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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 74, 31 March 1869, Page 3

The Best Medicine in the World. — " Two miles of oxj'gen three times a day." This is not -only the best, but cheap and pleasant to take. It suits all ages and constitutions. It is patented by infinite wisdom, sealed with a signet divine. It cures cold feet, hot heads, pale faces, feeble lungs, want of appetite, irritable feelings, and bad tempers. If two or three take it toge- | ther, it has still more striking effect. It has often been known to reconcile enemies, settle matrimonial quarrels, and bring reluctant parties to the state of double-blessedness. This medicine is never known to fail. Spurious compounds are found in large towns, but get into country lanes, among green fields, or on the mountain-top, and you have it in perfection as prepared in the great laboratory of nature. Wesleyan. — Three Chinese have been baptised in the Wesleyau church, Sandhurst. "We hear that there was a crowded congregation and the Rev. W. Hill conducted the service. Several parts of the service were rendered in Chinese by the Chinese Missionary, James Ah Ling. The names severally adopted by the new converts are Matthew, Peter, and Philip. Altogether the ceremony is said to have been one of the most interesting for some time. A man, named Lawson. was bitten by a snake in Victoria, and treated in the following manner by Dr Halford. When the poison began to work a bottlft of brandy was immediately given to him, but it had no visible effect. A second bottle was then administered, and then some" symptoms of intoxication were vis ble. A quantity of ammonia was given to him almost " neat," and, to use his own words, it seemed " to set him on fire." He refused to take any more, but, being told it would be forced down his throat, he reluctantly consented, and partook of some more. Insensibility came on, and the medical practitioner, who who had been sent for from Lilydale, injected ammonia in the right arm. The account given by Lawson is, of course, disconnected, as bis powers of articulation are very much impaired, and he is not quite sensible. Dr Halford is of opinion that he will recover. — Melbourne Daily Telegraph. An impudent robbery was committed in the streets of Paris during the passing of Rossini's funeral. A jeweller of the Eve St. Honore had gone with his two daughters, one aged ten, to the Hue de la Chaussee d'Antin, to see the cortege. The crowd there was very dense, and a man of respectable appearance standing by offered to take up the younger girl in his arms, so that she might see over the heads of the spectators. The father consented, but afterwards found that the obliging stranger had taken advantage of the moment when her attention was directed to the sight to rob her of her gold earrings. The same evening the thief attempted to sell them, and happening to go to the shop of the jeweller from whom they had been stolen, was arrested.— Court Ciruclar.