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Colonist, Volume XVI, Issue 1603, 31 January 1873, Page 4

Thebe is actually a subscription on foot in Bombay to build a pagoda in London for the worship of Vishnu and Siva. The archbishop may see the heathen sooner than was expected.— Star Remedy fob Slugs.—The following remedy for slugs, so disastrous in cottage gardens, is given as the result of experience by Mr. E. W. Gotch, of Papakura :—" The mode I adopt is to get some light dry brushwood, spread it over the beds, and set fire to it previous to sowing seed. This destroys all slugs that may be upon the immediate site of the beds, and to prevent the slugs from going totho beds afterwards, lay some strips of wet or damp blanket, woollen stuff, or old bags around the borders of the beds on the paths, about sunset and let them remain all night. This harbors the slugs, who congregate underneath, and may be removed in the morning by lifting the strips and taking them off. There are other remedies of course which I suppose most gardners and farmers are acquainted with —namely, placing boundaries of either lime, soot, salt, or sawdust around the beds ; but I have found that the strips of old blanket, &c, are more effectual."

Holioway's Ointment and Pills.—Whenever the weather is variable, and the temperature constantly changing, the weak ynd delicate need be very careful to repel the first symptoms of disordered action or ill-health. The scrofulous and consumptive will find in these noble remedies the means of easting out the bad humors which originate and prolong their sufferings. The Ointment should be well rubbed twice a day over the skin as near as possible to the part, affected. It will penetrate and act most wholesomely and energetically on the diseased structure. It manifests n wonderful power in removing all taints from the blood, and consequently in, curing a multitude of chjroniu alimenti, whwh teemed to be •l»«Ur«ttedj4bk^M