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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1185, 26 October 1882, Page 3

Whenever Burke found himself indisposed, he ordered a kettle of water to be kept boiling, of which he drank large quantities, sometimes as much as four or even five quarts in a morning, without any mixture or infusion, and as hot as lie could bear. His manner was to pour out about a pint st a time intu a basin, and to drink it with a spoon as if it had been soup. Warm water, he said would relax and nauseate, but hot water was the finest stimulant and moat powerful restorative in the world

He certainly throught it was a sovereign cure for every complaint; and not only took it him self, but prescribed it with the confidence of a Sangrado to every patient that came in his way. The Bishop of London has just admitted two ladies to the order of Deaconesses in the Chapel of the London Dio. esan JDeaconess institution at Westbourne Park. They will be engaged in general parochial work. It is * understood that there is a very increasing demand among the clergy for the services of these trained ladies. Hindoo windows are beginning to rebel against the caste excommunication they suffer in the case of re-marriage. A certain number of them are about to luemoralisc the Queen on the subject, praying for relief ggainst the decrees as they now stand. The "World" remarks that, whatever may be said as to the immaturity of the soldiers despatohed to Egy pt, the War Office has nut resorted to its usual expedient filled the rank. During the Zulu and Afghan warstlio gaols were emptied of military prisoners, who were drafted back to their regiments. Thia time nothing of the kind was allowed. Numbers of men who were serving out court-martial and other sentences volunteered for service in Egyptllnt the applications Were invariably refused. * Perhaps Sir Garnet felt there might be , flifilculty in maintaining dsipoipliue amougt these 'gaol-birds: There is no dogging r.ow-a days, and it would not be pleasant to have to inflict the extreme penalty of death upon any heinous offender.