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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXII, Issue 9595, 5 February 1910, Page 6

Withiu the last twenty years tlio tonic properties of the cola nut, grown in Western Africa, have become widely known, and the dried nnts have been niuch used in inediciue. But a question has always been left undecided concerning the sourco of the tonic. It has generally been ascribed to the caffein in the nut, but receutly a substance called colufiue has been discovered which seems to be the really characteristic element in the nut aud the source of its tonic power. This is destroyed by drying, although the caffeiu remains uuaffeeted. Accordingly, the physiological effects of dried cola are different from those of ill? fresh nut. The negroes understand the difference, aud always uso tha fresh nuts, which possess a ■wonderful power of eliminating the effects of fatiguo. The cola nuts grow in clusters of five ou a stem, and each nut contains about eight seed?. THR GDINiiA POEM. A Cheque for £1 Is has been scat to the writer of this verse —Mr L\ da 1.., "Bank of N.Z., Masterton. You can't improve upon perfection, You can't get better than the best; So be advised by this direction : Buy Flag Brand Pickles—leave iiierest. WIN A GUINEA! Prizo Poem published every Saturday. Best original four s/w/-h'ne aclvt. verse about " Flag Brand Pickles " wins each week. Forward verse, embossed metal cap from bottle, and full address to Hayward Bros., P.O. Box 613, Wellington.* Epicure: "Waiter,Miis'stoak is positively bad. It must be three weeks old." Waiter: "Ah, pardon, monsieur. I have made ze moostake, and have brought you za vonsion. " Epicure: "Venison? Ob, yes. Then you may leave it. All, to be sure, it is venison ! And very nice too —very nice indeed."' A machine that sews baokwarde and forwards, h. shuttle that's right up to date ; Aperfect machine summed up in sure words, The Wertheim, we're pleased to relate. Sole Agents : H. Oscar Hewett Limited, Agents Everywhere. "Ho lias very domestic tastes, hasn't he?" "6li, very." the otiipr woman replied. "He flirts with every cook they have." Rheumatism, Gout, Sciatica, and Lumbago are duo to the presence of excess uric acid in your system. How can you hope to cure thorn by liniments and embrocations? You must get the poison out of the blood, and RHRUMO will do H. All chemists and stores, 2s 6d and <Jy C<1. :::