NEWS AND NOTES.

Lake County Press, Issue 2637, 22 June 1916, Page 5

NEWS AND NOTES.

Russia has occupied 40,500 square miles of Tuikieh territory in Asia. About 79 per cent of the population of Russia cannot read or writs. As Sergsant Larke patrolled the p.u-k, He heard two sneezes in the dark. With stai'f gripped tight, he flashed his light, His stern tones echoed through the night. " Keep ahf the grass ! ye coople there ; Yure dith av cowld je'll get, f'r shure ! Come 1 hurry hom9, ye love-sick pair, And Lotli take Woods' Peppermint Cure." Camels can smell water more thau a mile away. In the of James I every person absent from church on Sunday.was lined la. Tho' other Arrow's fiery dart May tear the flesli with cruel smart " Red Arrow Ointment" sure's aim— Brings balm to wounds and soothes all pain. One shilling per box everywhere. Agents —Royds Bros, and Kirk, Southland W. Scouiar and Co., Otago.

Sixty shillings par pound wa* ths price of tea when it was first introduced into England. Marshall's Fospberine is the tonic that ao quickly oureß Nervousness, Neuralgia, and toothache. If run down try the effeot of a few doses, its curative power is marvellous. I/-, l/i), x- 2/6 at all stores It is olaimed that there are seven of Shakespear's autographs in existence. Marshall's Bed Seal Ointment heals even' thing it touches. Chilblains, sores of al 1 kinds, sore eyes, chapped hands and face, also all wounds. o<l Si II pots at all atorer. The first fruits of the conquest of the German Cameroon hate just reached London in the shape of about 400 tons of coeca.

WHEREIN THE DANGER LIES. The danger of opium in oou«h msdioinee lies not only in the drug but in the foot that opium checks the oough, oausing the mucus to be retained in the air paß3»ges and form culture beds for germs of pneumonia, scarlet fever and diphtheria. Pneumonia is more likely to follow whooping cough or a oold when a preparation containing opium is 9|iven. Th»re in no opium or other narcotic in Chaabsrlain'a Coogh Remedy, and being an expeotorant it cleans out the germ culture beds thus preventing pneumonia. Sold by W. Raid and Sons. Ltd., and T. J. Cotter. F!owers torn towards a lighted electric lamp just as they turn towards the sun ITB VALUE FULLY PROVEN. Many persons have escaped pnenmonia by the use of Chamberlains Couch Ramedy. This remedy is especially valuable for co'ds, and pneumonia nearly always starts with a sold. Many mothers have testified to the value of Chamberlain's Cough Remeiy in cases of croup and whooping ooujh. It is an old established preparation that can be relied upon with implicit confidence. It is pleasant and safe to take and mty be given to a ohild as confidently as an adult.— Sold by W. Reid and Sons, Lid., and T. J. Cotter. European red ants attack othar kinds of ants, carry off the workers to their own nests and detain them as slaves. CROUP. Every young child is susoeptible to croup Don't wait until this dreadful disease attacks your little one before you prepare for it. It oomes in the night when ohemists shops are usually closed, and this alone should be warning. Get and keep Chamberlain's Cough Remedy on hand. It never fails, acts quickly and is .absolutely harmless.— Sold by W. Reid and Sons, Ltd., and T. J. Cotter. Eagles usually hunt in pairs, one bird frightening the prey from its hiding-place, and the other p uncing on it as it tries to oacape. STIFF NECK. This is a common form n> m" rheumatism for which Ghamli* '•>''' Balm is especially valuable Try if., y u nil be surprised at the quick relief which it affords. Chamberlain's Pain Balm is without a superior for muscular and rheumatic pains.—Sold by W. Reid and Sons, Ltd , and T. J. Cotter. Sixty years ago aluminium was worth £1 an ounoe. It is now worth in normal times about 3s a lb. KEEP YOUR BOWELS REGULAR.

Ab everyone knowa, the bowels are the sewerage system of the body, and it is of the greatest importanoe that they move once each day. If your bowels become constipated, take a dose of Chamberlain's Tablets just after supper and tbey will o ;rreot the disorder —Sold by W. Reid and Sons, Ltd., and T. J. Cotter. There is no occasion to suffer for long if you have a headaohe, Bilious or Nervous. You can always cure it in about 15 minutes by taking a Dr Oossland Headaohe Powder. Tasteless and safe! 1/6 all stores. N.B. Refuse substitutes. Anvicß to Mothers !—\r«i you broken in yonr re=t by a sick ohild suffering witb the pain of cutting teeth ? Go at onoe to a ohemisi and get a bottle of Mns WiNsr,ow'fl Soothing Strop. Tt will relieve vhe poor and pleasant to iast'e. it produces natural, quint sleep, by relieving the obiid from pain and the little ohernb awakes " as bright'asa button." H soeihes the'child, softens the gums, allays all paia, relieves wind, regulates the bowels, r*nd is ihe best known remedy for dyßentry and diarrhoea, whether arising 'from teething or other causes. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup is sold by Medioine dsslers averywhere; Throat Affections and Hovnavus. All suffering from initation of the throat and hoarseness will be agreeably surprised ai the almost immediate relief aToriel by the use of "Brown's Bronchitis Troohes." These famous "' lozenges" are now sold by most respectablß oh mists in the oountry. People troubled with a a "slight cold,"or bronohial afTeaiiorH.oanaat try them too soon, as similar troubles, if allowed to process, result in serious Pulmonary and Asthmatic affeotious. See that the signatures of John I Brown and Son is on every wrapper. —Prepared by John I Brown <fc Son, Boston, U.S.Ai European depot,33 Parnngdon Road, Lonaor, England. TO THE DBA P. A nc'i la.lv, oureil of her Deafness and Noises in the by Dr Nicholson's Artificial Ear Drums, has'sont £1 000 to this Institute, so that deaf people unable to pr:curo the Ear Drums may have them fr«t. Apply to Department U.W. The Institute, '* Longoott,'! Ounaersburv,- London, W., England. KEATIWS W)WOSK ' destr >ys .i'JUS, FLEAS, MOTHS BEETLES, a'ul all othur insect*, wbilst nuite harmlosH to do uuaticamiuals, In exierwiuatiiiL' Beetles tne a access of this powdor U exeraordiu irv It is perfectly clean in application Soe the aiticlel vou purchatie is ••KKATlNti'o," i.e., with the senatureTaOJiAS KdAl'K>W on.ekcli tiu, asimi. tationa are noxious and jnJilJOtu.»l »old ij tins ;6d a-id Is oach.'JV all chemists;