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The tragic story of a girl who studied too hard was told Dr. R. M. Beattie, superintendent 01 the Auckland Mental Hospital, at St. Andrew's Ilall recently, when prizes were distributed to pupils at St. Cuthbert's College; ''i J v:zes." he said, "should be given only to who are physically, as well as intellect rally, capable. A girl in endeavoring to secure a prize or a scholarship is very apt on occasions to study too hard, with the result that she ruins her health. An instance of this kind, came to my notice about 21 years ago. A girl wcSi a junior, and a year later a senior, scholarship. Congratulations were showered upon her on all sides, and her friends urged her to go on with her studies. She worked at her studies seven days a wt'ek,. and often started them at four in the morning and completed them very late at night. I found the girl was determined to win. In another year she gained a University scholarship. Two years later she came under my care hopelessly insane. The test to be applied as to whether a girl is studying tod much is: Does she sleep wMI, does she eat well, is she looking well, and is she feeling well. If not, her studies should be curtailed. THE GERMS OF CEREBROSPINAL MENINGITIS are stated by the Director of the' Bacteriological Laboratory of the University to Melbourne to be quickly destroyed by eucalyptus. SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT ivas proved at the Supreme Court of Victoria to possess far greater antiseptic power than the common eucalyptus oila and so-called extracts. Therefore, if you are not particular about your health you use any sort of eucalyptus; if you are—you use only SANDER'S EXTRACT, 3 drops on sugar. It protects you not oily from meningitis, but from all other infectious diseases; scarlet fever, measles, influenza, typhoid, diphtheria, small-pox, etc. SANDER'S EXTRACT is the strongest and safest antiseptic, and it" curative qualities have bee.n demonstrated to ke genuine and lasting—it not only disinfects, hut stimulates and gives new vigor to diseased parts. Ulcers, peisoaed wounds, chilblains, inflamed skin art quickly cured by SAUCER'S EXTRACT,

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Taranaki Daily News, 17 December 1915, Page 4

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359

Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 Taranaki Daily News, 17 December 1915, Page 4

Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 Taranaki Daily News, 17 December 1915, Page 4

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