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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 18, Issue 1140, 7 October 1871, Page 2

The Lyttlelton Times says that amongst the specimens lately brought by the Merope fur the Canterbury Museum is a preserved male lion (Felis Leo Barbarus.J This specimen, which was only unpacked a few days ago, has been placed within the enclosure that occupies the centre of the basement. It has been preserved by the new process of sculpto-taxidermy In carrying out this process, a model of the animal is prepared, great care being taken that the model shall be correct in every particular, and show the various developments of binew and muscle ; over this the prepared skin is placed, and the result is that the skin presents a most life-like appearance. The one now in the Museum is a lion from South Africa. It stands 4 feet high, and measures 8 feet 9 inches from the snout to the tail, and was prepared and set up by Herr Kertz, sculpto-taxidermist of the Grand Ducal Museum, Darmstadt. We understand that specimens of other animals are being similarly prepared by Herr Kertz for the Canterbury Museum.

" M.D." writes as follows in the Medical Journal :—-" What are the mammas of the present time thinking of, to tolerate the absurd fashion of their daughters wearing the chignon ? Grey hair, or early baldness, must eventually result from this, I mast say, ugly head dres"s. When the present mammas were children, their hair was cut short, and lpoked simply beautiful. When in their teens, natural curls were flowing most luxuriantly, and added marvellously to their personal attractions. Now, in middle their hair, although sprinkled with white, is still abundant, and not less beautiful than when they were young and admired. The present generation of female beauties are unponsciously, and as certainly as possible, by the use of this disfiguring article of dretrS, securing to. themselyes what will

be to them of all things most disgusting and humiliating, viz., early grey hair and premature baldness. The head is continually hot, the roots of the hair are strained, and the air entirely excluded. Without; entering upon logical reasons, your fair readers may rest assured that the present diagnosis will inevitably prove correct. Ilair dresses and wig makers willj of course, encourage the fashion by producing the most elegant (?) head dresses of tlje kind. They alone will reap the benefit, at the expense of their unsuspect : ng and suffering customers. May this warning be sufficient.