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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 997, 10 November 1881, Page 4

Another pistol duel has taken place near Berlin, abeut the Ist of August, between a student and a reserve officer, and theformer remained on the ground. This is the fifth of the kind in Germany within the short period of two weeks. This is how the New Zealand Licensed Victuallers' Gazette reveals trade secrets — “ The agent of a large brewery firm, not long ago, finding himself with a large quantity of beer that had gone off, and himself on the verge of an ‘ arrangement with his creditors ’ in consequence, sent for an analytical chemist, explained the case, and asked him what was to be done. The chemist considered the matter, and recommended a process of treatment which would restore the tone of the beer, although still leaving it with a peculiar taste. The beer was accordingly treated as advised, advertised as a peculiar tonic ale, and sold in enormous quantities. The beer is now one of the most popular ; it is drunk by invalids, praised by the faculty, and believed in by the public, although before it was chemically treated it was not worth twopence a hogshead, and the brewer merely called in a chemist as an alternative to a fiat in bankruptcy."

THE AET OF KISSING. Take the left hand of the lady in your right; let your hat go to —any place out of the way ; place the left hand gently over the shoulder of the lady, and let it fall down the right side, towards the belt. Don’t be in a hurry ; draw’ her gently, lovingly to your heart. Her head will fall lightly upon your shoulder, and a handsome shoulderstrap it makes. Don’t be in a hurry ; send a little life down your left arm. Her left hand is in your right; let there be an impression to that, not like the grip of a vice, but a gentle clasp, full of electricity, thought, and respect. Ijpn’t be in a hurry. Her head lies carelessly on your shoulder. You are nearly heart to heart. Look down into her half-closed eyes. Gently, yet manfully, press her to your bosom. Stand firm. Be brave, but don’t be in a hurry. Her lips are almost open. Lean slightly forward with your head, not the body. Take good aim; the lips meet; the eyes close ; the heart opens ; the soul rides the storms, troubles, and sorrows of life (don’t be in a hurry) ; heaven opens before you; the world, shoots under your feet, as a meteor flashes across the evening sky (don’t be afraid) ; the nerves dance before the just erected altar of love, as zephyrs dance with the dew-trimmed flowers; the heart forgets its bitterness, and the art of kissing is learned. No fuss, no noise, no fluttering. Kissing don’t hurt; it don’t require a J Battery brass band to make it legal.