Siftings

Cromwell Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 2210, 29 August 1910, Page 3

Siftings

| When one realises that the Arbitration Court was set up mainly to preserve the interests of the workers (says the ' Southland News') and has resulted in a material shortening of hours of labor and a considerable increase in wages, it seems base ingratitude that deliberate antagonism should be attributed to it. LAME BACK. This ailment is usually caused by rheumatism of the muscles and may bo cured by applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm two or three times a day and rubbing the part vigorously at each application. If this does not afford relief bind on a piece of flannel damp-, ened with Chamberlain's Pain Balm and relief is sure to follow. Sold by Henry Hotop, chemist, Cromwell. The question is often asked—What is the largest shearing tally ? " Banco "in the ' Sydney Mail' says the record for blades is said to be 321, put up by Jack Howe in one day at Alice downs, in Queensland, in the year 1892, and in the same year Jim Power at Barenya, shore 315 sheep in one day with machines. These are supposed to be the best figures so far as Australia is concerned. The days of big sheariug tallies appears, however, to be departing. The class of sheep which ne* cessitated only the removal of the top'knot and a kick through the porthole is now seldom to be found. Station owners, moreover, do not en- : courage the making of big tallies, I preferring rather that the sheep should , be shorn well; and the unionist ] shearer does not like to see one man ; making so much more than hi 3 mates. ! A MEDICINE OP REAL WORTH, j Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is intended for acute throat and lung diseases, of which colds, croup and ' whooping cough are the most common. I Those who have used it for years and are in a position to know its real value assert that it is without an equal for the treatment of the3e diseases. It not only cures co!d3 and influenza but counteracts any tendency towards pneumonia. It is in almost universal use as a preventive and cure for croup and has never been known to fail.

If every person in the state were normally healthy, there would be no social problems. And the way to try to avoid social sorrows is to see that every school child is as healthy as science can make him.—Taranaki ' News.' NEVER NEGLECT A COLD. A cold should never be treated lightly as it is always more or less serious. Many people make the mistake of lectiug a cold until some serious lung trouble results. If every cold received the attention it should have the danger of this would be avoided. Every cold can be cured by the use of Chamberlan's Cough Remedy. A bottle or two of this remedy taken when the cold is first contracted will promptly cure it and not only save doctors bills but much suffering and annoyance later on. For sale by Henry Hotop, chemist, Cromwell.

An ingenious little metal tag has been invented for labelling New Zealand frozen meat. This is already being used by the Canterbury Freezing Company, and will be probably utilised by the Wellington Farmers' Meat Company. It contains letters describing the various grades of meat and will replace the ordinary brand. One of the great advantages of the tag is that it will make it almost impossible for any firm to sell any brand of meat as a substitute for that to which the tag is attached.

Do you know that croup can be prevented? Give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as soon as the child becomes hoarse, or even after thecroupy couph appears, and it will prevent the attack. It is a certain cure for croup and has never been known to fail. For sale by Henry Hotop, chemist, Cromwell. The grass grub is reported to bo doing extensive damage in portions of the Glenavy (Oamaru) districts, and in some localities is seriously affecting tl e young crops. A grass paddock wl ile being ploughed af forded an excellent feeding-ground for birds, hundreds following the furrows in search of the grub. NEVER NEGLECT A BAD COLD Never allow a cold to run its course. Too often its course is towards pneumonia. The first action when you have a cold is to relieve the lungs. This is best accomplished by thfi free use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. This medicine liquifies the tough mucus and opens the secretions. A complete cure soon follows. For sale by Henry Hotop, chemist Cromwell.

" The loss of Mr Shand's Moriori dictionary," sayo Mr A. Hamilton, curator of the Dominion Museum, " means that the world has Inst a language ; and in the death of Mr Shand we have lost the only person whose information about the Moriori was genuinely valuable. Under pressure from Mr Percy Smith, and others, including myself, Mr Shand had. con tributed papers to the Polynesian Society of the Morioris at the Chathams, and these are nractically all we have to go on. The language, save for a few words, is lost —a great pity. Only by the last mail Mr Shand wrote to me stating that he bad been working on the dictionary, and that it was now compiled and ready for publication. Its loss is very unfortunate indeed, and the death of Mr Shand is to be deeply deplored.