GENERAL NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2234, 4 July 1908, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS.

The first four folio editions of Shakespeare’s plays, published in 1623, are worth £10,000" if perfect. During the current month about 1000 tons of South African' grown hly will be imported into Victoria and Now South Wales. The cost of ear-clonning in Wellington amounted to no less than £4jO2S 0s -Id during the year just ended. THE LATEST AND THE BEST Remedy for Chest Complaints is Dr. Sheldon’s New Discovery for Coughs, Colds, nrnl Consumption. It cures when all else fails. Price, Is 6d ami 3s. Obtainable at A. W. J. Mann s, chemist, agent. According to recent experiments bv 'Stanilas Totnrd, a widely-known French agriculturist, wheat ami other cereals can bo protected against the ravages of crows, which are particularly fond of the grain when its sprouts- are just pushing above the ground, by treating the seeds beforo they are sown with a. mixture of coal tnrj petroleum, and plienio acid. This treatment, which delays the growth of the seed a day or two, hut causes no damage, imparts an odour which is insufferable to the crows, but which disappears after the sprouts have attained a larger' growth, when they are no longer siibiect to attack. • FOOTBALLERS. After the match is won or lost, try Dr. Sheldon’s Magnetic Liniment for all bruises and strains. It will make you fit for your next struggle. Obtainable at A. W.J. Mann’s, chemist, agent-. Have you ever realised tho amount of nir you inhale in a poriod of 24 hours? One inhales and exhales with a blissful indifference, knowing the supply to be fully equal to tho demands of the most vigorous; but, supposing ono had to lay in a stock of this necessary commodity for tho day’s use as wo do. with food, it is pretty certain wo should require considerably more room than is afforded by the average dwelling. Tho quantity of fresh air an adult uses in 24 hours is equal to 78 hogsheads, tho contents of which would weigh 731 b, LUMBAGO. That stabbing pain in the 6mall of tho back, which accompanies every movement of tho body, has its euro in Dr. Sholdon’s Magnetic Liniment. Obtainable at A. W. J. Mann’s, chemist, agent. Ono-half of tho crews in the navy are mere youngsters, aged from fifteen to twenty-five. An anchor belonging t 0 ono of the vessels of tho great Armada has just been recovered off Calais. WET FEET Often result in a heavy cold, neglect of which means Pneumonia or Consumption. _ A. positive preventative of these ills is Dr. Shqldon’s New Discovery _ for Coughs', Colds, aud Consumption. Small dose. Pleasant to take. Every bottle guaranteed. Price, Is 6d and 3s. ' Obtainable at A. TV. J. Mann’s, chemist, agent. A trial shipinent'of oranges on an extensive scale will be forwarded from Melbourne to London by the steamer Geelong at the end of next month. The owners of the vessel are reserving space for 6,000 cases. The Miklura growers have promised to supply 1,500 cases, and 'the balance of the consignment will come from other Victorian districts and South Australia. DEATH RATE DECREASED. ' Tho “Chicago Tribune,” in a recent article on what medical science lias been able to accomplish for the benefit of humanity, drew particular attention to the one great fact that stands pre-eminent in tlio light of reliable statistics, via., that the deathrate of the world has. through its agency, been positively decreased. One of the chief factors in this decrease ia the marvellous success which is nowadays attained in tho treatment of that fatal type of disease classified under the heading of “Lung Troubles.” This is accomplished by the U6O of Dr. Sheldon’s New Discovery for Coughs, Colds, and Consumption. Modern medicines can point to no more marvellous achievement that tho perfecting of this grand, unfailing, specific cure, which can be relied on to save the lives of all who take it in time. Guaranteed to cure, or money back. Pried, Is 6d and 3s. Obtainable at A. TV. J. Mann’s, chemist, agent.