Excerpta.

Kaikoura Star, Volume XIV, Issue 752, 3 July 1894, Page 7

Excerpta.

Professor Huxley coined the word ‘agnostic,’ as (being in doubt) the antithesis of ‘gnostic’—the gnostics professing to know so much about the very things of which he was ignorant.

Dairy Hints.

The testimony accumulates that it is better to feed milch cows but twice per day, as it is alleged that well-fed cows can put in their time resting and remasticating their food more profitably than to spend it in any other way. The man who thinks a cow ought to be cantering all over a half-bare pasture to get a livelihood doubtless does not believe the above.

. If a man owns high-priced, valuable lands, that will grow corn, he need not worry himself much whether his farm is naturallv adapted to grazing, or not. The land that will grow corn tvell will grow clover, rye, barley and oats; and with them the farmer is in a condition to make milk, cheese and butter cheaper per pound than can be done on the pastures. Two 800-pound cows can be fed all the forage needed for a whole year, and it will grow, on an acre, if highly fertilised and planted with corn. Where are the pastures, ‘permanent’ or otherwise, that ever did or ever will do that?

It is a successful way of managing the creamery business to have a branch factory a few miles away from the main one, at a good shipping point, and only have a small building, a separator, and a three or four-horse power steam engine to operate it, and then take the cream to the main factory to be churned. The farmers can thus have the benefits of the co-operative system at points where it would not pay to build a large factory.

Wasted Money.

It is simply wonderful in an enlightened age like the present, how people will waste their money on useless medicines. There are thousands of sufferers in this country from liver torpidity, indigestion, kidney complaint, and biliousness, who pay halfcrowns for socalled ‘ cures,’ when they could get far better and safer results from half an ounce of Epsom salts costing one half-penny. Of course we know this chemical will not give permanent results—neither will any of the many advertised nostrums—but it will give temporary relief and not injure the system, whereas the disguised drastic purging mixtures sold by many quacks will cause many serious diseases. Clements Tonic does not cure or relieve disease by purjing. It is a natural tonic restorative, and acts by stimulating the digestive and secretive apparata to perform their proper functions. It rebuilds wasted nerve, bone and muscular tissue, restores strength to the debilitated system, excites and permanently strengthens the power of concupescence and ensures a long, happy, and enjoyable life, as proved by the experience of Miss Alice Law, Salvation Army, Blenheim, N.Z.. who writes on June 13th, 1893:—1t is about nine months ago since I was advised to take Clements Tonic, after being under the doctor for four and a half years. It gave me an appetite at once and the color began to come into my cheeks : my strength improved wonderfully too, and after taking I think it was six bottles, I felt quite strong and have not taken anything since, until the week before last my head was bad, so I have been taking some more, and my head is quite well again. I advise anyone who suffers from the effects of poor blood and weakness to try Clements 'Tonic. I have advised friends of mine here to try it, and a sister of mine too, and they are well satisfied with it. Clements Tonic is the best medicine I have found for strengthening.—Yours respectfully, Alice Law, Salvation Army, Blenheim, N.Z.