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Superintendent's Office, Nelson, September 2, 1867. TENDERS will be received at this office until THURSDAY, the 12th September instant, fpr the erection of an ENGINE HOUSE, &c. I'lans and specifications may be seen at this office. ALFRED GREENFIELD, 3144 Provincial Secretary. FOR NEWCASTLE. -1 rj. mHE Brig DERWENT, now lying a\|^s, A. at the Commercial Wharf, will "^Jp^^X Sail on or about THUBSDAY, and ,J§l|ii|||f affords a good opportunity for passengers. Apply to the Captain, on board; or to R. G. GIBBONS, Commercial Wharf. 3193 FUNERAL. THE Friends ofthe late W. M'RAE, Esq., are hereby informed that his FUNERAL will leave his late residence for the Richmond Cemetery, at 11 a.m. TO-MOHROW, the 12th inst. GEORGE FLEMING, 32; o Undertaker. THE OTAGO DINING BOOMS REMOVED to Mitre Hotel, Upper Bridge-st. HENRY PHILLIPS hopes for a continuauce of support. Usual charges. 2704 NOTICE. LOST, in Bridge-street, the Specifications of Mr Hornby's intended New House. Whoever has found the same, and will leave them at Mr Hornby's, will be REWARDED for thentrouble. 3192 FINANCIAL REFORM LEAGUE. A PUBLIC MEETING will be held in the Provincial Hall, THIS EVENING, Wednesday, September 11, at half-past seveu o'clock, for the purpose of RECEIVING the REPORT of the Provisional Committee, and adopting measures to ORGANIZE the LEAGUE. W. H. BARLOW, 31 S8 Hon. Secretary to Provisional Committee. Shortly will be published, Price Is., mHE HOT BATH FILTH AND DISEASE + CLEANLINESS AND HEALTH HAPPINESS. CONTENTS. Introduction. General Observations: Cleanliness — Necessity of resorting to the bath—Adoption of the bath by the Turks— Western cleanliness (?) —Cleanliness of the Turkish '-lower orders" — The effects of the bath on those debilitated by disease, on those exhausted by fatigue and on those who are long exposed to it — Excessive use oi the bath by the later Romans Substitute .for mediciue — Antidote to contagious disorders— Perspiration, natural or artificial, necessary to health— The use of the bath essential to health — Refreshment and luxury of the bath — Low price at which baths might be provided — Baths effective as encouraging temperance — Christianity enjoins cleanliness — Knights of. the Bath — Former universality of the bath — Comparison of modern and ancient Governments in their treatment of the poor — Neglect of facilities for cleanliness in England — The bath would be common were it fashionable. The Turkish Bath : The Turljs adopted and preserved the bath of the Romans and Greeks — The five operations of the bath: the seasoning of the body, the manipulation of the muscles, the peeling of the epidermis, the soaping, the "bed of repose" — Beautiful effect of the bath— Low price ofthe bath in Turkey. The Moorish Bath. The Roman Bath. The Russian Bath. Importance of Shampooing. Washing the Head. The Bath for Females. Ablutions of the Turks. Description of a Simple Washing Apparatus. Anecdotes ofthe Bath. This Work will be published as soon as 500 Subscribers' names are sent to the Compiler, E. TUCKER, Eyening Mail Office, Bridgestreet, Nelson. . 3195 EDUCATION. MONSIEUR CRAVIN, Professor of the University of France, who has j ust arrived in Nelson, proposes to GIVE LESSONS in the French, Spanish, and Portuguese languages; and also in Latin and Greek, Literature, History, and Geography, in schools and families. Address to this office, or to Mr W. M. Stanton. 3113 BOARD and RESIDENCE for Two Single Gentlemen, at Bridge End, late Mrs Watts'. 3177 Mrs. J. CORDIAL, BEGS to inform the ladies of Nelson, that she has commenced GIVING LESSONS in the Art of Making Wax Flowers and Fruit. First door from Temperance Hall, Bridgestreet. 2832 EOR SALE.— IO4 ACRES of FREEHOLD LAND, at the Lower Moutere, a short distance from the Bridge, with a small Dwelling thereou. For particulars apply to R. SUTCLIFFE, 3100 Auctioneer, &c, Motueka.