GENERAL NEWS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 21 January 1913, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS

j THE HOUSE OF DI VINE WISDOM. J Some may have wondered who was the St Sophia who gave her name to the great church at Constantinople, jit is not named after a saint at all, .its correct designation, Agia Sopliia, meaning "House of Divine Wisdom." According to traditions an angel .inspired this name. Shortly after the foundation of the church had been laid by Justinian a boy" set to watch the workmen's tools wa-s visited by a celestial figure, with wings reaching to heaven. "Go and tell the Emperor," commanded the angel, "that this church is to be named 'lhe House of j Divine Wisdom.' " and on hearing jthe boy's story Justinian obeyed the angelic command.

A HEALTH SUNDAY. A proclamation lias been issued by .Governor G6lquitt, of Texas, declar- ! ing that a day in the year shall bo set apart upon which the people -s'luvll be asked "to give consideration to the condition of their own health and the health of their families, to a study of t the public health of the cities in which they live, and to consider means for te prevention of (lisease." Tn pursuance of this proclamation the people were called upon to attend Divine Service on a day designated "Health and Hospital Sunday." whereat discourses on public health subjects would be delivered by the clergy in the churches,- and the publip mind thereby directed to .such matters sini-ultaneou-sly on one day in the year; ! EXPERIENCE WITH SNAKE. I At Wagra Park, the homestead of Mr H. H. Pearre, a snake earned much excitement one day last week, happily without any serious results (says a message to the "Sydney Daily Telegraph)' Ella, a little daughter of the station owner, when playing with the other children, in one of the nooms, picked up- a large doll, when a snake fell from the doll's dress, and glided to an infant of Mr and Mrs Edmonds, of 'Ballarat. who were spending a holiday at the station. The snake railed around the baby, which was sitting on a rug, and raised its head in a threatening attitude. The mother, hearing the cries of the children, ran into the room, and seeing the state of affairs, collapsed. Little Ella pluckily kicked at the head of the snake, which uncoiled and in the excitement got away. Careful examination of the baby showed that the child had escaped' all injury.