News Items

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4438, 20 July 1909, Page 1

News Items

Every second the eaitli moves 19 miles.

The Abyssinian wife is the head of the house.

In England births outnumber deaths by five to three.

There are. 39 miles of books on the shelves of the British Museum.

In the last half-century Japan has recorded more than 27,000 earthquakes. Within the last 13 years every Japanese city of any importance has established an electric tramway line.

The Turkish Sultan possesses a solid gold throne, studded with no less than 10,000 pearls as big as filberts.

Out of : ; a willow-tree in Thames Ditton, Surrey, can be seen growing a gooseberry bush, a currant bush, ant an elder** berry tree. In a flying machine canable of travelling 80 miles an hour, practically the whole of Europe would be within a day’s, journey of Berlin.

A Bavarian peasant who had never before seen a telephone was so terrified by hearing his son’s voice speaking to -him that he died of fright at Munich. ■-

Nasal Catarrh or Cold in the head—with all its disagreeable symptoms—may be quickly relieved and cured by u Nazol.” It is simple in use,' powerful in action, and harmless to the patient. It is worth trying, ,because it represents the latest advance in medical science. Eaoh bottle contains 60 doses, and is sold by chemists and stores at 1 s 6d per bottle.

An instrument which, it is claimed, will give warning of impending earthquakes.has been invented by Father Maccioni, director of the Seina Observa - tory.

■ The earth’s atmosphere extends some' 40 miles in height, but becomes, at only a few miles from the earth’s surface too thin to support any form of animal life.

Taxi-cabs will soon carry an. instrument which will automatically indicate at what speed the vehicle is travelling. Shoul l the speed exceed 20 miles a 1 hour a bell will riug.

Every guest at a Norwegian wedding brings the bride a present. In many parts a keg of butter is the usual gift, and if the marriage takes place in winter, salted or frozen meat i • offered.

Influenza often leads to 1 ronclrtis. When the first signs ( f influenza appear —such as throat irritation, phleem, dullness of the eyes, thrill less across the chest—don’t Ik s tate, but get a bottle of u Nazol.” It is wonderful how speedily Nazol ” gives relief and cures. Eich hot'le contains GO doses, and is sold by chemists and stores at isGd per bottle.