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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3187, 7 May 1879, Page 1

Insurance Companies NORTH BRITISH AND MER. CANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. i LONDON AND EDINBURGH. ! — '— ! Established 1809. j Incorporated by Royal Charter. ! Subscribed Capital £2,000,000 Paid-up Capital 250,000 Fire Reserve Fund ... £794,577 Fire Premium Reserve 302,671 Total Fire Reserves 1,097,248 Incomes of the Fire Department, Net Premiums and Interest 967,080 Fire Risks taken on Buildings and Property on Thames Goldfields at Lowest Rates. PBOMPI AND LIBEBAI. SKTTI.EMBNT3. THOMAS VEALE, Agent, Pollen Stbebt. 3374 mHE COLONIAL ." INSURANCE 1 COMPANY OF NEW ZBALAND. FIRE AND MARINE. Capital Two Millions. • Fire and Marine Bisks of every description accepted at Lowest Current Rates. Temporary Offices—Panama street. ■ I GEO. S. GRAHAM, , , General Manager.i - Wellington, June 5,1878. ( Agent for : the Thames— ' , ' WILLIAM CARPENTER, 2625 . Shortland. NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE ! COMPANY. | - PIEE AND MABINE, . EDWARD HONI-SS AGENT, , ' pollbn Btbbex and albbbt stbbbt, ! ! Thames. 2502 General Notices \ PURIRI MEnERAL W A^E R! BOTTLED AT THE COOL, SPARKLING AND EFFERVESCING, i S P BJTM 1 GI EQUAL TO THE MOST CELEBRATED EUROPEAN WATERS— j VICHY, FACHINGEN, KISSINGEN UNSURPASSED AS A SUMMER! BEVERAGE. I Drink Puriri Water! :- ■ •' ' AND '■'-.■ KILL INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA, GOUT am) RHEUMATISM. : ;; Extbact. —It belongs to the interesting 1 group of mineral waters known as the Alka-i line, such as Vichy in France, and Fachingen ; in Nassau; resorted to for ;the cure pf ; diseases of the digestive organs, of the kidney, and ■bladder, and for removing .constitutional tendency to gout. „ y , , . ; ; DR HEOTOR, Wellington. Analysisby MrSb:ex, Wellington.; ; Grains per gallon—Soda, 19901; potaahi 2587; lime, 11088; magnesia, 8008 ; iron, traces; " silicic.acid, 2772 ; sulphuric acid, '■2 f903,; carbonic aoid, 300-438; phosphbrio acid, traces ; chlorine, 13313; iodine, traces. Theae elements are probably combined as follows : — • '■'.'■ \ ■/ ■. Bicarbonate of soda ..-. 452 393; ditto ; of lime .... 28-505 ; l ditto of magnesia ,25625 , .' Chloride of sodium ... 21"938 : Sulphate of potash ..." 4 938 :„, ,' Sulphate of soda... ..; 0/940 . . Silica ... ... ... . 2-772; lodine of magnesium ' ... Traces Phosphate of soda : ... Traces MEDICAL TESTIMONY i ; : As. a pleasant, agreeable and' invigorating beverage; if; is unsurpassed ; as. a therapeutic agent we may confidently expect Puriri Water to be equally useful ;in all' cases in which European, waters would be prescribed; a« a stimulating alterative on th' c ■ digestiyo organs In sickness I have found it of; greatjvalue.- It is water which I would recommend jfre* .qaentit. MARTIN H. PAYNE, ■ . : ,.;■ F.C.S., L.R.C.P., M.R.aS.. Ifind it strongly alkaline, and as an antacid would be usefulin dyspepsia, gout, Jand rheumatism. When oharged with carbbnic acid it forms an agreeable effervescing drink. I have personally given the water a trial, and believe it will.prove valuable in cases such as those,above mentioned. ■-.■-■,, CHARLES F. GOLDSBRO, R.C.P. It promises to be" a most useful addition to the means of cure at the command;of persons affected by gout in its various forms. It is extremely palatable, and may be advantageously employed as a beverage by. all who are fond of a clear and sparkling; drink, i Its chemicalrconstitution strongly resembles the waters of Vichy, J, KILGO.UR, M.D. Puriri water,can be best compared in value to the celebrated waters of ■ Kiasingen in Bavaria, beneficially used in cases' of diseases of the digestive organs. iErated it is ft cooling and refreshing drink. . . . B. SOHWARZBAGH, M.D. ; All Orders from Steamers, Hotels; and Private Families promptly attended to. : . Delivered in Cases containing Five Dozen. l^° Office:— ;, POLLEN STREET, SHORTLAND, Opposite Sbortland Hotei. . ; Kelly and Fraser, PROPRIETORS. 3552