lb may nob be generally known that) the growth of ivy on the walls of houses renders the walls entirely free from damp, the ivy extracting every particle of moisture from wood, brick, or atones for its own sustenance, by means of its tiny roots, which work their way into the hardest stone. The overlapping leaves of the ivy conduct water falling upon them from point to point) until ib reaches the ground, without allowing the walls to receive any moisture whatever from the beating rain. Annual meetings of householders of certain school districts on Monday evening are notified elsewhere. The fire insurance odices will be closed on Monday (St. George's Day).
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9491, 21 April 1894, Page 5
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