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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 8955, 12 August 1892, Page 5

Dry earth is unquestionably the best thing in the world for the dusting-bin. It may be procured with very little trouble during a dry spell in summer. But if not attended to at the proper season, or if the supply gives out, then coal ashes are a very good substitute. One great merit which they possess is that as taken from the stove or furnace they are so very dry. The dustbin in the fowl-house should be so arranged as to not gather dampness from the ground, for the drier its contents can be kept the better. Coal ashes should be furnished in a separate box, in case the dust-bin is filled with dry earth, for the ashes contain bits of burnt slate and other earthy matter greedily devoured by fowls in winter, and which serve to promote appetite and digestion, and contain materials for the formation of eggshells. Wood ashes have been recommended for fowls to roll in, as it is said the potash they contain is noxious to vermin. No doubt, but it is too caustic for the feet and skin of the fowls, and in wet weather forms a biting lye. '* Hens will not wallow in wood ashes when dry earth is accessible, and they ought to have something to say in the matter. The Auckland Liedertafel practices will be held on Friday evening, in Oddfellows' Hall, Cook-street. The City Council invite applications for £ost of female assistant at the Free Public library. * The Auckland Union Parliament still continues its interest, and meets this evening, at the Y.M.C.A.