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Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, Volume XXXI, Issue 84, 20 November 1872, Page 3

Beer, 'Baccy, and Babies.— The Echo has been throwing open its columns for the discussion of " the questions at home," or, in other words, the dear coal and dear meat questions, and has been flooded with letters from enthusiastic correspondents each advocating aome pet economy. Some of the suggcsgestions uro sensible, some are nnpnicticable^and others comical. One correspondent, bluntly says that we " must do without something," and suggests " Beer, 'Baccy, and Babies," as the articles in which retrenchment is most needed. Another has saved £2 a quarter by reducing the size of his gasburners, and recommends his fellow-countrymen to go and do likewise. A third points to the extravagance of women in dress as preposterous, and adds that " an expensive dress represents many joints on the family table." While yet another finds fault with the quantity of meat eaten by Englishmen, and gives a recipe for what ho calls a " satisfying dish." Here it is :— Boil a cabbage, strain it, chop it up fine, season it with Bait and pepper, and fry it till brown, in fat. When served sprinkle it well with bread crumbs. This vegetarian enthusiast goes further into detail than most of his bretheren, and after suggesting " slices of bread fried in fat till brown" as likely to make a delicious meal, adds, " I am going to dine off carrots," which we hope he did and enjoyed it. No little excitement will be caused in Scotland by the appearance of the sea serpent in a Highland loch. He has been seen twice by a correspondent of the Inverness Courier, on Lochourn. It is satisfactory to learn that he is on the whole looking well, and is in good spirits. Indeed, the second time he made his appearance lie was " careering swiftly along the surface of the water," making a whizzing noiae with his head half out of the water. The writer suggests that he should be shot or captured with the view of " solving a very interesting question in natural history," but it is to be hoped that these harsh steps will not be taken without some consideration. There are few creatures that have done do little harm as sea serpents. They have a very creditable habit of appearing at convenient seasons when the world requires a little excitement. If the mystery that hangs about them were once solved, life would lose in interest what it gained in science, and so long as they confine themselves to the water it would be impolitic to meddle with them. If they are illadvised enough to make inland expeditions, of course they should be Bhot down. One of them was so foolish as to come ashore on the coast of Orkney in 1808. He speedily died, however— it is Biippoaed of ennui ; and some of his bones having been sent to London, Sir Everard Home committed the extraordinary blunder of pronouncing him to be a shark of the species Squalus maxbnus. — Pall Mall Qaselte, Maravilla CoCoa.— No breakfast-table is complete without this delicious beverage. The Globe says ;—; — Various importers and manufacturers have attempted to attain a reputation for their prepared Cocoas, but we doubt whether any thorough success had been achieved until Messrß. Taylor Brothers discovered the extraordinary qualities of 'Maravilla' Cocoa. Adapting their perfect system of preparation to this finest of all species of the Theobroma, they have produced an article which, supersedes every other Cocoa in the market. Entire solubility, a delicate aroma, and a rare concentration of the purest elements of nutrition, distinguish the Maravilla Cocoa above all others. For homoeopaths and invalids we could not recommend a more agreeable or valuable beverage." Sold in packets only by all Grocers, of whom also may be had Taylor Brothers' Original Homoeopathic Cocoa and Soluble Chocolate. Steam Mills— Brick Lane, London, Export Chicory Mills, Bruges, Belgium. 1002