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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 158, 2 July 1878, Page 4

I am not, as a rale, superstitious (sayi a writer in Land and Water). I fancj few persona who rejoice in a msna sana in corpore saxio are; but the last few months I bare had a popular superstition verified, in, at anjr rate, a remarkable manner, and can produce j witnesses in each case — I mean a dag giving utterance to most dreadful howls on the occasion of death in the neighbourhood. I have a favourite spaniel, who accompanies me everywhere — » discrest and contented dog. Last month, at a well-known watering place, for a fortnight he wa» well pleased with the good quarters provided for him. We bathed, and walked, and drove, and "slept well o' night"; insomnia troubled us not. But one stilly night the most melancholy and protracted howl startled us all. Next morning we found that a poor man in the house adjoining had died somewhat guddeniy. The dog was again quiet as usual. One night since my return home the same dismal howl awoke us. I confess I felt uncomfortable. On going out, I found that a great friend of the dog's, the landlady of one of our hotels, had died very suddenly and unexpectedly. I could quote other instances A lady writing to the New York Times says:— Without giving receipes for making soap, I wish to tell all the hard worked farmer's wives how much labor they may save by not using such va9t quantities of this article. For nearly five years I hare used soap only for washing olothes. In all that time I have not used one pound of soap for washing dishes and other kitchen Durpoaes. I have used cistern water, lime-stona water, aa hard as possible, and hard water composed of other ingredients besides lime, and I find with all these my plan works equally well. It is this: Have your water quite hot and add a very little milk to it. This softens the water, give the dishes a fine gloss, and preserves the hands; it removes the grease, even that from beef, and no grease ia found floating on the water as when the soap is used. The stone vessels I always set on the stove with a little water in them when the victuals are taken from them; thus they are hot when I am ready to wash them, and the grease is easily removed. I find that my tinware keeps bright longer when cleaned in this way than by using soap or by scouring. A St. Petersburgh ' special' writes as follows:—" Regarding England from a Russian point of view, they say :—" Russia is seventysix times larger than England, and presumably many times more powerf uL The Russian Empire is one solid mass of territory; the English Empire, on the contrary, consists of fragments scattered all over the world. The colonies weaken instead of strengthen the old country: India can afford no assistance, and thus we have to deal with " England in Europe alone." Placing the map of the British Isles side by side with that of Russia — an absurd comparison, though done in all the map shops here— they laugh with contempt at the "islet of shopkeepers," and there being in Russia that scorn of commerce which is peculiar to all military empires, the people demand, with happy oblivionsness of Alma and Inkerman, •' What can a handful of clerks and shopmen do against our army of warriors ?" Supposing a war to break out, how could England attack us ? We know very well what her navy could do from our experience with Hobart Pasha ! As for herarmy.it would take her six weeks to send a force of 40,000 men to Turkey, and what could they do against 400,000 ? You boast that your Empire is one on which the sun never sets, and that you have unlimited resources, but when these expressions come to the test they are nought but word 3, words, words. In the event of war, your colonies could not help you, and they would weaken you by requiring your protection. Very probably the Americans would invade and annex Canada; every body knows they desire it. In India, the people, tired of your oppression, would in all likelihood rise in arms against you. Even Ireland might seize the opportunity to strike for freedom and Home Rule. With your money you would probably invite Austria against us, but, if she accepted your bribes, we could shatter her by a revolt among her Slavonic subjects, .trance will certainly not assist you, because you left her in the lurch in 1870; nor yet Italy, because you cannot tempt her with territory; nor yet Turkey, who hates you for your duplicity, and prefers an alliance with the Czar. Without allies you cannot fight, and knowing thia you resort to braggadocio which, however astute your Premier may be he cannot impose upon us." AH this may seem very absurd to an Englishman, but it passes current for sound opinion here and it is entirely to the low estimation in which w« are held in Russia that I ascribe the audacity of the Russian Government. Engliah power from a Russian point of view, is a power of the past. Battalions, not ironclads, hold the sceptre of supremacy, and, unless we recognise this (Russian) truth very speedily, we may be discomfited in the end like Turkey has been." " A friend in need is a friend indeed." Keep a bottle of Ghollah's Aperient Mixtube in the house. You can never tell how soon or how suddenly you may be seized with sickness. A dose or two of this safe and invaluable medicine would put right very quickly. Ask at the Chemists for Ghollah's Gbeat Indian Cobes."— Melbourne, 23rd August, 1870. Sir,— l have much pleasures in bearing testimony to the value of your Indian Aperient. I bad been suffering for a considerable time from a very painful ulo«r on my leg, and my general