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Mataura Ensign, Issue 777, 16 August 1900, Page 3

SCIENCE JOTTINGS. The prospects of agriculture and horticulture are to be brightened ty spiders if we may judge by what it n being done on the Continent at the c present time. Spiders destroy a ;. number of insects which attack either !g the blossom or the ripened fruit, and by cultivating and encouraging the H spider, farmers and gardeners declare that they are saving a great deal of '. money. Nails of hardened rubber, first made I. in Germany, are being introduced with ;. marked success in England. They j can be driven in by a hammer and t- used like metal nails, and they have the advantages of beingnon-conductors of electricity. They are. therefore 1 valuable in electrical engineering work 1 as well in other trades. Staples and other holdfasts are also .made of this material, which is exceedingly durable. Copper-steel— o 'more correctly, coppered steel — is being tested for use in ahip-building and other purposes. A layer of copper is rolled on the exterior surface of the steel, and practically becomes incorporated with it ; the result is a metal capable of resisting 'Jie action of the weather and rust.and having the hardness of steel. A model vessel, which has been towed about during the past few months is as good as when first placed on the water. THE SUEGICAL ANT. The native Brazillian, far removed, as he usually is, from doctors and surgeons, depends upon n little ant to sew up his wounds when he is slashed or scratched. This odd creature is called the surgical ant,f rout the use to which it is put. The ant has two strong nippers on his head — weapons for battle or forage. When a Brazillian has cut himself,foiexample he picks up an ant presses the nippers against the wound, one on each side and then gives the insect a squeeze. The indignant ant snaps its uippers together, piercing the flesh and bringing the lacerated parts closi together The Brazilian at that moment gives the ant's lo ly a jerk, and away it flies, leaving the nippers imbedded in the flesh. Of course, this kills the ant, but it has served its most useful purpose in life. The operation is repeated^ with other ants until tho wound is sewed up neatly and thoroughly. His Liver gives hirr Fits and Starts, but Clements Tonic Acts with a Celerity that Astonishes Him. The Case of Mr. Joseph Meyers. (From the " Windsor Australian.") (by our special reporter.) What is still called Old Government House, situate in George-street, Windsor, ia now the residence of Mr. Joseph Meyers, Painter and Contractor. It was here that a reporter from the Australian was fortunate enough to find that gentleman. "I come to learn something of Your Present Good Health," said the reporter. "Concerning my illness, you mean," replied Mr. Meyers. " I shall be pleased to tell you all about it." Our reporter seated himself opposite Mr. Meyers, who said — " My energy began to wane away. I used to wonder what was the matter with me, for my work, in which I once took a pleasure, now became a burden to me. I Was Always Tired, and was just as weary at the commencement of the day as at tho finish. A queer pain started in the upper portion of my back. It felb like a sharp stub between the shoulders. There was a Bitterish, Sour Taste in my mouth in the mornings, anil I couldn't tackle my breakfast, which was, up to then, my best meal. Indeed, my appetite began to fail altogether. I was very sleepy and dull all day, and hardly cared to move unless I was absolutely compelled." " How did you sleep at night time V " Badly — very ; I kept on waking up In Fits and Starts the night through, and the pain in my back was very often severe enough to keep me wide awake for most of the time." "Did you guesa what was the matter with you ?" " Oh, yes ! I knew very well my liver was out of order, and I frequently took strong purgatives and other medicines to make it work properly again, but nothing I then took could check the progress of the complaint, and since then I've come to the conclusion that the regular taking of cathartic medicine is a great mistake. Then terrible . Headaches Afflicted Me. , I couldn't eat a mouthful of food now without suffering great discomfort afterwards, such as wind and distension and pain in the chest, and every few days I should have a bad biliouß turn, when the very thought of food would almost turn me up." " Did your liver troubles give rise to any secondary symptoms J" . "Yes, most serious ones. My nervous system got completely unstrung. The merest trifles would give me a painful shock. I lost my interest in things in general, and began to get thin and pale. I thought I was going to become a confi-raed invalid. I felt Completely Worn Out, and was just about to try a change of air when my eye fell upon a paragraph in a newspaper telling the result of using Clements lonic in a severe case of liver complaint. It was through reading this that I was induced to obtain a couple of bottles, and I Was Fairly Astonished at the celerity^ with, which it stopped the pain in my back. 'Clements Tonic braced me up splendidly. I began to lift up my head again instead, of 'dragging about all day in that heavy, drowsy way. I was ablo to take some exercise now, and could eat : and sleep again properly. No More Headaches ■ or nervousness troubled me, and I was at the fourth bottle when I was quite well, I and getting as stont and strong as ever, and considered it no longer necessary to take Clements Tonic rcgnlairly, though I took a dose now and then to clinch the cure, as it were." i "How is your health, now?" " Perfect, and my .liiver must have been iompletely cured, for never since have I felt it." " And you think Clements Tonio eradicated the disease V _ " I'm quite sure of that, for it was the 1 remedy I should have taken at first if I had known of it." I «« With your consent this interview will [ appear in the Australian." " Certainly, I should like it to." • ; Declared to to truo,