IRON EATEN BY AIR.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIX, Issue XIII, 27 September 1902, Page 817

IRON EATEN BY AIR.

HOW CLIMATE AFFECTS DRUGS. (Experiments by Professor Remsen.) 1 rofessor Remsen is known as one of the highest authorities on chemistry. In an interesting lecture tie refers to the great effect air has upon metals and drugs. When iron, as Professor Remsen reminds us, is exposed to the air it becomes covered with a reddish substance called rust, and, in time, the iron completely disappears through the action of the air—and so it is not hard to understand how easily delicate drugs will be affected. The Professor made this clear by interesting experiments. He showed that Phosphorus must be kept under water because it burns as soon as it touches the air—while Potassium and Sodium must be kept in oil, because they blaze up as soon as they touch water. Air and moisture therefore ruin many 'drugs unless special care is taken. Professor Remsen, of Baltimore, ami Dr. Williams, of Edinburgh University, both understand thoroughly how drugs put up in one form for certain climates are useless in another climate. For this reason the Doctor has taken care that the European, American, South African and Australian formulas for Dr. Williams’ pink pills are specially adapted to the different climates. It was found necessary also to have a special formula for New Zealand, so that our peculiar climate would not (destroy in these pills the wonderful power of the drugs to make new, red blood. These pills Ifor N.Z. are now manufactured in Wellington—and all patients should see that the words, Wellington, New Zealand, are on every package. These genuine N.Z. pills are always put up. in wooden boxes—never in glass bottles. Pills made for a foreign country have never brought about such truly miraculous cures all over Maoriland. But the pills made from the N.Z. formula have cured

thousands here, ineluding Mrs C. Hunt, of Clark-street, Waihi. Six years ago cold started in her the sharp, sudden pains of rheumtaism. Her muscles were so drawn and atitt that she couldn’t move. After three years' torture, she heard of many in Auckland, Thames, Waihi and Hamilton whom Dr. Williams’ pink pills had cured, so Mrs Hunt tried them. She was careful to see that the words, Wellington, New Zealand, were on the wrapper of each box. After using two boxes the pains lessened and the. muscles became pliable. Six boxes made a perfect cure. And so she has the best of reasons for recommending them to those who suffer from rheumatism, lumbago, sciatica, neuralgia and other diseases of the blood and nerves. Mrs Hunt is a native of Auckland, and settled in Waihi six years ago. Professor Remsen in pointing out how air and moisture ruin substances like Phosphorus and Potassium, and even hard metals like steel, enables everyone to understand how easily a climate like that of New Zealand will affect ordinary medicines. You are not getting an ordinary medicine, however, when you buy the genuine New Zealand Dr. Williams’ pink pills, male in Wellington from a special formula suited to these Islands. If you insist on getting the kind put up in wooden boxes, with the genuine address, Wellington, New Zealand, you know that you have the greatest bloodbuilder and nerve-tonic in the world. It is by filling the veins with new, rich, red blood that these pills cure paleness, headaches, anaemia, debility, indigestion, liver and kidney troubles, women's ailments, and all complaints of the skin and complexion. When in doubt about the genuine kind, send to the Dr, Williams’ medicine co , Wellington, enclosing three shillings for one box, or sixteen and six for six boxes. Professor Remsen and other eminent, scientists show clearly that a special formula is necessary to combat the effects of the N.Z. climate.