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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2251, 12 October 1889, Page 3

For Ohrißtehtiioh North daily at 6.30 a.m., 3*15 p.m. and 6.20 p.m., and on Mondayß, Wednesdaye, and Fridays, at 10.30 a.m. For Ohertsey, and Bakaia, daily at 6.30 a.m., 3.15 p.m. and 6.20 p.m. For Dunsandel, Belwyn and Bamham, daily at 3.15 p.m. and 6.20 p.m. ForTinwald, Window, Hinda and Temuka, daily at 10.30 a.m., and on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 3.16 p.m. Fox Idsmora, on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.80 a.m. For Geraldine daily at 10.30 a.m. For Timaru daily at 10.30 a.m, and 12*30 and Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays 3.15 p.m. For Oimjiru, Donedin and South daily at 12.30 p.m. For Greenatreet and Ashburton Forks on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2.30 pan. Far Mount Somere on Mondays and Friday at 7 p.m., other days at 4 p.m. Foe Mayfield and Buapuna on Mondays a p.m., on Thursdays at 4 p.m. For Wbeatstone, Aabton, Waterloo and Longbeach daily at 4.30 p.m. For Flemington on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 4J30 p.m. For Newlanda on Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 a.m. For Elgin, Wakanui, Seaview, Seafieldand Kyle on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Batur days at 6 a.m.

The Custom of taking medicine m the form of pills dates far back m history. The object is to enable us to swallow easily m a condensed form disagreeable and nauseous, but very useful, drugs. To what vast dimensions pill taking has grown may be imagined, when we say that m England alone about 2,000,000,000 two thousand million) pills are consumed every v«»'r In early days pills were made slowly by hand, as the demand was comparatively small. To-day they are produced m infinitely greater rapidity by machines especially contrived for the purpose, and with greater accuracy, too, m the proportions of the various ingredients employed. No form or medication can be better than a pill, provided only it is intelligently prepared. JJut right here occurs the difficulty. Easy as it ta&v seem to make a pill, or a million of them there are really very few pills that can be honestly coiomended for popular use. Most of them either undershoot or overshoot the mark . As everybody takes pills of some kind, it may be well to mention what a good, safe, and reliable pill should be. J^ow, when onr feels dull and sleepy, and has more or less pain m the head, sides, and back, he may be sure |tf» boweli we constipated, and his liver