Siftings.

Cromwell Argus, 2 March 1908, Page 6

Siftings.

It is the commercial traveller who finds the many changes ol climate and water trying. The experience of Mr Chas. G, Chapman, who represents a large Brisbane concern, is not the exception. Ee had been troubled for years with chronic diarrhoea, and was especially bad when in North Queensland. On one of his trips a fellow traveller recommended him to try Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy, which ho did, and what he has to say is most interesting:- " I procured a bottle the first opportunity, and experienced great relief after taking a few doses, and was cured before the bottle was finished. I have not been troubled since, and wish to recommend this wonderful medicine to anyone suffering from the same complaint." For sale by Henry Hotop, Chemist, Cromwell.

" God's own country," but the Devil's own roads," says Mr Paterson, M.A., a member of the Scottish bar, who has just concluded a cycling tour of the. Dominion.

Ask any mother in this community who has used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy what she thinks of it. She will tell you that she depends upon it for cough?, colds, croup, hoarseness, and that by giving it to the children at the very first symptom of these complaints, they are never allowed to get a foothold in the house, For sale by Honry Hotop, Chemist, Cromwell, The Dunedin correspondent of the "Lyttelton Times" telegraphs that proceedings are likely to be taken against the Government for .£IO,OOO damages owing to alleged injury to the Carlton Brick Company's works in consequence of excavations in connection with the new tunnel for the Mcsgiel railway duplication. Nothing could be worse for the system than some of those violent cathartics or purgatives that some people take to move their bowels. They frequently cause constipation, sometimes inflammation. Chamberlain's Tablets bring on a natural action, mildly and gently, which cures the real trouble without dangerous after effects. For sale by Henry Hotop, Chemist, Cromwell. The unusual spectacle of a constable drinking a glass of beer in the witness box was seen at the Magistrate's Court at Wellington on Monday (says the " Dominion ") The beer in question was part of the contents of a bottle alleged to have been sold without a license, and as the bottle had not been opened it had to be proved that it did contain beer. The testing fell to the lot of a police witness, who, with a " duty-must bxlone " expression on his countenance, drew the cork and pronouicid t'e eonierjts to be real beer. The sweltering crowd of thirsty souls lounging at the back of the Court looked on in amazement.

John Fishlock, Inglewood, Vie, writes : "Last winter I contracted a very severe cold, for which I tried nearly every medicine under the sun without obtaining the slightest relief.

A friend recommended me to try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, which I did with very gratifying results, and was soon well." For sale by Henry Ho top, Che mis fc, Cr o m well. Business in the produce line is somewhat quiet just now. The reason is attributed to the harvesting, which is fairly general both in the North and the South. At this time of the year deliveries of produce are always -light, but it is quite anticipated that within a fortnight's time a general improve* ment is certain to take place. Already a fair inquiry is experienced all over New Zealand, and it is thought an excellent grain season will be the result. " Star."

Did you stop to think that Chamberlain's Pain Balm basin many instances cured a sprained ankle in less than a week by simply being being applied before the parts become inflamed or swollen ? For sale by Henry Hotop, Chemist, Cromwell. " I tapped him on the face, then he hit me with a lump of wood, and I hit him back, and that finished the round," said a man at the Christchurch Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. " And you know," he added smilingly, "it was purely a brotherly quarrel—purely brotherly."