BATTLE OF THE BARGAINS

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 32, 1 November 1907, Page 2

BATTLE OF THE BARGAINS

, : ! 'A, SKETCH AT : A'SALE;' V ;: <; ;:- Eve doubtless .hud .a. tolerably" time in the. Garden. ■' Slio' *vas: not. )yorrieil""" ,\ Vith_tbp.doniestic'servaut."''l)robleni',',j'or,"the,'j ' rise in the price, of. potatoes, "and'sho,didn't have to darn her, husband's socks.-. But sh'o ■ was robbed" ; of. one' transportingjoy. that,ie.ji the birthright' ;of her , 'daughters' ;of '■' tp-tJiiyi" '. She never.' knew'"' : tho bliss 'of a ' "bargain sale." Assuredly, thon. civilisation has..,its.; r ■solaces for /-those, who' are bom' to -petticoats.";" ' Th'is is a Beneficent';dispensa.tion of Pni-ir videnco. Denied;.'the'•stern', delights ,bf,'.tlie strenuous life,' wqiiiau's' lust 'for; combat, finds ■-,- a glad' and 'thrilling outlet, in,'the 'Rattle of, * ,tho Bargains. iSlierpvels. in the ' frenzied,,, rush for.'frills and.,fal-de-lals.'.Not.that..she" 'needs them, but.'because they are "marked down" from two shillings..-to. onerand-eleyen : » 'pence three-farthihgs.;'.,■'''And.;''because'' : she ' wants' to beat her bosom friend, Mr's; Ve're-de-Vore Smith for,-,the prize., u For.';in" this-> 'rout of the ribbbns ! all'her'primitiv'e' fighting " instincts' break" through^' I tnb , ';crust' of -vention.' Slip knows'.!no,t! mercy..or..remorse,' and in the stampede 'for":i' few yards of rCbl- ~ 'oilred cloth would tramplb her- best' friend ' to tho ground—if that ifiend failed to get in first with a ju-iitsu hold.. And Man, help- ■; ■less animal,'hiU'ds'Sehirid tho fence," and looks' " on in trembling .'admiration-.. ,_ . " : 'p ''.;',., : There was a.sale , olv.in tho jestdrday,.,-. and an / 'ui\prbtcoieu ! Vmal'd''nie'm.b'er.-'''.of i/ the' •■DoMiinoK'}staffjVol)'oy^ng-'ordb^s l .,hirtivefe'..inT.y sinuated' , ' meleo of the Bargain brigade.' "Arid he j at all hap'py?j-he : feltMt ■V6uldhaVe- : been.a '■' picnic i& be in the charge of tbe Light- : Brig- . ade instead:- When' rioffalliiig over unattached babies, or dodging a determined rush ;by tho feminine -.fronk-rankersv.<hewwas;.tack-ing a : ;course'for' ! tho-door, uncertain as'a sloop in heavy weather; He escaped from tho . scrum 1 eventually,iaftbr cannoning'off'a- , Maori lady with a':full' cargo of cloth in thunder-and-lightning stripes, and dived .into the'-glad', sunshine with a }iearttfelt,.gasp,'.''of...,, relict''Out' , side the.shop.was.a'yqung man .;. ■with a pained'espression and a,crowing babe...;. Ho' ldokeil'' scarod;'and; humiliated, and .was ■ ' :i obviotisly ; anxious' to'disposo^of : ;the.'babe.'.as,,/. ■'$. bargain, 11 ..50 as to eiiaqle him|,tb. ri make'.'a,., )joyous -if ■ .'inglorious retreat;' ; .But there,,, :wero no offers,'so hVcow'ered against the wall. , and tried ;to" hide;behind' the ,^baby. s Inside,..:, the''mother''of "tlio babe^.was. gloating .over. „ , : a lirio of zopliyrs in ■p;al_e\shrimp Il pink,and, i crushed 'strawberry stripes "at. something.-, a poundj or. a;yard,,' .', .•,;.,.,,, ~6 DENTISTRY FOR THE'pOOR. i r?''• . ".-, / .'. f 'i ; -.-n : :....'.»,...;...->■=:■■.'■ -:y^ : '^ . DISCUSSION BY THE "CHARITABLE' AlD';'.; ."> • •,-•::•,... - -BOARD. '■■ ,'^.: : It r is"hardly an csagger'ation that V; one-half'the bodily misery endured; by;' humans- in the course'of their life-time has its origin..in-'bad teeth',' aud 1 it is only;by. tho - exercise-' of '■ care and attention 1 that incisors, ": bicuspids'; canines, 1 and'molars can' beniam : tained' in 'faithful and "lasting semtiido; In;.; these latter days our teeth arehot xvhai theV'-.-; oucht to be. The "heathen in his blihdness_. ' is mfmitelv' bettor" off in that respect-'thaithw. highly-civilised brother. ■ Consequently', thej;; preservation r bf the tooth' has' become .tho pe- .; cnliar function : of tho'ficntist.'"ln'the past,.'.' the' spiteful molar was •' pulled 'out, ; arid tho' relieved human departed on'liis F way rejoicing. " Nowadays-wo are loth'to-part-with the Ucli-;:.

