The hair on a camel weighs a'out ten pounds, and sells for about £2O. which shows that it was not only in the days of Mohammed that the animal bore a great profit. A Shaky Excuse.— “ Your writing is very ungrammatical,” said a gentleman to his friend, who was writing a letter in their state-room, on board an Atlantic steamer. “ I know that well enough, but who could write grammatically with this confounded vessel shaking so all the time !" indignantly responded the writer. Aggravating. —A clergymen of a country village church desired to give notice that there would be no service in the afternoon, as he was going to officiate for another clergyman. The clerk, as soon as the sermon was finished, rose up with all due solemnity, and cried out, “lam requested to give notice that there will be no service this afternoon, as Mr. L. is going fishing with another clergyman.” O’Flaherty’s Arithmetic. —Mr. O’Flaherty undertook to tell how many were at the party : “ The two Grogans was one, myself was two, Mike Finn was three, and—and—who was four? Let me see” (counting on his finger), “the two Grogans was one, Mike Finn was two, myself was three and—bedad! there was four of us, but I couldn’t tell the name of the other. Now its meself that has it. Mike Finn was one, the two Grogans was two, myself was three—and —by my sowl, I think there was but three of us after an. Valuable Discovery for the Hair. — If your hair is turning grey or white, or falling off, use “ The Mexican Hair Ren ewer." for it will positively restore in every case Grey or White hair to its original color, without leaving the disagreeable smell of most “Restorers.” It makes the hair charmingly beautiful, as well as promoting the growth of the hair on bald spots, where the glands are not decayed. Certificate from Dr. Versmann on every bottle, with full particulars. Ask your nearest Chemist for “The Mexican Hair Rexewer,’’ prepared by Henry C. Gallup, 403 Oxford-street, London and sold everywhere at 3s. Cd. per bottle.—lAdvt] Floriline !—For the Teeth and Breath.—A few drops of the liquid “ Floriline,” sprinkled on a net tooth-brush, produce a pleasant lather, which thoroughly cleanses the teeth from all parasites or impurities, hardens the gums, prevent tartar, stops decay, gives to the teeth a peculiarly pearl whiteness, and a delightful fragrance to the breath. It removes all unpleasant odors arising from decayed teeth or tobacco smoke. “The Fragrant Floriline,” being composed in part of honey and sweet herbs, is delicious to the; taste, and the greatest toilet discovery of the ago. So everywhere 2s. Cd. Prepared by Henry C, Gallup 493 Oxford-street, London.— [Advt. Advice to Mothers ! —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 a bottle of Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup. It will relieve the poor sufferer 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, it softens the 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 causes. Sold everywhere at Is. IJd. per bottle. Manufactory 403 Oxford-street London.— [Advt
Business Notices IM M E L’S CHOICE PERFUMERY RIMMEL’S TOILET VINEGAR, a pleasant tonic and refreshing adjunct to the toilet and hath, a reviving scent and a powerful disinfectant. For warm climates it is invaluable. Rimmell’s celebrated Lavender "Water. Rimmell’s treble distilled Eau de Cologne. Rimmoll’a much improved Florida "Water. Rimmell’s Jockey Club, and other fragrant perfumes. Rimmell’s Lime Juice and Glycerine gives the hair a beautiful gloss without greasing it, nourishes the roots, and imparts an agreeable coolness to the head. Rimmell’s pure "White Glycerine Soap, Brown Windsor, Honey, Almond, Lettuce, Coal-tar, and other Soaps in bars or cakes. Rimmell’s Velvetine, Violet, Rico, Rose-leaf, and other Toilet Powders, in boxes and packets. Rimmell’s Aquadentino cleans, whitens, and preserves the teeth, refreshes the mouth, and sweetens the breath. Rimmoll’s Photochrorae, for imparting to the hair or board a perfectly natural and permanent shade. N.B.—All Rimmell’s Preparations will bear henceforth the annexed IWibe Trade Mark. 4«.cj srtato, E . RIMM EL, erfumer by appointment to H.R.H. the Princess of Wales, 96, Strand, London. m. WARIC C IROSSE & BLACKWELL’S £JELEBBATED PICKLES, s AUCES, Malt vinegar, in Quart and Pi in Quart and Pint Bottles. (gALAB OIL, JOTTED MEAT c ALVES’ FEET JELLY and other rjIABLE DELICACIES, MAY bo obtained of Storekeepers in Australia and Now Zealand. Every genuine article is labelled. [PECIAL Agents for LEA and PERRINS' • WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE. CROSSE & BLACKWELL, Purveyors to the Queen, SOHO-SQUARE LONDON. Q.RATEFUL EPPS’S COCOA. BREAKFAST. “By nthorough knowledge of thonatural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by ft careful application of tho fiuo properties of wellselected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately-flavored beverage which may save us many heavy doctor’s bills. It is by the judicious use of such articles of diet that a constitution may be gradually built up until strong enough to resist every tendency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating around us ready to attack whomever there is a weak point. Wo may escape many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood and a properly nourished frame.”—See article in tho Civil Service Gazette. Made simply witli boiling water or milk. Sold in Jib. and 11b. packets and tins (not damageable in tins), labelled thus JAMES EPPS AND CO., Homoeopathic Chemists, 48 THRE ADNEEDLE-STBEET, & 170 PICCADILLY, Wvrks; am\ Cwatoa XsWßi Lpadvn,
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5010, 14 April 1877, Page 2 (Supplement)
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