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Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 117, 31 March 1892, Page 2

People who are constantly talking of " what is due to society," often forget nltogether wh at is due to themselves, to say nothing of what is due to the butcher the baker, and their newspaper. Tumblers, wine, and other glasses may be rendered so tough as to be prnctically unbreakable by placing them in a vessel of cold water and gradually bringing it to a hard boiling point, care being taken to place a cloth between them 90 that they are *not injured during ebullition. Or they may be placed m a very hot oven and allowed gradually to grow cold. Dr Lumholz, the Norwegian naturalist, has just published a book entitled " Among Cannibals," which has awakened a good deal of interest. Dr Lumholz is quite a connoisseur in cannibal cookery, and gives much information respecting peculiar delicacies. The natives of the Australian Archipelago, he says, often slaughter their children from culinary motives. They regard human flesh as the most delicious of all meat, but not the flesh of white persons ; that, they say, has a nnsty, salty taste. What they like i.s the flesh of blacks or of Chinamen, They like blacks best, but if they cannot get a black they will eat a Chinaman. They say a black has a more delicate flavour, because he feeds chiefly on yegetables, and eats no salt ; but a fat, ricefed Chinaman is not to be despised. Dr Limholz declares that if the aborigines in Queensland were allowed tbeir own way, and the Chinese immigrants were not carefully guarded by the police, the Chinese question there would find a summary solution at the hands of the natives themselves, and would soon cease to trouble the Colonial Secretary. Ladies would find it to their advantage to make their choice as early as possible, and so hare the advantage of getting their dresses made in good time for the season at Te Aro House, Wellington. We shall be hnppy to forward patterns of our new dress fabrics and other novelties, free by post, to any address, on appli* cation to James Smith, Te Aro House, Wellington. Elsewhere Messrs Eoss & Sandford of the Bon Marche, Palmerston N. direct the attention of Cash purchasers of Drapery to the advantages to be secured by making their selections during tho present clearing sale at The Bon Marche, the goods being disposed of comprise the whole stock, which is all new and in good condition. The difference between pres« ent prices and ordinary prices is considerable. A very large quantity of stock has already been disposed of, but there still remains a thoroughly good choice of genuine bargains in Cotton nnd Stuff Dress pieces and Remnants, also Calicoes, Sheeting, Shirtings, Flannellettes and Household Drapery, while Mantles, Millinery, Dust Cloaks and Sunshades are being disposed of at absolutely noni« inal prices so as to effect a complete clearance previous to alterations. — Advt. Further novelties have been added te the stock of electro -plated ware in the show case. These include sorao beautiful designs in butter, sugar, and biscuit jars, cruets, toast-racks, jelly jars, in fact the stock must be seen to be pro» perly appreciated —Bed House, KimboL ton Road. — Advt. Our first shipments of new goods for the Autumn and Winter season have now come to hand by the latest mail steamer, and we have been busily employed in opening them out and preparing them tor inspection at Te Aro House, Welling ton. . ; "A drink for the Rods," said the great Prophet— Mahomet, when takin* his cup of coffee under the fie tree. If you would enjoy suck, Crease's AI Coffee, Sold only in 1 and 21h_tins.