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Southland Times, Issue 1732, 25 April 1873, Page 4

JPabllc notices. I ANDREW M'KENZIE'S QCOTCH PIE SHOP, O DEE STREET. Established 1863. WINES, SPIRITS, AND ALES Of the best Brands, and in good condition, always in stock. CONFECTIONERY In great variety, and of the first quality only. WEDDING CAKES Made to order, in quality and workmanship unsurpassed in New Zealand. M'KENZIE'S MUSEUM, Established 1869, Contains the largest collection of New Zealand Fishes in the colonies. Birds, Insects, and othei objects of Natural History in great variety. lit preparation, and will be shortly exhibited, the Jaw Bone of a Whale, over 18 feet in length. In consequence of the great success of the Japan Turtle, further consignments of Japanese Curiosities are ordered, and are expected to arrive on Ist April next. Admission— ONE SHILLING. WHAT IS THE PEEMISSIVE BILL ? IT is a measure based upon the broad principle that the Liquor Traffic is inimical to the well-being of the nation, and its preamble sets forth that — " Whereas the common sale of Intoxicating Liquors is a fruitful source of Crime, Immorality, Pauperism, Disease, Insanity, and premature Death, whereby not only the individuals who give way to drinking habits are plunged into misery, but grievous wrong is done to the persons and property of Her Majesty's subjects at larpe, and the public rates and taxes are greatly augmented : and whereas it is right and expedient to confer upon the ratepayers of Cities, Boroughs, Parishes, and Townships the power to prohibit such common sale as afore* said." Its provisions would simply give effect to the public opinion of the country upon a traffic which is confessedly dangerous and difficult to control. It wonld give ratepayers the power to prohibit the traffic by a decided majority, a right confined at present to Licensing Magistrates and landowners, who seldom permit a public house to be licensed near their own dwellings, and who frequently exercise their power as landlords to prohibit them over large districts. Its principal clauses provide— L That any time after the passing of the Act, it shall be lawful for a given number of rate* 'payers in any Borough, Parish, or District, to require the Mayor or Overseers to take the votes of the ratepayers as to the propriety of bringing into operation the provisions of the Act.* IL That the Mayor or Overseers shall, on receipt of such requisition, cause voting papers to be delivered to, and collected from, all ratepayers within the district. UL That if, on examining these voting papers, it was found that two-thirds of those voting were in favor of the adoption of the Act, no license could be granted or renewed within that district after the term for which the license was current. It is therefore a Bill which could only come into operation when a' very large majority in any district were in its favor, and as a result would, after all, prohibit only a privileged monopoly. ALEX. HAY, R.S., Sons of Temperance. 'DAVID BONTHRON. W.S. Independent Order of Good Templars. •All details, such as the number required to sign the requisition, extent of the district, &c., j wonld be decided in Committee, after the general principle of the Bill had been accepted. A PAEA D O X To Sufferers. NERVOUSNESS. ITS NATURE AND CURE. What is Nervousness ? TABipiTS ANSWERS might be given to this question, according to the constitution and knowledge of the individual. Strong healthy persona, whether medically -educated or not, generally regard nervousness as more or less an "imaginary complaint;" it is sometimes only believed to be real when the patient is found to be dying or dead. The best answer to the question, probably, is this— NERVOUS NESS IS AH" UNNATURAL CONDITION OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. Sometimes this unnatural state is accompanied with considerable bodily weakness, loss of flesh and loss of strength ; bui in most cases there is in the earlier stages of ■ the disorder no outward sign of weakness. The sufferers are found in both sexes; they often have the; bloom of health upon the cheek ; they are surrounded by kind friends, yet existence to them has no charms, for they feel that they can* not enjoy it. Without intending it, they annoy other people about the merest trifles ; if they encounter some person unexpectedly they feel confused, afraid, and alarmed ; the heart beats violently, the hand shakes when writing, and the frliole. frame at times experiences a complete tremulousness. The intellect also is sometimes clouded, the memory fails, the judgment becomes indistinct, the will capricious and undecided, the taste vitiated, the imagination broods upon unpleasant topics, the spirits are either very low or very excited, the ordinary duties of life become burdensome, society is shunned, and business neglected. A STRANGE SPECTACLE.-It is certainly strange, but not the less true, that perfectly sane persons in the prime of life, with firm step and healthy countenance, may occasionally be met with, who, in spite of possessing all the advantages of education, religion, ample means, and land friends, nevertheless are victims of the nervousness above described; unhappy themselves, they render other people unhappy. Why if this? What cause has operated to change the cheerful, active, obliging, unsuspecting, and uncomplaining youth into the unhappy, drowsy, listless, suspicious, and gloomy misanthrope? Many causes, or one cause only, may operate to produce this sad state ? the cause may be either mental or physical, or both combined. ATTEMPTS TO CURE NERVOUSNESS by means of ordinary tonics have so frequently proved fruitless, that the leading physicians now for the most part recommend bygenic Beans, such as exercise in the open air, regular - habits, sea bathing, the cold bath friction ; change of air and scene, as in travelling. If all these fail, as they often do, what is to be done ? VriK ANSWERwiII be found by carefully perusing the FOLLOWING WORE. Ninth Edition, Fost Free, Is 4A. NERVOUS DEBILITY, ITS CAUSE AND CURE, With Plain Directions for Perfect Restoration to Health. Applications for a copy of the above work must be accompanied by the amount in New - Zealand or other stamps, also a properly directed envelope. Address— CHARLES SENNET, Agent, Brooklyn House, Flag-staff Gardens, Melbourne. TBE WEEKLY TIMES, THIS Journal is devoted to the interests of the Cotthtbt Sbttebbs, and already enjoys • most EzTXKfIiTS CrßCiriATlQjr throughout the Province