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Evening Star, Issue 2848, 5 April 1872, Page 4

Government Not) nee. NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUIIIES. THE Government having been empowered by special Acts of the Legislature to enter into contracts for Insurances on Lives, and for the grants of Annuities and Endowments, are now prepared to execute any of the usual contracts dependent upon the contingencies of human life. The following advantages are presented as deserving of Public attention, and especially of the Working Classes : 1. The tables of Premiums in all the branches are considerably less than in any other office in New Zealand. 2. All transactions, and Powers of Attorney and other documents, are free of Stamp Duty and all taxation. 3. No charge is made beyond the purchase money or premium, paid quarterly, half-yearly, or annually. 4. Fourteenor twenty-one days of grace, according to the intervals of payment, are allowed beyond the due dates; and should the assured die during these periods, the policy will still be valid. 5. Surrender values are granted on the whole or any part of a contract which has endured for five years. 6. Residence is permitted in any part of the Australasian Colonies or Europe, and premiums may always be paid on the due dates at the nearest Money Order Office. 7. Insurances effected for the benefit of and settled on Wife or Children free, to the extent of L 2,000, from the claims of Creditors. 8. The Consolidated Revenue of the Colony is liable for all claims, in the event of the monies received (which are safely invested at compound interest) at any time Icing insufficient to meet demands, thu-> affording the best security to the Assured. The fullest information can be obtained on application to any Money Order Office or Government Schoolmaster, or to ARCHIBALD BAUR, Chief Postmaster, Dunedin. W. GISBORNE, Commissioner Manufacturers. JOYCE’S SPORTING AMMUNITION Established 1820. FREDERICK JOYCE & CO. Invite the attention of Sportsmen to the following Ammunition, of the best quality, now in general use throughout England India, and the Colonies. Chemically-prepared Cloth and Felt Gun Wadding, Cartridge Cases of superior quality for Breech-loading Guns, and Wire Cartridges for killing Game at long distances, The exquisite flower baskets in the Crystal Palace are hung with Newall and Co.’s Patent Cord. FREDERICK JOYCE & CO., Agents in all the Colonies, OAKEY’S Goods sold everywhere by Ironmongers, Oilmen, Grocers, Brush - makers. Druggists &c To be had everywhere. PARADOX. TO SUFFERERS. NERVOUSNESS; ITS NATURE AND CURE. WHAT IS NERVOUSNESS? Various answers might be given to this question, according to the constitution and knowledge of the individual. Strong healthy persons, whether medically educated or not, generally regard nervousness as more or less an “imaginary complaint;’’ it is sometimes only believed to be real when the patient is found to be dying or dead. The best answer to the question, probably, is this—nervousness IS AN UNNATURAL CONDITION OF THE nervous system. Sometimes this unnatural state is accompanied with considerable bodily weakness, loss of flesh and loss of strength ; but in most cases there is in the earlier stages of:‘the disordir no outward sign of weakness. 'lhe sufferers are found in both sexes ; they often have the bloom of health upon the cheek ; they are surrounded by kind friends, yet existence to them has no charms, for they feel that they cannot enjoy it. Without intending it, they annoy other people about the merest trifles ; if they encounter some person unexpectedly they feel confused, afraid, and alarmed ; the heart beats violently, the hand shakes when writing, and the whole frame at times experiences a complete tremulousness. The intellect also is sometimes clouded, the memory fails, the judgment becomes indistinct, the will capricious and undecided, the taste vitiated, the imagination broods upon unpleasant topics, the spirits are either very low or very excited, the ordinary duties of life become burdensome, society is shunned and business neglected, A STRANGE SPECTACLE. It is certainly strauge, but not the less true, that perfectly sane persons in the prime of life, with firm step and healthy countenance, may occasionally bo met with, who, in spite of possessing all the advantages of education, religion, amplemeansand kind friends nevertheless are victims of the nervousness above described; unhappy themselves, they render other people unhappy. Why is this ? What cause has operated to change the cheerful, active, obliging, unsuspecting, and uncomplaining youth into the unhappy, drowsy, listless suspicious and gloomy misanthrope ? Many causes, or one cause only, may operate to produce this sad state ! The cause may be either mental or physical, or both combined, Attempts to cure nervousness by means of ordinary tomosehave so frequently proved fruitless, that the leading physicians now for the most pait recommend hygenic means, such as exe'-cise in the open a>r, regular habits sea bathing, the cold bath friction ; change of air and scene, as in travelling. If a'l these fail, as they often do, what is to bo done ? The answer will be found by carefully perusing the following; work. Fiolh Edition, Post Free, Is 4d. NERVOUS DEBILITY: its cause and cure. With Plain directions for perfect Restoration to Health. Applications fo** a copy of the above work must be accompanied by the amount in New Zealand or other stamps, also a properly directed envelope Address— GIiARLES ENNBT, Agent, Brooklyn House, Flagstaff Gardens, Melbourne,