Miscellany.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume V, Issue 434, 17 September 1880, Page 3

Miscellany.

ONE THING AND ANOTHER.

Collated from our Exchanges

Dr Tidy, an English chemist, thus summarises (in tlie London, Medical Examiner) the results of his observations -on the use of hard water for culinary and domestic purposes. 1. Hard water is the best dietetically, because of the ■lime. It makos better tea, although not so dark colored, owing to the fact that soft water dissolves the bitter- extractive mutters which color the ten,, but ■ruins the aroma. 2. It relieves thirst, which soft water does not. 3. It dors not dissolve lead or organic matter which soft does. 4. It is generally good colored, soft water being as ii rule dark colored and unpleasant looking ; hence in places like Manchester supplied with soft wnter, they always put it 'in hotels) :n dark bMtlos to hide the color. A soft water, however, is a better detergent, and requires less soap. For a residential town a water which has over ten degrees <if hardness would bo the best. For :i manufacturing town a soft water would K> tlie tuost advisable for commercial considerations onH , . ; ' ~.'

It. comes kind <■' sudden like, juf-t as I'm congTt\g'iti<ns have finished singing ■" Salvation's five," to Inve the preacher announce that the v collection will now bo tiiken up."

A Chii-tclinrcli lady has born fined SO* fur biting a. piece out of the calf of a constable who was arresting her for

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Typical trees, suitable to nil classes of readers :—Fur gouty people, the ache corn ; for antiquari 11s, the date ; for schoolboys' the birch ; for Irishmen' the och ! for conjurors, the palm ; for Negroes, see dah ' for young ladies, the. mango ; fo' , farmers, tlie plant'in ; for fashionable, women, a set of firs ; for dandies, the spruce- for actors, the poplar ; for Physicians the sye'more ; for your wife, her will oh ; for lovers. the sigh press ; for the disconsolate, the pine ; for engaged people, the -pear ; for sewing girls, the hemlock ; Boardinghouse people, ash ; Always on hand, the pawpaw; Who ms this written for, yew.

Go Thou and do Likicwise.—This

is how a wag, living , in Dunedin, answered a request to " settle his little account " :

—" Am in receipt of notice, from the wise men skilled in law, called ——, conunanding me immediately to pay up the just debt incurred by inc., wliilo trading in the goods and morcandise furnished to the small dealers by yoiirfirm, or otherwise be proceeded against accordirg to law for the recovery of tho same. Now, as the scarcity of the gold, and of the silver, nnd of the copper, and of the brass hath been a bye word nnd a reproach in these pnrts for some time, I ■was mightily exercised in spirit wherewith to find the wherewithal \ to satisfy the said chums. Moreover, as I have nevev as yet interviewed- the wise men, and the rulers and the judges of the people for any cause during my sojowu of four years and one month and twenty and seven days among the people, I α-wis mighty cast down at the prospect thereof. However, in my confusion and tribulation I consulted with the wiso men around the corner, who gave me counsel, as follows :—' Young man, if this be a just debt it must bo paid. Go thou, therefore, to the dwellers in this part of the country who are tardy in paying their debts to jou, and threaten them with the majesty of the law-givers. It may be they will pay thee enough to satisfy the claim, and thou mayest again hold up thy head among the people.' 80 seeing the counsel was good, 1 girded tip my loins, and went among the people, and threatened, even as thou hast done, and made them oat a largo portion of that so.vovr.'y dish known a.i 1. limbic pie (even as J. had oat/.:n) and lo ! ! ! I have succeeded. Now, therefore, if tbou preKcntost the enclosed order at the office of the money changers in this town, crilled I>a;ik of New Zealand, kept

by one named , who is of good repute, and a comely man withal, thy just claim, shall be paid in coins of gold, .silver, brass, &c, yea, unto the last farthing, and the trouble between us is ended." A cheque was enclosed.