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Birmingham boasts the queerest hos- :: .pital in the world, It contains hunflreds of patients, yet not one of them is alive (states an exchange), v. . The matron of the institution, which vlies in a quiet suburb, is Miss Keane. : ,It is called the Dolls’ Hospital, and is : the . meeca of all little girls whose dolls have boon broken ’or disfigured. .Dolls of all sizes, and all shapes are taken there to be mended and rejuvfor. '■ their sentimental value, is times.’the’'-price" of a new one. • Miss Keane has mended dolls at this 71 hospital for oyer thirty years. ‘‘ it is how children cling to tlielf’■'^i^ rv ’ ;^dll«i-' ,^'-’:: 'slfie says. “The other day a, child- came to mo hugging an Ordinary inexpensive doll in need of repair. She. could not hear do be parted from : the dolly a minute, and only- consented to have it mended on . condition that she could remain while it was being done. During the operation'.she kept pleading to inc not to hurt the doll,” :
Stand in Potato Water,—Badly tarnished silverware should be stood in a pan of potato water for an hour. Then it should be taken out arid washed in warm* soapy-'water. When rinsed-it looks really lovely again.
Coffee, a fai.ly good air purifier, and a little burnt; on hot coals will purify a sick room and abolish bad smells. Many physicians think highly of the bracing effects of, coffee taken before they visit cases of infectious disease, , :
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Prescribed by Doctors. Used in Hospitals. Manufactured Under Medical Supervision. I it can not fie Ignored In its special domain as a Biological Nerve Pood,PBOMONTA , occupies an Undisputed Position. r : : When making inquiries please answer the following:—Your age? Your daily routine? Stout, thin or medium?' Js it nerves only, , or have you had any serious illness? p' - ADDRESS *TO MANAGER, “PROMONTA,” H.B. buildings, *; ■ 228 QUEEN STREET, AUCKLAND. ■ * All Correspondence Confidential. ■ W ■ " : " ' 390 rr.
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Northern Advocate, 22 July 1933, Page 4
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