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Otago Daily Times, Issue 9039, 14 February 1891, Page 5 (Supplement)

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The Government of Victoria haa for many years bestowed much attention upon the possibility of establishing industries suitable to the soil and climate, and has gone to considerable trouble and expense in placing beforo the public particulars of such as have been considered worthy of introduction. A Royal Commission was appointed to report on vegetable products, and ifc has taken a mass of evidecce on the subject. We have now before us progress report No, 2, which relates to perfume plants and their cultivation, and tho extraction nf essential oils and perfume!l. It will probably surprise many to learn thafc the extraction of perfume or essential oil from flowers is a process as simple as making butter, and that consequently it can be carried on by the members of a family unassisted by outside labour, and with bufc trifling preliminary expense, Speaking of the experimental perfume farm which has been established, the well-known writer " Telemacbus"says:—"Tho wheat grower with 320 acres will bo in debt to tho miller and storekeeper his whole life long ; while the clever man with 10 acres of pinsies, camellia?, and rcses will live a good and easy life, and in 10 years 1 secure independence." Tho industry is worthy of attention here where flowers grow in profusion.

" Three Christian Tests."—This is a booklet which attempts an analytis of Christian character by the diagrammatic method. Tha writer has successfully adapted the language and method of the laboratory to tbe various problems which aro constantly presenting themselves for solution in personal, Focial, domestic, commercial, religion?, and political matters. Tbe threo " tests " contain admirable hints fo those who have a difficulty in presenting abstract notions in a concrete form. " The Principles of Socialism Made Plain " is a small manual intended for thoso who, having heard or read something about Socialism, are desirous of knowing what ifc really is. Ifc bears the imprimatur of William Morris, who in a preface testifies thafc the author (Mr Frank Fairman) has correctly laid down the principles, while admitting that he does not concur wifch him in tha enunciation of remedies for the evils which afflict sooiety. The manual avoids the use of teohnical language, and does not wander into s'.de issues. Neither does it dogmatise aboufc methods of reformation, but presents in j plain language and ooncise form the position of advanced Socialist-;.

Californian thistles arc growing afc tho baok pf tho Mosgiel railway station, aud a correspondent m the Advocate Mlia tiie borough suthprUlsi tfl sH?nq W th-jrc.