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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2558, 4 September 1915, Page 11

, Writuig. to a friend in Christclmrch ;a member, of the crew of H.M.B. Jv'ew ;Zealand .states'; that tlio sliip was not •hit at all during the two engagements' she has beeii in.,Tho .sailor, believes they all bear charmed lives, or ©we their immunity to the charm'of the Maori tiki they Have on board. ' The mascot, Pelorus Jack, a bull-dog puppy, came to- an ; untimely death by fallingdown the funnel casing and being burned -to death..' His loss is mourned by tlio men, who had become: very at- ; tached to the dog, as iio was oil deck barking at 'th'o shells all through tlio two engagements, and-he was to havo been presented'with' a, medal. It is • believed that: the New , Zealandcrs in ■England, are. going to' present the ship 'with another mascot, as a little black kitten is the only pet they have now. It is said that tho perfume' of the • narcissus is sometimes responsible for. attacks of hoy fever, and even of influenza. .

: MAGNESIA FOR DYSPEPTICS, SPECIALIST . RECOMMENDS IT INSTEAD OF DRUGS. "Only those in. _ constant touch with' sufferers •. from indigestion and dyspepsia can fully realise the harm done by the improper U6e of drugs and artificial digestants," remarked'an eminent specialist recently.. "Personally I rarely advocate tile use of drugs in the treatment of digestive or stomach troubles, for in practically every instance I have proved the underlying cause to bo excessive, acidity of the stomach and consequent fermentation of the food contents. Therefore, in place of the once widely-used drugs I invariably recommend the use of magnesia to neutralise the acidity and stop the food fermenting, and the wonderful results I' have obtained during the past three years convince me that there is no finer treatment for indigestion, dyspepsia, etc., etc. It must, of course, be clearly understood that I .do not employ or advise the use of such forms of magnesia 'as citrates, acetates, sulphates, etc.—these would often do more harm 'than-'good; nothing but pure bisurated magnesia—the form prescribed by physicians—should ever be lised to neutralise stomach acids. This is not at'all difficult to obtain—in fact, I fiud that most chemists now stock the preparation in tablet form in addition to the ordinary powder. Half a teaspoonfill of bisurntoil' magnesia in powder.form or two compressed tablets taken , with a little water after meals will usually bo found quite sufficient to instantly neutralise the acidity and prevent food fermentation, thereby cusuriiiß pninlesi, natural digestion for cvqu chionic. sufferers.'