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New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4195, 31 August 1874, Page 5

Tlie Bruce Herald states that the amount of all kinds of timber sawn in south Otago for the last three months exceeds 2,000,000 feet, embracing the following bushes —Winton, Waihopai, Jacob’s Kiver, Forest Hill, Invercargill, Seaward, and McGarraway’s. Passion Flower. —This curious flower was first discovered in the Brazils, and its wonders were soon proclaimed to Christian kingdoms as representing the passion of our Lord, whence its present appellation. The leaves were said exactly to resemble the spear that pierced our Saviour’s side, the cords that hound His hands, and the whips that scourged Him. The ten petals are the. twelve apostles, Judas having betrayed and Peter deserted. The pillar in the centre was the cross or tree, the stamens the hammers, the styles the nails, the inner circle about the central pillar the crown of thorns, and the radiations the glory ; the white in the flower the emblem of purity, and blue the type of Heaven. In the Passiflora alata drops of blood are seen on the cross or tree. The flower keeps open three days, and then disappears, denoting the Resurrection. Sericulture in America. —The attention of the Pacific coast farmers has been drawn to this industry by the success which is reported as having attended sericulture in the State of New York. A. Californian paper, dated 30th May, gives an account of one of the earliest experiments at Foot Hills. Foot Hills is the name given to a range of country reaching from the valleys of the Sacramento and San Joaquin up to an altitude of 2500 feet above sea level, having an extreme length of not less than 300 miles from north to south, and an average width of 30 to 40 miles. Mr. Bernhard, the experimenter referred to, who has a farm and orchard, made two years ago an attempt at the business, but from some neglect his Worms all died. Last year he tried again, and succeeded in hatching about 40,000 worms, which made about six pounds of silk. Owing to the lack of sufficient food the cocoons were small, and hence the second year his efforts were only partially successful. This, his third year, the prospects are much better. If the 40,000 worms had had plenty of food last year, they would have produced about ten pounds of silk. This year everything bids fair for them doing very well, and if they do, at the" same rate, the 1,000,000 worms will produce 250 pounds, which, when spun, will yield about 200 pounds, worth at the lowest estimate 10 dol. per pound, or 2000 dol. The labour with.them hosts some six or eight weeks, and in this ca e Mrs. Bernhard and the children do it all, at odd times, besides attending to their regular household duties. Medicinal Purposes.— The “Maine law' excepts from prohibition spirituous liquors for medicinal purposes. Yet the truth is that the common liquors of commerce thus favorably excepted aro poisonous to the sick. A pure stimulant wisely medicated with tonic and alterative vegetable agents is what the weak and feeble need, and it has been provided in Udolpko Wolfe’s Schiedam; Aromatic Schnapps, The restorative properties of this famous invigorant, as manifested in oases of dyspepsia, general debility, rheumatism, nervous tremors, low spirits, kidney disease, and intermittent fever, are admitted to be unequalled. It is the supremo tonic of the present age.

gITOCK TAKING AT TE ARO HOUSE. THE FOLLOWING LINES ra NEW GOOES MUST EE CLEARED OUT Boya’ Glengarry caps ... 0/11$ 1/2 1/6 Boys’ Icnickerbocker suits .. 7/6 8/6 9/6 Boys’ mackintosh coats ... 6/9 7/6 8/6 Men's black cloth trousers... 11/6 14/6 15/ Men’s black sac coats ... 9/9 14/6 18/6 Men’s pilot Galateas ... 16/6 19/6 22/ Men’s cotton cortl trousers.. 6/9 7/9 9/6 Meu's Regatta shirts ' ... 1/11 2/9 3/3 Men’s strong cotton shirts.. 1/11 2/9 3/6 Men’s merino drawers ... 2/9 3/6 3/9 Men’s merino shirts ... 2/9 3/6 4/6 Men’s white shirts... ... 3/9 4/9 5/9 Men’s moleskin trousers ... 5/11 6/6 7/6 Men’s Galatea suits ... 22/6 39/6 55/ Men’s new silk scarfs ... 0/11 ) 1/3 1/6 Men’s paper cuffs ... ... 0/6 per doz. prs. Men’s best plush hats ... 1/Ui each Men’s white shirt fronts ... 0/10J each Strong cotton tweeds ... 0/lo| 1/1 1/3 Embroidered Cashmere hoods l/6J each All wool tartan plaids ... 1/9J per yard Strong white flannel ... 0/8J per yard 600 yards 36in. white calico 0/ii per yard .JAMES SMITH, Te Aro House, Cuba Street. FOUND, a GOLD PIN. The owner can receive the same on application at the office of this paper. O o E ’ Persons are hereby cautioned against Cutting or Removing Timber from any of the road lines under the control of the Manawatu Highways District Road Board (unless they have had permission to do so by the Board). (Signed) By order of the Board, JAMES LINTON, Secretary. P COOKERY wishes to inform the public • that his Coach will attend daily to convey passengers from Lower Hutt to Taita, from every’ train on arrival, returning from Taita to catch every train. All passengers for Upper Hutt, on and after August 17, are requested to come bv last tram. A SELECT SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN, from six to eight years of age. Terms : Ffteen Shillings a quarter. Apply at Mrs. Allan’s, Willis-street, near the Union Bank.