Interviewed after his win in the Xew Zealand- Cross-Country Chani- ! pionship at Timariu AY. V. Simpson said 'that he had had a pretty hard run over a fairly rough course. He h;td been competing in races for the past 1-1 years, ever since he was years of" age. He has won seven Xew Zealand championships ana lliTee Australian championships. Ho has started in nearly COO races, ana has scoured over 70 places. One year he started in 1" races, and won 14 of them. He holds the three mile record of Australasiao (14 mins 38 sees), and came third in the ■world's Vhanipionshiri, which {was run n London about six years ago. Simpson is a railway guard on the Sprmg-buvn-Ashburton line, and he aid halt a day's work prior to running ihis race. Tho president of the , Metaphysical Society of Syaney yTofacea a lecture last week on mental healing with a few simple laws of hygiene. Inci : dentally, he^gave a hint as to how consumption could.be prevented. Just practice deep breathing for ten miI nutes each morning was his .wrinkle, land this woiiia be an assurance , against ever dying- of consumption. If all wouia indulge in this little exercise when they aros<reaeh day there would be no need for aU the concern at present agitating --tßß_public aa to how the spread of ' the white plague could be convbatted, and it -would ba unnecessary for the Press to publish long and numerous articles on this dread disease.
Blood poison resulting from small wounds is becoming more prevalent. Even so slight an injury as the scratch of a pin will sometimes cause blood poisoning. The safe way is to apply ■ChamWlain's Pain Balm as soon as the injury has been received. That* liniment prevents all danger of blood .poisoning, and causes the injury to heal in about one-third the time required by the usual treatment. For. < sale^ every-* ahere.* • •■. . . . ; .. .':
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 14 September 1909, Page 1
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