in<* members. '■•Wβ rcaliso that' if 'we , do not ; see to their- repair -'avo' shall - ; ultimately Mora . them and bo to buy artificial sub-; stitutos, and whon all is said and'done, 1 W'e " prefer ourown.' '■• ■'■-■' ••- ; .. ,i ■ Now tooth-repairing, or "stopping-, 'to'be . quito correct, is not a cheap process .by aiir. means, and for one section of tho community it is'hopelossly out of tho question. ' »o refer to'the'necessitous poor. It'is,- there-;-. fore, ; witlr a-great deal of pleasure-that; we;:; hear of a philanthropic proposaFsuch as;was;..; laid- before the Charitable Aid Boatti by the 1 ;; Wellington-Dental- 'Association 'yesterday. , Details of the' schemo have- already'been be- , 7 fore the public, and it suffice to ate- in brief, the salient points thereof Under the •■' auspices of -the " Chantablp- Aid > ( Board the Benevolent' Institution: and the Wellington Hospital, it is m*- • tablish-a dentalward at'thoHospital,.; to be known as the' Wellington Dental .Hospital. The objects ombodied in the schome are:— ' . ,; '"■(liTb "ive 'efßcient dontalaclvice. ;'■.„.';; : ■'■(%) To perform such treatment as may ■ bo: in th'eir'power Jo; discharge.."...:„„ (3) To givo financial assistance , to in-,. digont people requiruig aid...' ;. t '~ Tho Dental Association.undertakes to .at;... tend to such people at the Hospital as. may. , bo , able to pay nominal fees.for dental work, ; . materials used to bo charged- at. cost price. . There will bo two classes of patients: (1),, i Charitable' Aid, and...(2) paying, patients.,.; Charitable jid patients to obtain ,ad\;ico tree,,, of'cost, material to bo/ charged, at (O..p.eE i: . cent' of schedulq prices. Moneys received ~ at: the Hospital -to he regarded as: donations... ; to tho institution." .. :,.., J v> 'j , '" Tho chairman of the Charitable Aid: Board . (Mr R C. Kirk); while approving .thoroughly ~ in the proposal, thought that the,;character,-.. of tho scheme suggested that tho, matter was _, ; properly, ono for the consideration pf,a : locM tody, such as the Hospital, .Trustees, ?™:: Charitable Aid Board was a distinct j b0dy,..... and its authority governed an extended area,,... Ho was in sincere sympathy with, tlie.qucsr- , tion, and doctors were well, aware that want-.,,-of'prouer dental. 'attention , was a, iruittul .,. source of 'physical.troublcs. The scheme, suggested might be easily introduced -ny- a . n .:-; extension of the out-patient .system, This,. system, ho was of course aware,'was Jiaolo to abuse,, but it' was due to tlioso concerned. , to sav that every case was taken to prevent,,; such iibuso. . He moved that while approving,;, generally of tho proposals .of tho. Dental As-..-, sooiation : for the, treatment of. the, .indigent,-,,-, poor for dental troubles,; this Board'.considers •; that the question is properly a local onp, and : -, should be referred'to the Hospital Trustees.,... k This was carried.