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Temuka Leader, Issue 2003, 4 February 1890, Page 3

An inquest was held at Grisborne on Friday into the cirunistances attending the death of a Native child, eight months old. 'ihe relatives thought it was suffering from dysentery, and took it to Palmer, a herbalist, whq gave it three doses of medicine in one hour. Shortly afterwards the child looked bad, and they took it to Dr Innes, where it died. Dr Innes and Dr Pollen deposed they could find no cause of death. The child was well nourished and healthy, and there were no signs of dysentery. They thought that death must haye resulted from narcotic poisoning. Palmer said he gave the child essence of aniseed and tincture of cloves and cinnamon, but nothing poisonous. The inquest was adjourned for the analysis of the stomach. It is calculated that a range of rnoitntains consisting of 176 cubic miles of solid rock falling into the sun would only maintain the heat for a single second. A mass equal to that of the earth would only maintain the heat for 98 years, and a mass equal to i that of the sun itself falling into the sun would afford 33,000,000 years of i sun heat.