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Otago Witness, Issue 1899, 26 June 1890, Page 13

ADDS AND ENDS. Writers too frequently catch on to the odds and ends of history to sustain some pet theory or to uphold some mistaken notion. In 1817, John Oxley, Surveyor General of N.S.W., explored the oountry towards the interior with the object of finding the source of the River Lachlan. He followed the course of the river for many miles, but was compelled to diverge by swamps of tho most dismal character. Heading these he was again confronted and baffled by other swamps ; ultimately abandoning his project in the belief that these swamps merged into an inland sea. This was subsequently disproved, but this scrap has been the basis of much speculation about the swamps of Australia, upon whioh waa founded a charge that the section referred to was unhealthy. It is true Oxley encountered from exposure many painful complaints, suoh as rheumatism, sciatica, lumbago, neuralgia*' < and the like; nor were his men provided with an absolute onre for these diseases, suob as an expedition of the kind would be provided with' nowadays ; but there are no grounds for the charge. The truth is that even if it were so, the great preventive and cure of aches and pains would make all things right. The truth is, further-, that St. Jacobs Oil cu^es all odda and ends of pain,* as witness the following:— rMrS.H, -Collins, Squatters' Hotel, Brisbane, Queensland, was oared of a terrible pain in his ribs by the use of St. Jacobs Oil. Mr Thomas Crawford, Standard Brewery, Sydney, N.S.W., suffered 16 years with a broken ankle. He now walks as well as ever from the use of St. Jacobs Oil. Mr Stephen Thomas, Sydney, N.S.W., says one of his children was cured of great pain from the bite of a tarantula by the use of St. Jacobs Oil when he thought the child would have to undergo a surgical operation. Mr Jas. M. Mort, Football Olub, Melbourne, writes : " Was troubled with cramp In my lugs ; but rubbing well with St. Jacobs Oil, have never had them since." Mr J. D Fowler, Balmain, Sydney, says: "Should like all fellow sufferers from rheumatio gout to try St. Jacobs Oil. It cured me." Such are its unrivalled virtues, that everything in the shape of pain sucoumbs to it. THE NEW WATBRBTTRY WATOHES. The Old Waterbury sold at 13s 6d is a Series E Watch. Its sale has been enormous because it is an excellent timekeeper, sold at an exceedingly low price, and can be repaired, in event of accident, at a cost rarely exceeding 2s 6d. The Waterbury Watch Co. recently introduced into New Zealand the New Series J and Series L Waterbury Watches. These watches are meeting here with the same enthusiastic reception as in America, where the sale has been so rapid and great that it was not until lately that the Australian branch of the Waterbury Watch Co. were able to secure any for the local market. The new watohes are short-wind, stem-set, quick-train, jewelled watcheß, with enamelled dials. They are chased in ellegant cases, and JUST AS GOOD TIMEKEEPERS AS ANY ONE COULD WISH. No watch of any description will keep better time. *. d. Series J Watches, Enamelled Dial ... £1 6 Series J Watches, Patent Dial ... 20 0 Series L Watcheß,-Knamelled Dial ... 22 6 Series h Watohes, Patent Dial ... 20 0 CAUTION. If you want correct time and a watch which, in event of accident, can be cheaply and efficiently repaired, AVOID the cheap, trashy, Swiss burglar-baits sometimes sold to the unwary as timekeepers. Consult public opinion in the matter — not the interests of some pettifogging dealer, who only too eagerly foists upon you a useless, rubbishy, and worthless article for the sake of gaining a little extra profit, and who cares little for your execrations which will surely be showered on his head in the near future. If you consult publio opinion you will beyond the shadow of a doubt BUY A WATERBURY, the testimony in favour of which as a reliable and accurate timekeeper is overwhelming, and which, moreover, in event of injury can be efficiently repaired at low coat by taking or sending it to aDy of the company's repair agencies, established in various centres of the colonies. The Waterbury may be obtained from any leading or respectable storekeeper, price (series E) 13s 6d, series (J or L^2os, A