MISCELLANEOUS.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 9409, 6 March 1899, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS.

Bamboo pens still retain tboir hold In India, where they have boon in aao for more than 1000 yeare, Hunting for old coins is saoh a profit* able business in China that it ia taught aa an accomplMimoub in some of the chools. Vieona poHoomen aro required to understand telegraphy, and tu bo ab'o to swim and row a boat. Tho gnpo care, which is popaltc ia Southern Europe, was advocated by medical writoera us early as tho tenth cou* tary. Quo swallow will do away with at) leioti 6000 flics. There are eix schools in Ireland whero Irihh is 'aught, Tho Itomo correspondent of tho Dally Mnil states that during the excavation (a tho Forum the other day a column w«s found marking thoepor whoro C»i»c w»a cremated. Round tho base of this column was found a qa»naity of (tshos oucfally brickod over, These are conuioorcd to bo tho remain!) of tho fanoroal pyro. Tho woikof invostigfttion is pro^> cocding, I)r Emily B. Rydor, who recently gave health looturcs in Oamaru, received a satnpl of tho Broad mado by Messrs W. Bmtth and Co., and in writing to that firm nay«« " Ithank you very kindly for tho namplo of wholo whoAt-moal bread which you eont for in»pocbiou, I ohowed ib to th» Ivdioi at my leoturo yesterday (Tuesday) *twnoon, nd (on Tatulated thorn on bniii »blo to obUin broad that is desirable 2 **:* ipioasuro in rocommoD-^ing your whole whe»t-me»l bread to all tnoso deiitliiit tbo/oughly good and nutrition* broad. You are at perfect} libortv fco pub'!<«h th «. _