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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8028, 15 January 1906, Page 4

Where Violins are Hade. The only place in the world where violinmaking mny be said to constitute the staple industiy is Markneukirehen, in Saxouv, with its numerous surrounding villn«es. There are altogether about 15.0U11 people in this district engaged exclusively in the manufacture of violins. The inhabitants, from the small boy and girl to the wrinkled, greyheaded veteran and aged grandmother, are constantly employed making some part or other of this instrument. To Wash China Sill;— Examine the article and if there arc any specially soiled or gieasy spots, clean with benzine applied with a piece of flannel. Prepare a lather of soap jelly and warm water, and, when it is just lukewarm, plunge the garment into it, sousing it up and down and nibbing it till clean, liinse in clean water a little cooler, then again in still cooler water, and so on till the litul ruining is made in quite cold water. Squeeze the garment as dry a? possible in a wringer, then roll lightly in a cloth, and leave for an hour, when it will be rea ly to iron. Iron on the wrong side. About Ambergris. A hundred pounds of ambergris has been seized in the Yukon district, a:; ntolcu pro pcrty. .The appraised value is 111 an ounce, or £9,000 for the hundred pounds. A hundred pounds of pure gold would be worth mtich less than that, '"-.n'oergrU is scarcer than gold, ft is more t? an ujieerlain quantity. It is harder to llnd, and harder to transport. It is found Uoating in lumps in the ocean, and occasionally in ihe intestines of the spermaceti whale. There are, however, lew sperm whales available, and the lumps of ambergris have been growing scarcer as the whales have decreased. How the Octopus is Caught. The octopus is very largely used as an article of food in Southern Italy. Its long tentacles ire cut transversely," so that, when served at table, they have the appearance of rings. The lish when taken by day, are lured from the crevices of the rocks by a piece of red flannel at the end of a, bamboo, which they attempt to grasp, ami .Miey arc then speared with a trident. At j;;:;ht an iron cradle with a bright llmse of resinous wood is fixed to the bows of ihe boat. This attracts the fish, and leads him to his doom. Those fires are now Ming entirely superseded by acetylene ga';, and the catches are so enormous as to ihrcatcn the octopus with destruction. Chinese Smartness. The editor of the " Chinese Daily World," published in Hati i'raneisco, while retaining all the characteristic reticence of his lace, nevertheless, rather cicvcr at repartee. Quite recently a rather dapper young fellow called at the " World " ofiice to sell a certain grade of paper. The editor affects the American style of dress, and the paper traveller, thinking he would be clever, opened the conversation by impudently asking : " What kind of a 'nese are you—a Japanese or a Chi# cse?" The editor smiled blandly, and with A courteous bow retorted : " Before I answer your inquiry, will you kindly inform me the kind of a key you are, and tell me if you are a monkey, a donkey, or a Yankee 1" The elever young man's answer is not recorded. Acrobatic Japanese Firemen. Britain of the East is one of the most enterprising countries on the face of the globe, and that enterprise rapidly brings the Japanese up to date in all their industries and pursuits. They even eiccl us in some things, and as the small and wiry Japanese is without equal as an acrobat and gymnast, the excellence of the life-saving section of the tire brigades of the country can readily be understood. A photograph depicted some of the trained men exhibiting their skill and strength on the top of tire ladders, while around were crowded other members of the force, and a deeply interested public. The perching of one of the men and the display of descending a ladder head downwards of another are feats scarcely likely to commend themselves to out heavily-booted and uniformed tire fighters, but with all their cleverness and agility it is probable that their record of lire-saving ii far behind the English Fire brigades; but our Japanese rivals have some advantages and some disadvantages when compared with English firemen, for most of the houses are only one storey high, which makes their work easier; but, again many of the liomes are ol wood and fibre, which lcarei little to be desired if one wonts » good fin and a rapid one,

and Bronchitis CONTAINS NO OPIATE QUIETS THE COUGH. IMPROVES THE BREATHING. Angier's Emulsion has a peculiar soothing and healing effect upon the throat, lungs and air passages. It soothes the inflamed mucous membrane, relieves the cough and breathing, and makes expectoration easy and free from effort. Angier's Emulsion quickly overcomes an ordinary "cold." It immediately relieves the frequent dry, hacking cough, and allays the sense of constriction and rawness in the throat and chest. For those who are subject to bronchitis or to bronchial asDhma it is an especial boon; it always affords relief, and frequently effects a complete cure. It is equally good for the cough of chronic bronchitis with profuse expectoration, the dry, harsh throat cough, and lor the irritating, laryngeal cough of influenza. Pleasant to take, it promotes appetite, aids digestion and builds up strength, (<n reditu of pi. for Mention this paper. THE ANGIEK CHEMICAL CO., Lid., 7 barrack St., Sydney, N.SAV, j AngierlsE (PETROLEUM WIT Of Chemists and Drug Stores everywlier Anger's Emulsion disappointment or v WJTH HYPOPHOSPHITES.)

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