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Waikato Argus, Volume VI, Issue 450, 20 June 1899, Page 2

In a Fupplement to this issue will be found a full report of Mr Lang's speech, delivered at Te Awamutu last Friday. There will be no practice at the St. Andrew's choir this week. We remind members of the Milk Suppliers' Union that the annual meeting will be held at Ohaupo to-day. Mr F. W. JB. Greville, dairy expert, purposes being at Ohaupo to-day, and with the consent of the Waikato Milk Suppliers' Union will give an address on the dairy industry, the testing of milk, etc., and will be glad to answer any questions put to him. Mr W. J. Hunter will hold a clearing sale at Kihikihi to-morrow (Wednesday), when he will offer the whole of Mr C. Elmsley's choice young dairy cows, draught horses, farming implements, etc. Luncheon will be provided, and the sale commences at 12 o'clock. At the wind-up of the week's drill for the No. 1 company of the Waikato Mounted Rifles the noncommissioned officers and men preseuted the young lady waitresses at Mr Bettley's mess-room with a small present for their kind and obliging manner towards them. To-morrow (Wednesday) Messrs McNicol and Co. will hold a large clearing sale at the residence of Mr James Heat, near Huntly, when they will offer the whole of hie live and dead stock, etc. They will also offer at the same time and place a lot of cattle and horses ou ac count of various sellers. The sale will commence at 11.30 a.m. We have it on good authority that the Seventh Day Adventists are enquiring for land in the neighbourhood of Cambridge on which to erect a sanatorium, to be run on similar lines to the celebrated one at Battle Creek in America, which is renowned all over the world. We are told that one site h&s been offered as a gift, but have not yet heard if it is considered suitable. At the Hamilton Presbyterian Church ou Sunday evening the Rev. J. M. Mitchell delivered " Jtiis Word to Masters." He advocated the appliance of the golden "rule" by masters in their dealings with their employees, aud strongly denounced those employers who took advantage of their employees' circumstances in order to screw down their wages. Next Sunday the subject will be " A Word to the Pharisees of Hamilton." There was a large field at the hunt on Saturday, when the meet was at Broadmeadows g'ate. There were three good runs, the best being from Broadmeadows to Hannon's and then back to the starting point and over the gully to Bruntwood, where a kill took place in the ti-tree near the railway. There were several mishaps, but fortunately no serious damage was done. The first to come to grief was Mr Hannon who had a nasty fall from " Snider," then Mr Buckland and his nag had a little experience in a drain, and to finish Mr Hine and " Doubtful " had a roll together. The Cambridge team of footballers were entertained to dinner by Mr and Mrs Kerr at the Criterion Hotel, on their return from Hamilton on Saturday cveniug, together with a large number of their friends. Mr N. 1. Hunt occupied the chair, and after full justice had been done to the recherche repast, he spoke of the great support given to sport in Cambridge by the Host and Hostess of the Criterion after which he proposed the health of Mr and Mrs Kerr. We need not say it was heartily responded to and with musical honours ; indeed the chorus " they are jolly good fellows " and the cheers that followed lasted some time. " Observer " writes to the Evening Post as follows :—" On the night of 22nd 23rd June, (Thursday and Friday) there will be a total eclipse of the moon. The moon will be high up in the sky, so that, if the night be clear, all of interest will be well seen. The times for different parts of the eclipse are thus given in the Nautical Almanac:—First contact with penumbra (or half-shadow) 11 07 p m., 22nd June; first contact with (full) shadow, 0.2 a.m. ; 23rd June; beginning of totality, 1.02 a.m. ; middle of eclipse 1.47 a.m. These times are for an observer at the earth's centre, and require correction for perfect accuracy but they are near enough for us. An ordinary binocular will do well for observing and I intend to use nothing else." In the Fortnightly Review, a refugee named Tchertkoff unburdens his soul as to the absurdity of the Czar's proposals for universal disarmament, while Russia needs and uses a vast army to keep its own people in subjection. The writer marvels at the thoughtlessness of the English enthusiasts, who, without considering the real causes of militarianism, profess to believe that Avar can be abolished in existing circumstances by mere talking, and imagine that such a movement can be headed by the autocrat of a country he describes as :—"Russia, with a savage Government, corrupted to the very marrow of its bones, oppressing to the utmost the meek working people, and systematically trampling down any slightest shoots of independent thought and effort; Russia, ruled by a lawless band of mercenary officials, screened behind the back of a dummy sovereign, who, bound hand and foot, occupies the falsest and most helpless position imaginable ; Russia, where the blood has not yet dried on the ground from the brutal flogging of thousands of defenceless and righteous men, tortured simply because they object to >var." The prize of 5000 francs for the best decade of hygienic maxims offered by Hachetto nt Cie, of Pans, has been awarded to Dr Decornet, of Forte-sur-Aube. There were some five hundred competitors. The most effectual rules for preserving health, moral and bodily, according to Dr Decornet are the following:—(1) General Hygiene: Rise early, go to bed early, and in the meantime keep yourself occupied. (2) Respiratory Hygiene : Water and bread sus f ain life, but pure air and sunlight are indispensable for health. (5) Gastrointestinal Hygiene : Frugality and sobriety are the best elix.r for i long life. (4) Epidermal Hygiene : Cleanliness preserves from rust; the best kept machines last longest. (5) Sleep Hygiene: A sutlloiency (f rest repairs and strengthens ; too much rest weakens and makes soft. (6) Clothes Hygiene : Ho is well clothed who keeps his body sufficiently warm, J safeguarding it from all abrupt changes of temperature, while at the same time maintaining perfect freedom of motion (7) Houso Hygiene: A house that is clean and cheerful makes a happy home. (8) Moral Hygiene: The mind reposes and resumes its edge by means of relaxtion and amusement, but excess opens the door to tho passions, and these attract the vices. (0) Intellectual Hygiouo: Gaiety conduces to love of life, and love of life is the half of health; on the other hand, sadness and gloom help on eld ago. (10) Professional Hygiene : Is it your brain that fiedsyou? Don't allow your arms aud your legs to become anky losed. Dig for a livelihood, but don't omit to burnish your intellect and elevate your thoughts.

Spiritualistic circles in America are much exeroised over an incident which occurred at Washington recently, when the death of Mr John Sherman, ex-Secretary of State, was reported on apparently good authority, but, as it turned ouc, erroneously. A leading spiritualist in that city was holding a seance, during which the spooks of several more or less well-known deceased ptoplc, and relatives of the believe-s piesent, attended. Some made themselves manifest in an exceedingly dimly - lighted room, and others made their revelations by means of the medium. The crowning event of the evening, however, was when the spiritualist materialised the spirit of Mr Sherman. The supposed soul of the ex-Secretary _of State appeared, and told the meeting how pleased he was to be ia heaven, which was a beautiful place. The spiritualised gentleman remembered his colleagues in Washington. He politely smt his compliments to Mr M'Kinley, and desired to be remembered to other members of the Adtniaistration. He next wrote a message on a slate, the writing being, it is said, an excellent imitation of Mr Sherman's caligraphy. Naturally all present were greatly edified at what they had seen and heard at the seance, and went away deeply impressed, Next morning they learnt that Mr Sherman had not died. His spirit, therefore, could not have been materialised or brought from heaven, and they now threaten to sue the medium as an impostor.