Funny, Even if Not Gospel.
On the first consignment of Seidlit* powders in the King Country, the Monarch became deeply interested in the occounts of tne refreshing box. A box was brought to the king in full Court, and the interpreter explained to His Majesty how it should be used. Into an old metal dish he put the twelve blue papers, and having added water the King drank it off. This was the alkali, and the Royal countenance expressed no signs of satisfaction. It was then explained that in the combination of the two powders lay the luxury, and the twelve white powders were quickly dissolved, and easly swallowed by his Majesty. With a shriek that will be remembered while Tawahio is numbered among the kingdoms, the Monarch rose, staggered, exploded, and, in his full agonies, screamed, “ Hold me down !"’ then, rushing from the throne, fell prostrate to the floor. There he lay during the long continued eftervervescence of the compound, spurting like ten thousand penny worths of Imperial pop, and believing himself tn the agonies of death—a melancholy and humiliating proof that even Maori kings are mortal.— Weekly Herald, Wellington.
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Kaikoura Star, Volume XIV, Issue 743, 1 June 1894, Page 4
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191Funny, Even if Not Gospel. Kaikoura Star, Volume XIV, Issue 743, 1 June 1894, Page 4
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