FOR COUGHS—A LUNG TONIC.

Otago Witness, Issue 2437, 28 November 1900, Page 9

FOR COUGHS— A LUNG TONIC.

There are hundreds of persons delicate aa regards the respiratory organs who, on the least change of temperature or exposure, are attacked with bronchial discomfort, wheezing on.* the chest, or " stuffiness in the head," HOARSENESS,' SORE THROAT, and'PARTIAL LOSS OF VOICE; to such Tussicum. is a veritable boon. It should be taken immediately the symptoms or cough first appear. Thousands of severe Colds and Chest troubles may thus be prevented. TUSSICUEA (Wild Cherry Pectoral Balm), sold by all Cnomist3 and Storekeepers throughout the colony ; price 4 3s 6d.

In connection with Commonwealth in. augural celebrations the Sydney Town Hall is to be illuminated at a cost of £500. The South of France is the flower garden of Europe. Flower farming is extensive 'in the Var Valley, and covers rbout 115,000 English acres. These gardens produce over. 3000 tons of flowers annually. Lavender is an English production, and is cultivated about Hertford, Surrey, and several other districts. Its name, " lavandula," from " lavare," to wash, indicates its use, which was perfumingthe baths of wealthy people. Its flowers are considered excellent for disorders of the head and nerves. There are districts of lavender fields in Spain and North Africa, where i* thrives mostly on high sea levels.