N.I. ' J » / ' -'" : ' . / '■ ' ' ' • ■ V I Amongst the Ancient Greeks, |l | ! ' •' In the Greece that Homer has immortalised in verse $I=s |j ' . ■•;'■■ lamps were in regular use, for the bard sings of a festival f^=i | »f Lamps." The Lamps of Ancient Greece, were madeol {x& l -\. s pottery or metal. Grecian maidens used to set lighted lamps j»I i before the oracles when they wished to consult them. ' Hsssi • ' «**=*sj bj—-f Whilst this custom no longer prevails, the trimming and ," .;-.';' ;.' ■' . '== care of her lamps is an important part of many a housewife'* . llli pSßTy^^^ :,; I, Laurel Kerosene |1 ; W^^^^W 1 ;SE! ' TAe so// while light , IHH 1 ESS tu« c*;«-., a» i „.*,.» ' i _ , ... •' |SS I ==2]j " Ihe otory. or the Lamp = ''';£==]■. Reduces cleaning operations to a minimum; |i~§ I ==={ j'===' ' |HJ, Laurel Kerosene feeds freely to the wick, and burns with- gf§| =§£ ' ;:SE ~ |||| - out smoke, flicker or smellV giving a brilliant, clear, white |||| 1 l|p| J — I' ;==§j - ; ' trade mark name for the highest quality American Kerosene fHI •3* : !'~E' ■ $?=$ : ever sold in Australasia and replaces our old brand, White ftfrgtl . !'==' \ Mid Arctic Snows | . Those quaint little people the Esquimaux have theit ===• lamps crudely carved of soap-stone, wood, bone, or fashioned ;55i in clay or from the skull of an animal. The lamps of the . = Esquimaux serve for lighting, heating and' cooking, and ! g= the smoky, smelly lamp of the Esquimaux—thousands find S . comfort in the kerosene lamps and heaters of to-day. § ~= The soft tuhite light — / Laurel, cannot be excelled for lighting, heating and cook- B===] Australasia and replaces our old brand, White Rose. ||l „ „» „». -~~ — ™_ ___ v "-"T\ Timaru, Napier, jSiborne, Wanganui. y^e^i '■'.'' ' " i ' ' ' I . ■ ' . ■ '
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2928, 14 November 1916, Page 5
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272Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2928, 14 November 1916, Page 5
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