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New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6148, 1 August 1881, Page 6

Good Abvtce.—Now is the time of year for Pneumonia, Lung. Forer, &c. Every family should havo a bottle of Boschee's German Syrcp. Don't allow for one moment Hint cough to take hold of your child, your family, or yourself. Consumption, Asthma, Pneumonia. Cronp, Hemorrhages, and other fatal diseases may set in. Although it is true Geesllw Syruf Is curing thousands of those dreaded diseases, yet It is much better to have it at hand when three dose 3 will cure you. . One bottle will last your family a winter and keep you safe. from danger. If you are oonsumpttvs, do not rest until you have tried this remedy. Sample bottles 6d. Regular size, 3s 6d. Sold by all chemists and wholesalo by New Zealand Drag Company, Auckland, "Wellington, Dunedin, and Christchurch. "Fair gas coke contains about one-twelfth of Its weight of incombustible Impurities, the remainder is carbon, and carbon properly burned will give out in round numbers 14,000 units of heat per pound, or very nearly as much as the best coal. It Is ofton urged that coke cannot bo as good as coal, because it has lost all the heat-producing power equivalent to that of the gas driven off. -It is quite true that the coke resulting from one ton of coal docs not possess the same heat value as the coal from which it wa3 made. But it must .be boruo in mind that we aro comparing coko with coal weight for weight. Thus, lOOlbs. of coal produces about eslba. of coke; so that some 30cwt. of coal is required to produce ono ton of coko; and the difference satisfactorily allows for the heat-producing power of the gas driven off."— Engineer. ' r "' City Hair-oi7ttxno Rooms. — Francis. J; Shortt, Hairdresser by appointment to His Excellency tho Governor. The most complete, fashionable; and best appointed hairdressing establishment s Auckland: Magnificent American hair-cutting chairs, with latest mechanical improvements, arrived from Chicago by last mail boat; every gentleman has separate brushes, towels, and shaving appliances. The singeing apparatus is a speciallity, and most beneficial in cssm of weak ana ailing hair. Prices aa usual.