"I . icad ‘ Wonder ’ in Saturday’s ‘Star.’” says a critic, “and admired it; but this morning, when 1 saw the big steamer Tarnifwin, in dock at Port Chalmers, I disagreed with the writer of the article in respect to the age of wonder belli" past.” The point, of it was that it was wonderful to think of that big steamer sifting so quietly in dock to-day —an imposing structure in steel, weighing many thousands of tons—and to-morrow plie might ha nut on the ocean and being tossed about like a cork on the heave of the wares. In dock a ponderous thing of some dignif y ; at sea, s. plaything of the elements. “Is it not,” saves this observe r, “ that, tho alleged passing of tho age of wonder merely signifies that in this age of won tie i s the wonderful has become the commonplace?” bCIEb’TJbIG WUMJhiuS. -Modern-day Mimiicts are sometimes likened unto wizards. Tho annihilation of distance by rapid transport, heavier-th-an-air flying machines, wiretes® telegraphy, and telephony ire examples. liven.- tho oldfashioned ‘-nelhod of curing colds and chills by means of the hot mustard bath has given "ray to what is known as tho “ Inner Skin ” treatment. Sir Alfred Power writes on tins matter: “A cold caught by chilling the outer skin Hies at once to the delicate lining within.” Hoyle's Cough Mint, is specially prepared for the inner skin treatment. It drives tho cold outsat, ones. Jt. does more than relieve?, it banishes tho cold. 2s tld jit all chemists and stores.—
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Evening Star, Issue 17968, 15 May 1922, Page 6
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254Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 Evening Star, Issue 17968, 15 May 1922, Page 6
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