The Levin Chronicle. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1918.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 November 1918, Page 2

The Levin Chronicle. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1918.

Now that citrus fruits are scarce it is stated that apple water is an excellent substitute. Baik© two apples, out up into a jug, add a tenspoonful of sugar, and one pint of boiling water. A lemon or orange irindi, if procurable, is a nice flavouring.

In consequence of the depletion of tlneir staffs through the epidemic, Sir Joseph Ward, Minister of Finance, has sanctioned the Banks closing at their discretion. The Banks therefore have decided to close all offices in New Zealand for one week.

The "fragrant weed" is undoubtedly much more popular silioc- the outbreak of tJte present epidemic. Whether or not tobacco if a preventive from infection, may he open to doubt but faith is a great factor in aIJ physic, therefore the man who complacently sucks his pipe and feels ,he is immune from infection, is well on (the way to be saved. One thing is certan, smoking is permitted now in many offices where formerly it was barred, and the todies seem to have a predilection for the end of the tramcar in cities |that is used by smokers. One of the results of the war has been to greatly increase the number of smokers. It seems almoet incredible now to recall thb|: some years ago a Methodist minister in Massachusetts wats dismissed from his charge because he had. been guilty of "the heinous crime of smoking a pipe." An American paper referring to the matter aft the time had the following saroastio paragraph*: "This new crime so far surpasses all other ministerial offences in liideousness and awfulnees, that they sink into utfier insignificance."

Owing to the death' of the parish priest at Taihape the Rev. Father Maillard left Otaki yesterday to relieve.

Mi- I'. W. Goldsmith, the County Clerk, visited Manakau. Te Horo and Waikanae yesterday with quantities of tl dnfectant; for tfiese centres.

Both 'Levin OltiV, though not coming under the letter oi the closing edic/;, lhough certainly within its spirit, have closed down until further notice.

Among the sufferers from the epidemic is Mr Stuart Mackenzie, who announces that he 'has been compelled to close his dental surgery until further notic».

A meeting of farmers and others interet(':ed in the stack business was held at Dannevirke on Friday, when the demands of the stock drovers for an

inerca; e to 30s a day were considered. It was resolved that employers continue to pay 25s a day for a full day's employment, and small jobs a,s per arrangement between the parfties.

Olaki's one chemist, Mr iL. St. George, broke down on Sunday, from overwonk and had to go to bed. He h.as been working at high pressure for several weeks past. Tii the meantime a local storekeeper is filling liis place as far as possible. All the chemists in Masterton are victime to the epidemic and a dispenser had to be obtained from an outside town to fill the gap as well as one man could.

The Superintendent of Police at Wellington seized 64 cases of oranges and lemons at City Chinese shops, art the Thorndon Railway and at the auction marts. At the railway stations yesterday he seized 15 more cast*; of lemons and oranges. Prosecutions are pending against certain European and Chinese shopkeepers in Wellington for selling oranges over the prescribed max. •mum price, namely threepence eaoli.

The prospers of school examinations being held in Wellington thfc year grows dim in face of the prevalence of the influenza epidemic, Many schoolchildren have been working conscientiously all the year to qualify themselves for proficiency certificates and these enthusiasts will be pleased to learn thnli the difficulty will be got over by the inspectors consulting with headmaster* on the average form of Sixth Standard pupils. On that computation of ability tlie allotment of certificates will bo decided. Mr Evelyn Macdonaid wittes to the Otaki Mail suggesting the establismenb of a memorial to our soldiers and enclosing his cheque for £25—good for thirty dpys coml.tionally upon twenty others subscribing a like amount aa the nucleus of a fund. "Let our patriotic celebration" he writes "be noi 'all sound and fury, signifying nothing,' but let us produce something tangible, original (m the spirit of the times), beside* substantial, useful and ornamental." Whilst. children are l>y no means free from attack, tlie malady ouly or at least very generally attacks them in the form of a severe coldfon the chest, often accompanied by bleeding at the nose, but seldom do the more serious pneumonic symptoms prevail when reasonable care is taken and deaths among the little people are irare. Bleeding afi the nose is not considered to be a very

serious symptom and usually' yields to a treatment of oold compresses to the forehead aaid the back of the neck. Ijo is usually accompanied., too, by a sensation of relief to the sufferer. Such representations were made to the" Minister of Public Health on the testimony of workers in vlie cities that no doubt was lef* in lfis mind about the advisability of closing down all hotels until further notice. Acting promptly the Minister on Saturday issued to all Health Officers instructions that all hotel bars, bars of chartered clubs, breweries, and wine and spirit businesses in cities, boroughs, and town districts and within iilvree miles of the boundaries are to be closed down until further notice. This took effect from Saturday. .All hospital boards have been instructed throughout the Dominion alcoholic liquor is to be made available by them for use by the people upon medical prescription. The Minister stated that before determining 'his course in respect to the eloping of the hotels he consulted some of the highest medical authorities and on their advice he has taken drastic action.

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