SERVING A WRIT.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 October 1912, Page 4

SERVING A WRIT.

An Irish gentleman, whose solicitor had vainly endeavoured to serve a writ on an ex-M.P. for an Irish borough, hit upon the following plan: Having sealed a stone bottle with an imposing crest, and marked it " poteen," he forwarded it by an intelligent lgd of thirteen, who was previously well instructed, as a present from a friend in the West End, with instructions'to be delivered to himself. The bait took. " There is a note, I believe, in the wrapper, sir," observed the messenger, " and perhaps it ' would require an answer." The ex-M.P. undid the newspaper in which the present was folded, and took out an envelope. "There's a writ In that, sir," cried the youngster ; "you're served!" and bounded out of sight in an instant. The ex-M.P. looked as if he were converted into stone. Molly, who had let the boy in, foamed with rage at being made the involuntary instrument of such a ruse. fifliliVITIES FROM RUSKIN. Sin.—All the sin of men I esteem as their disease, not their nature. Amusement.—When men are rightly occupied, their amusements grow out of their work. | Money-making.—lt is physically knposi sible for a well-educated, intellectual, or brave man, to make money the chief object of his thoughts. Regarding .well-doing.—For if, resolutely, people do what is right, in time to come they like doing it. But they are only in a right moral state when they have come to like doing it; and as long as they don't like it, they are still in a vicious state. Christianity.—Pure Christianity gives her remission of sins only by ending them; but false Christianity gets her remission of sins by compounding for them. Concerning God.—People are ready to go on fervent crusades to recover the tomb of a buried God, but never on any travels to fulfil the orders of a living one. THOUGHTS ON TIME. A year ! A life! What are they ? The telling of a tale, the passing of a meteor, a dim speck seen for a moment on Time's horizen, dropping into eternity.—ThomaSon. Time passes on, and the fashions of the mind, as well as of the body, change ; but the mind and the body remain the same in all ages, and are subject to the same acci' dents of disease and error.—R. Southey. Spend your time in nothing which you know must be repented of; spend it in nothing which you might not safely and properly be found doing if death should apprise you in the act.—R. Baxter. Time should not be allowed to pass without yielding fruits, in the form of something learned worthy of being known, some good principle cultivated, or some good habit strengthened—Smii.es. Time is like a ship which never anchors ; while I am on board, I had better do those things that may profit me at my landing, than practice such as shall cause my commitment when 1 come ashore.—Feltham. Be avaricious of time ; do not give any moment without receiving it in value ; the use of time is a debt we contract from birth, and it should only be paid with the interest that our life has accumulated.—LetourNEUK. God, who is liberal in all His other gifts, shows us by the wise economy of His providence, how circumspect we ought to be In the management of our time, for he never gives us two moments together.—Fenelon. A man's time, when well husbanded, is like a cultivated field, of which a few acres produce more of what is useful to life than extensive provinces, even of the robust soil, when overrun with weeds and brambles.— Hume.

There is not such a thing as time—it is hut space occupied by incident ; it is the same to eternity as matter is to infinite space—a portion out of the immense occupied by something within the sphere of mortal sense.—Leigh Richmond.

Time; patient the destroyer of all things, unbuilds empires, rots the institutions, disintegrates the nation itself—re-composing its elements until its former identity is lose, and a new stock takes the placc of the old.— T. Tilto.w

A FEW SIMPLE REMEDIES. Making splints out of thick woollen cloth and strong alcoholic solution of shellac is done by brushing the shcllac over the cloth, placing several pieces together, and passing a hot iron over them, These splints are stiff enough for ordinary useis, can be softened by hot water, so as to permit them to be moulded to the parts, and can be cut in any shape. Chapped Hands.—Tincture of myrrh, one ounce; tincture of tolu, one ounce; glycerine, one ounce ; Bay rum, one ounce. Mix. For Bites of Poisonous Insects.— Bathe the parts with chloroform. The pain and inflammation subside almost instantly. Chronic Nervous Headache —Celerina, six ounces ; tincture of hyosciamus, one ounce ; tincture of gelsemium, one or,nee. M. et Sig. : One teaspoonful taken before going to bed. Lotion for Itching.—Carbonate of sodium, half an ounce ; sulphate of morphia, six grains ; listerine, half an ounce ; water, half an ounce ; M. Sig. : External use. Ruby Mixture for Acutk Rheumatism. —Salicyl, acid, one drachm ; pyrophosphate of ferri, five grains ; phosphate of soda, two grains; water, half an ounce. M. Sig: This draught is to be used once or twice a day, and is sure to give relief. It is a ruby mixture, and valuable for the disease in the acute stages. Scarlet Fever.—Fluid extract guaiacum, 2 drachms; Tincture of aconiti, 6 minims; syrup of squills, 2 ounces' Half a teaspoonful every two hours for a child one to two years old. Externally, over the throat and cervical glands, a thin piece of fat bacon, well sprinkled with black pepper, or flannel cloths folded and wrung out of equal parts of hot water and turpentine, are applied.

Treatment ok Quinsy.—Dr. W. E. Green recommends the following for quinsy: —Tincture of aconiti, 8 parts ; tincture of guaiacum, 15 parts; glycerine, 7 parts. For an adult 20 drops every hour until distinct improvement appears, and after that every four hours. The dose for children is smaller in proportion to their age. Dyspepsia.—Loss of appetite. When this exists there is generally more or less atony of the gastric mucous membrane, in which condition the vegetable bitters are useful Powdered cascarilla;, 1 drachm; powdered rhad. rhei., 15 grains ; powdered columba, J drachm. Pil. No.. 50. Fiv* three times a day. Cough Syrup.—Syrup of tolu, 2 ounces , syrup of squills, 6 ounces; syrup of ipecacu hana, 1 ounce ; glycerine, 4 ounces ; tincture of lobelia, 6 drachms; papine, 6 drachms;

fluid cxtract of jaborandi, 2 drachms; chloride of ammonia, 1 drachm. Teaspoonful thrice daily, and once before going to bed.

Worms.—Calomel, 3 grains; powdered santonine, 1 grain ; sugar of milk one drachm To be given in the morning, in honey, whet 'he stomach is empty. Half the quantity >r infants under one year old, .■J-*-*.*