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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1771, 9 June 1913, Page 6

COUGH MIXTURE FACTS. HOW TO MAKE A GOOD REMEDY AT ■ HOME. (By a Qualified Chemist.) Everj-body knows that a good cough and cold remedy consists of two main sections. The first section is tho undiluted medicinal ingredients, or "essence," and the sccond is, of course, the necessary water and sweetening. The preparation of the medicinal ingredients requires trained knowledge, but the water and sweetening can bo added in the kitchen just as easily as in a factory. And you save a lot of money by doing so. When you buy the two .sections ready mixed you pay Is. 6d. for quite a small bottle—holding about two and a half ounces. I For family purposes this small bottle ] lasts almost no time. A few. doses and the bottle is empty. But, when you buy the first section— the "esscnco"—by itself, and add tho water and sweetening at homo, you get twenty ounces—a pint—for tho same money. Tou actually get about eight bottles for flio prico of one. It brings the cost of on eighteenpenny bottle down to less than threepence. That is worth thinking about, isn't it? Now prove these facts by trying this Mean's Essence recipe. Into a jug put four tablospooufnls of sugar, three of treacle, two of vinegar, and a largo breakfast-cupful of warm water. Stir till dissolved, pour inlo a big bottle, add one bottle of Mean's Essence, and shake all together. There is no trouble, bother, or fuss of any kind. Simply a pint of tho finest couehi and cold remedy you can possibly obtain. A few drops to a child, or a spoonful to nil adult, gives prompt and wonderful relief. It is pleasant to take, lasts a long time, and never spoils. It eases tickling coughs, soothes soro throats, and removes sticky phlegm in a way that surprises folks. It is a handy and genuine remedy for hoaT-seness, croup, bronchitis, asthma, and the usual throat and lung troubles. And it saves a lot of your money. Mean's Essence is Is. Od. a. bottle at ItC. Crion, Cuba Street, W. R. P. Permit's two pharmacies, Barraud and Son. Molesworth Street, and most chemists and grocers. If yours does not yet stock it, he can easily obtain from his wholesaler for you, or post free on receipt of price from Mean, chemist, Wnnganui. Wherever you buy, bo euro you get ifeau'flr-(Advt t IS),