooner. Subsequently they rejridned courage, and started for the Henry, which could be seen, but a thick fog coming on suddenly they lost their way and landed on the island. During the night signals of distress were seen on the stranded vessel, and then all was darkness. Friday morning no trace of the bai k could be seen . She had been swallowed up by the quick - Bunds which form that part of the bar, and those who remained on board were engulphed with her. The six survivors were brought to Halifax by a steamer passing.

The Brazilian war vessel Solimoes sank, on May 22, about one mile off the coast of Uruguay, during the prevalence of a dense fog. The vessel struck a rock and disappeared almost instantly. The crew became panicstricken, and crowded into the small boats, which were quickly swamped. Before the •hip tuuk a terrific explosion occurred on board. Fiy.e survivor*! arrived at Rio Janeiro on the 24th, and gave fall information con - oerning the disaster. The Solimoes carried members of the military staff en route to Matto Grosso, the Brazilian State now in revolt Captain Xavier Decartis was among 1 the drowned. Intense consternation and grief were felt in Rio Janeiro over the affair, The Government is rouoh distressed at the oss of so important a ship, and the accident will be the subjeot of striot official investigaion. Major- General Tulloch, commandant of the Viotorian forces is muob. incensed at the Government in deoiding to reduce the strength of the militia by 1000 men, with a view to saving £20,000 per year, and has tendered his resignation. Up to the present the Government has not accepted his resignation. The dredger Jupiter, which was built in England for the Government of New South Wales, left for Sydney on June 4. The Jupiter is the latest type of suction dredger, and has been tested to raise 1000 tons of silt per hour. She was built by Messrs. Sims acd Co. , of Renfrew, and draws the silt through suction pipes- by means of centrifugal pumps. She is the fourth vessel of the pattern as yet built. The other three are employed — one on the Mersey bar, one at NatiJ, and one at the Nicaragua Canal, The Jupiter will be principally employed in Newcastle Harbour. One of the through passengers by the mail steamer Mariposa, was Dr Adolph Marruse, from the Boyal Observatory of Berlin, who was ) •ent out by the German Government in April <« last year to Honolulu as chief of an astronomical expedition. The purpose of this ex- j pedftion was to find out the real cause of the j dunges of latitude which observations recently ttade in Europe have indicated. A complete series of observations made in Honolulu, extended from May, 1891, until this month, has established the fact that periodical changes of geographical latitudes, amounting to 60 feet a yea*, are produced by the oscillations of the ««th|B rotation axle inside the earth itself. «m important result will produce a considerable* change in many of the astronomical and geodetic theories. Dr Marruse is new returning to Germany by the way of Australia and India, in order to make the tour of the world, and will visit the two excellent observatories in Sydney and Melbourne while there. district was covered with snow one morning last week. At Maharahara snow »y on the ground well into the day. Book debts of £5000 in an Auckland estate Wttt recently sold fox £26. i