RASPBERRY VINEGAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 21, 26 January 1903, Page 3

RASPBERRY VINEGAR.

ITS POTENTIAL ENERGY. ' Ohiel,' in his weekly column in the Meibouroe Argus, writes as follows: ' The raspberry vinegar of commerce, writes afi expert who has fortifi <Tbim st-If with a perusal of the literature i sued by tha Board of Public Health, ' is a baverage which may be used either as a cooling summer drink or for blasting purpos s. Consisting, hs it does, to a large exUnt of aniline dye, skilfully blended with salicylic acid, it oiay be employed either at a Sundayschool treat or as a arising f-xplesive. Care should bs taken when administering it to young children and the aged, that an uodtrtaker is readily available, preferably by telephone. Persors prseeased by the alcoholic craving and those who complain that ordinary spirits lack thai pleasant pungency so agreeable to a di ordered palate, may fiul a delightful and stimulating change by resorting to raspberry vinegar, which corrodes the larynx, and ietnoves tbe lining of the throat p'eisictly and petmanently. Per poisoning dogs and cats raspto rry vinegar is ptobaMy unequalled, and rats, mice, ani o'her Household pests will dr p down dead if exposed even to the small of this useful decoction. Experitnen s are now in contemplation with tbe obj ct of ascertaining wh6tter this pipular article of commerce is likely to give good resulss as a means of rabbit extermination, and there is a well founded belief that grasshoppers which survive the fungus treatment, would succumb without a s'.ruggle to taspterry vinegar. Orchardists fire recommended to us i a weak sjlution of this favourite drink as a spray for the pmpo e of destroying phylloxera and the aphis. A wineglass full of raspberry vinegar and water, immadia'ely after a ptomainey ham sandwich may be confidently recommended as a -u e and speedy cure for every disease known to medio»l science.'