ODDS AND ENDS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1762, 29 August 1885, Page 28

ODDS AND ENDS.

—If an untruth ia only a day old, It 1b called alie ; If It ,1s a year old it is called a falsehood ; but it' it is acentury old, it is called a legend. —It often happens that a man with a host of good qualities lack* tab very one that would enable him to turn them all to account. ' Do not use Cocoa mixed with starch, which thickens .in the cup, making an indigestible soup, but try Cjlobuby's Cocoa Essence, wnich is genuine, refreshing and economical.— [Adtt.] —The truth about pur merit lies midway between what people say of It to us out of politeness, and what we say of it ourselves out of modesty. " Kouoh OS Hats " clears out Bats, Mice, Eoaches, Flies, Ants, Bed-bugs, Beetles, Insects, Skunks, Jack-rabbits, Gophers.— Druggists.— Kbmpthobnk Prosseb. and Co., agents, Dunedin.— [Advt.] —Where the intellectual level is low, charlatans rise to distinction. They are like those rocks on the seashore which only look high at low water. Fleas and Bugs, Beetles. Insecte, Eoaches, Ants, Bed-bugs, Rats, Mice, gophers, Chipmunks cleared out by "' Sough on Rats. — KJempthokne, Prosseh. Amd Co., agents, Dunedin.— [Advt.] —Inclined as we may be to pardon the evil that Is said of us, it Is better not to Bear It than to have to forget it. , " Buchu-paiba."— Quick, complete cure, of annoying kidney 8, bladder, and urinary diseases. At druggists. — ■Kkmpthobme, Pbo3Seb, amd Co., agents* Dunedin.— [Adtt.] ' — Tbi endeavour to move by the same discourse hearers who differ in age,' sex, position, and education, is' to attempt to opeu all lock* with ,the same key. Advice to Mothers I— Aro you broken in your rest by a sick child suffering with the pain of cutting teeth ? Go at once to a chemiet and get a bottle of Mrs Wrasi'ow's Soothing Syhu,p. .lp will relieve tfie poor sufferer immediately. It is perfectly harmless and pleasant to "the taste; it produces natural quiet sleep, by relieving the child from pain; and the little cherub awake* "as bright asabutton." It ■oothea the child, it softens the gums, allays all pain, relieves wind, regulates the bowels, and is the beat known remedy for dysentery and .diarrhoea, whether arising from teething or other causes. Mas Winslow*s Soothing Stbup ia aold by medi-cine-dealers everywhere at Is IJd per bottle. — fADVT.] — One meets with people who show their lack of culture by saying beautiful things so coarsely that they seem to spit pearls. Valuable Discoteby for the Hair. — If your hair is turning grey or white, »r falling off, use "The Mexican Hair Renewer," for it, will positively restore in every ease Grey or White Hair to its original colour, without leaving the disagreeable emell of most "restorers." It makes the hair charmingly beautiful, as well as promoting the growth of. the hair on bald spots, where the glands are not decayed. Ask your chemist for " The Mexican Hair Benewer." Sold by chemists and perfumers everywhere at 3a 6d per bottle. < Wholesale depot, 33 Parringdon road, London.— [Advt.] — Frankness speaks of those present as if they were absent; and charity of the absent ones as if they were present. jtloriijne l— Fob thk Teeth and Breath.— A few drop* of the liquid " Fiobiline " sprinkled on a wet tooth-brush produces a pleasant lather, which thoroughly cleanses the teeth from all parasites or impurities, hardens the gums, prevents tartar, stops decay, gives' to the teeth a peculiar pearly whiteness, and a delightful fragrance to the breath. It removes all unpleasant odour arising from decayed teeth or tobacco-smoke. "The Fragrant Floriline" being composed in part of honey and sweet herbs, is deliclou* to the taste, and the greatest toilet discovery of the age. , Price, 2a 6d, of all ohomista and perfumers. Wholesale depot, 33 Farringdon road Land'on. — [Adtt.] — The defects of anTioneat man are more readily discovered than the vices of a rascal. Happy Day.— Bridal Bouquet Bloom, for beautifying the .complexion. It is in special favour with all, and is of great value to travellers. By its use you escape all injury to the complexion by change of climate and the use of hard water. It is a milky and hygienic liquid. It neutralises the irritating properties of soaps. By its use atl redness, roughneßS, and chapping is prevented. Sold by all Chemists and Perfume**. Depot, 114 and 110 Southampton row, London. — Public speakers who fret and fume about nothing seem, to me like the ships one sees in bad engravings, with'all- their sails puffed out while the sea is as smooth as a mill-pond. 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