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New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 290, 17 October 1864, Page 6

Iho hat was passed round in a certain Xow York congregation, I'ov the purple of taking up a collection. Alter it hud made the circuit, ot tli> church it- was handed to the minister, who bv tho wav, had "exchanged " With the regular jiivai'iier, ;i:id he ibund not u penny in it, lie inverted his luu over tne pulpit cushion and shook it, that its emptiness might be known; then looking- towards tho coiling, he o>n:iaimed with great fervour, " I thank G*od tUiit X got my hut back irv-ma this congregation." -Lo destroy A.nts.—Drop some quicklime on the mouth 01 their nest, unci wash, it in with boiling \vuti.r; or dissolve some camphor in spirits of wine,, then mix with water, and pjur into their haunts ; or tobacco water, which lias been found eiVectual. ihey are averse to strong scents. Camphor wilt prevent tiuur iu Letting a cupboard, or a snongc saturated with creosote. To prevent their cl.mbiug up trees, place a ring of tar about tJit> trunk, or a circle of rag, moistened occasionally with creosote.