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NOTICE. THE Members of tbe Waimea Volunteers will MEET for Parade, in Mr Tomlinson's Paddock, at 3 p.m. on SATURDAY the 21st of September. W. W. BARNES, Lieutenant. September 11, 1867. 3202 NOTICE. ALL FOWLS found Trespassing in my garden, St. Vincent-street, Toi-toi Valley, after this date, will be DESTROYED. T. BERRY. September, 9, 1867. 3182 NOTICE. ON and after MONDAY, September 2nd, the price of BREAD will be REDUCED to Bd. per 4lb. Loaf, for cash at the shop; 9d. if delivered. JOHN SHARP, 3123 Hardy-street. Shortly will be published, Price Is., fjy H E 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 of the bath by the later Romans Substitute .for medicine — 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 Turks adopted and preserved the bath of the Romsins 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 of the 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. Auecdotes of the Bath. This Work will be published as soon as 500 Subscribers' names are sent to the Compiler, E. TUCKER, Evening Mail Office, Bridgestreet, Nelson. 3195 NELSON BOARD OF WORKS. TENDERS will be received at the office of the Board of Works, until FRIDAY, the 13th September, at half-past 3 o'clock p.m., for the following works — GRAVELLING portions of Hardy-street „ of Waimea-road WATTLING near Gardner's Ford. The LIGHTING of LAMPS and FINDING of OIL, &c, for 12 months. Specifications and particulars can be seen at the office of the Board, which will be open from 12 till 2 daily. The lowest tender not necessarily accepted. By order, THOMAS YOUNGER, Surveyor to the Board. Board of Works Office, Nelson, September 9, 1867. " 3186 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 PIANOFORTES and HARMONIUMS Tuned Regulated, and Repaired. R. B WALCOT. Shelbourne-street. 201 EOWLS, Turkeys, Geese, and Ducks for Sale at the Turf Hotel, Stoke. August 30, 1867. 3108 WINDOW TICKETS. — Window Tickets executed, at a moderate cost, by F. MAIN, Bridge-st. Provincial orders attended to. 3160 IMMENSE REDUCTION. Must be Cleared Out to make room for Fresh Arrivals, daily expected, per SPRINGSHOWERS and THUNDERSTORM. mO prepare for the Summer Season Bathing X all Baths will be charged HALF-PRICE for ONE MONTH ONLY. Nelson Public Baths, Hardy-street. Open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday, from 7 to 9 a.m. * SI 29