Ocean Races.— is no grander speotacle in the world than that of a great ship cleaving her trackless way across the tumbling waves. By the application of steam we have now been able to attain a rate of speed undreamt of . in old times; and, just as we admire first the great raeehorse for his speed, and. then join in the maddening excitementof a great race, so now' the same spirit has bean carried into ocean racing. Enormous vessels, carrying- hundreds of passengers and untold wealth; go* tearing across broad oceans, striving to outstrip, each other by r. few hours in a race of thousands of miles. The spectacle is certainly grand; ho t how about the safety of the people? It's all very well for shipowners to pocket their profi • but isn't it a bit toomuoh when the lives of hundreds depend upon the race ? ' What is required is not only speed, but speed with safety. It is quite possible, for instance, in tha case of a painful disorder, to obtain immediate relief by injections. under the skin, or by taking opium or some other preparation of it., But at what a cost! Better a thousand times to follow the course of nature and use a' remedy, like Hamburg Tea, which not only relieves the pain, but goes straight to the cause of the ailment, and effects a permanent cure by purifying ■ the blood, liver, etc. i • * .' i' y-
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7344, 3 June 1885, Page 5
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