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Otago Daily Times, Issue 15823, 23 July 1913, Page 2

HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY. HOW TO MAKE BETTER COUGH SYRUP THAN YOLf CAN BUY. A full half-pint of cough syvup-as much as you could buy for 10s —can easily be made at homo, Secure from your chemist loz of Pnrmint (Double Strength). Take this home and add to it quarter of a pint of hot water ajid 4oz of moist or granulated sugar; stir until dissolved. Take one tablespoonful four times a day. This will give instant relief, and will usually euro the most obstinate cough w : thin 24 hours. It is splendid, too, for Influe.nza, Asthma, Whooping Cough, Croup, and Chest Pains. It tastes pleasant, nnd is strongly recommended by physicians, as its nourishing elements give renewed strength quickly to tho«e who have become weak through prolonged illness. When yon have onco tried the above formula you will never again experiment with an ordinary cough mixture. It is etsy to make, costs little, and you can make a half-pint of the best medicine obtainable. It stimulates the appetite, and has a slight tonic effect, \yhioh makes it an ideal remedy for the homo. Good either for children or adults.—Advt.

For the position of collector at a salary of £3 per week the Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid Board received 153 applications. This fact was remarked upon at the board meeting last week. It was explained (says tho Post) that not all of the applicants were at present out of employment,