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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 176, 25 July 1879, Page 4

A lake has been discovered at White Island W •_ 3 ° c ? ntainß a solution of hydrochloric acid, and a white small stream which runs "JK strongly impregnated with sulphuric *_ • eacids are P 0 * ent solvents, and once their discovery is made known means ot turning them to profitable account will soon be found. These valuable chemical waters were employed in the manufacture of oonednst, and the result bas been most satis™c*?rJ- There is now iu town a small box °. __ e product » wh ich is of the consistency 11 _""' ** " aJmoßt odorless, and contains all the ingredients which render it a marketable commodity.— Auckland paper Concerning the newly discovered goldfleld at Westbrook, in the neighborhood of Kumara, the Grey River Argus says:— The new rush at Westbrook is gradually developing into what will probably eventually prove one of the best and most remunerative goldfields opened for some time on this coast. It was at first supposed that the lead of gold only ran parallel with and on the edge of the terrace, but this idea has proved an erroneous one, as a party who had driven in 400 feet from the opposite side bave, we are informed, obtained prospects of half a pennyweigh to the dish. Two new tunnels are being driven in close proximitv to the prospectors claims, which are expected to strike the wash at about 150 feet, and the completion of these is now anxiously looked for, and it is expected they will definitely t_ rmine the directi °n taken by the leak. If the claim set up by the heroine of the following paragraph is correct the mad vaponngs of the Parihaka " prophet " are at once accounted for. Madness is catching in a family:— A cheerful old Maori woman named Heromina, claiming to be a relation of le Whiti, has just been committed to the Lunatic Asylum at Nanier by the Wairoa Magistrates. Several Natives deposed that the prisoner was of unsound mind, and bad an objectionable habit of setting their houses on fire. She was also addicted to desecrating graves, and using tbe fences round them for cooking purposes. She had also been known to dig up skeletons, and to carrv parts of them about with har. She was particularly spiteful to children, and all the Natives were afraid of her. Mr F. F. Ormond, legally qualified medical practitioner, deposed tbat prisoner was not sale to be at large. The unfortunate lunatic, who had nothing on but a dirty old piece of calico, commenced to gigale and go through some extraordinary antics, when her vagaries were cut short by an order being made for her committal to the Lunatic Asylum, as already stated.— Piev> Zealander. A somewhat curious accident is reported by the Rangitikei Advocate. A yonng man was ploughing on Messrs Death and Lynch's statioo, when his horses become very restive during a hailstorm. He went to their heads to have better control over them, when they commenced to plunge, and knocked him down. The double-furrow plough was drawn over him, the share inflicting a terrible wound in his back. The sufferer was conveyed to the house, and Dr. Skerman, was soon on the spot, and did what was necessary for his relief. He is now out of all danger, but it will be some time before be can get about again. Considering the nature of the accident, it is almost a miracle that the poor fellow did not meet an awful death before any assistance could be rendered him. A young man named Alexander Bullock driving a dray in Wellington, met with a singular accident early this week. It appears that the dray by some means turned over, and the driver in his fall lost his left ear, cut by some glass. Nothing daunted, however, he picked np the remaining fragment of bis auricular organ aud carried it in his hand to the hospital. The surgeon there washed the mud off the fragment, sewed it on its place, and there is every probability of its healing.

Some malignant slanderer says : "Woman need no eulogist, for she speaks for herself." There is an enterprising jeweller in New York who makes considerable money by renting sets of paste jewellery for actresses to hare stolen from their hotel rooms. For a trifling extra charge he provides an experienced burglar, and employs a well-known detective to give the details to the reporters. It will be interesting to mothers to know tbat according to the last census returns, there are no less than sixteen thousand one hundred and fourteen babies of both Bexes in the Colony, varying in age from one hour to one year, and exclusive of Chinese babies, of wbich there is only one. A horse doctor made a bet of twenty guineas that he could remove from any horse anything nature had not placed upon the beast, meaning ringbone, spavin, &c. A wag took the bet, showed him a mortgage for fifty guineas on a favourite horse, and pocketed tbe twenty guineas. Some inquisitive naturalist (says an American paper) has invaded the sanctity of a toad's boudoir (he does not mention whether it was a lady toad or a man toad), and has ascertained that that most intelligent reptile when desiring a change of clothes, beginning with a split down the back, gradually slides out of his old suit, and as it comes off swallows it. Now this is about as convenient a way of sending one's things to the wash as could well be imagined, and we recommend some of our greasy-coated loafers to give it a trial. It would serve a double purpose. It would save the lunch table and poison the loafer. The freedom of New Zealand from snakes ' and venomous reptiles is a matter of great rejoicing; but good people of New Zealand look well to yourselves, and see that no lurking serpent is nestling within you. You may be neglecting the stealthy encroachments of some deadly serpent in the form of insidious disease. Take the antidore ere it be too late Whatever stage of disease you may be suffering, those marvellous medicines, " Ghollah's Great Indian Cobes," can save you. Valuable D__cov__rr fos the Hair. — I your Hair is turning grey or white, or lalling off. use '• The Mexican Hair Renewer," ior it toi-. positively restore tn every ease Grey or White hair to its Original colour, without leaving t_e di. agreeable smell of most Restorers ' It makes the hair charmingly beautiful, as well as promoting the growth cf the hair on bald spots where the gland * are not decayed. Ask your nearect chemist for " The Mexican Hair Renewer," prepared by Henry C. Gallup, 493, Oxford-street, London, and sold everywhere at Ss. fld. per bottle. Flobilinb I— For the Teeth and Breath — A lew drops of tbe liquid "Floriline" sprinkled on a wet tooth-brush produce a pleasant lather, which thoroughly cleanses the teeth from all parasites and impuitri. s hardens the gums, prevents tartar, stops decay, 'gives to the teeth a peculiar pearly whiteness, and a delightful fragrance to the breath. It removes all unpleasant odour arising from decayed teeth or tobacc. smoke. "The Fr. grant Floriline." being composed in part of honey and sweet herbs, is deiicicus to the taste, and the greatest toilet discovery of the age. Sold everywhere at 2e. 6d. Prepared by Henry C. Gallup, 493 Oxford-street, London. Advice to Motubbs I— Are you broken in your rest by a sick child suffering with the pain of cutting teeth ? Go at once to a Chemist, and get abottle of Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup. It will relieve the poor fufferer immediately. It is perfectly harmless and pleasant to taste. It produces natural quiet sleep, by relieving the child from pain, and the little cherub awakes "as bright as a button. It soothes the child, ic s.tttns tbe gums, allays all pain, relieves wind, regulates the bowels, and is the best known remedy for dysentery and diarrhoea, whether arising from teething or other