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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1632, 26 December 1912, Page 8

The secretary of the Glydesttale Horse 'Society (31r.. James,A..Rankin) secured 30 new "members at the Aucklam-'l Show, arid an addition of probably 100 onirics for the Stud j3ook..'Mr.:Ennk:ii';wa3 disappointed with'tho breeding stock in the district immediately surrounding Auck'Jxiiid and with the horses forwarded to tlie show. Further ahold were a number of good, big, sappy brood mares, but 'die owners did not think it worth while' taking them ~in to the show and losing two or three days over it for 'a .£3 prize.', . '

, A youthful wool: clo.sser has recently, made his debut in Australia. The 15-year-old son of Mr. Wm. Ross, of Beaufort, near Glen Innes, did all the classing in connection with, lyis father's wool clip, which subse-mently i.ealised the fine price of l'ijd. per lb. at t'lie Sydney wool sales. The lad was formerly a student at the technical classes in'wool classing!

At a moment wfyen the remarkable success of the allied troops has engaged the attention and anmiration of the-civilised world, it is interesting to recall that it was the virility and-extraordinary longevity of the Bul'ga'riaus which led the famous Director.'of ;tho Pasteur Institute, Professor Me'tchnikoff, to. his conclusions with regard Vj checking intestinal fermentations by the use of lactic germs, such as aro coiitv.ncd in tho yoghurt, or soured milk, whif;h forms the principal diet of the Bulga/rian peasantry. After long and careful investigation, Professor Jletchnikoff .was successful in producing lactic germs, v/hiaii, while combating the putrifaetiveyerms in the digestive .tract, which are sutflvan important factor in«inducing senility hy their toxic action, were perfectly' innocuous. They are administered by o, preparation of soured milk or Bulgorinai yogh.irt, or taken in a dry form or tablet. The Sochte lo Fermeut of Paris, who prepare these under the authority of. •Professor MetchnikplF, anno ince in our advertising columns that they havo ope'iiNj d'-'pots in Australia for the distribution of £hese preparations.