The Flower Queen.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2978, 16 August 1888, Page 3

The Flower Queen.

" The Flower Queen" is the lnlcss '■ attraction in Jlastcrton. This delight, ful sensation was played at the Theatre Eoyitl on Thursday mul Friday nights on a scale of unparalleled magnificence, and was a coruscating mtcccss (vide Webster), Before the Queon was inflicted 011 an unsuspecting audience, three gentlemen sang solos, so as to get the people's teeth 011 edge. The scenery ■ is said to have been superb, and the korovements effected by tho enterIpng Mr Coker (who will stand for Parliament nest election), in the stage, met with the entire approval of everybody, Wbat a local paper calls the " Mngio Ui'ush" of Mr Bradford converted a stago from a howling wilderness into a charming grotto, where beautiful young persons of the female gender, disguised as flowers, disported themselves; and bought extra copies of the,local papers next day to read their names in print. One thing 1 don't understand; one of the papers, after referring to the beauty of tho young persons beforo mentioned, gives credit to the lady who " moulded this raw material into a very fine musical instrument," "liaw material!" Yo gods! Tho same critic (who must bo a single man) lets it go thuswise anent the rose:—" SI;;.- sang without effort right from the chest, and the brilliancy : of her rendition was the themo of general remark," Tho innocent man : apparently went expecting to hear singing from the feet!—N.Z, Mail.

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' A Substitute for Alcohol,

In the Therapeutic Gazette, ])r Joseph 1!. Burroughs, of Manchester N,Y. recommends the employment of nitro glycerine as a substitute for alcohol. Ho states that some time ago, whilst using nitro glycerine in a caso of angina pectoris, and watching its wonderlully stimulating effect on the heart and blood vessels, it occurred to him that it might be advantageously employed iu many diseases in place of alcohol. At first he was unwilling to rely on it solely, but as he became more fully acquainted with its effects lie began to realise that as a heart stimulant it was far superior to brandy, Alcohol in its effects on the system is classed with chloroform and ether. All ■ three produce first a period of excitement, followed by unconsciousness. In the case of chloroform and ether tho second stage is quickly reached, so that jtofore readily available as anssthe- - IMP With alcohol the first stage is of longer duration, the second effect not being apparent unless large quantities are taken • so that it is generally employed as a stimulant to the heart and circulation. Nitro glycerine possessing this stimulating effect in a pre-eminent degree, may be given with confidence whenever the administration of brandy is indicated. Its advantages are, in the first place, that a vory small quantity is required, ono or two drops of the 1 per cent solution being equivalent to one ounce of brandy; secondly, that it is tasteless, colorless, and practically odorless; thirdly, that it acts immediately and without any appreciable interval, and finally, tlmt it is not likely to induco a crav ing for alcoholic stimulants. An extonsive experience has. shown that it is of great value in tho stock resulting from accidents, in the nai and faintness following surgicalnperations, in tho failuro of tho , heart's aclion due to the administration of ohloroform, in opium poisoning, fftsthma, hysterical aphonia, and tho collapse of typhoid and other fevers. Dr Burroughs gives a detailed account of a number of cases in which ho has employed it in the manner indicated. The Lancet says tho suggestion is a good one, and will probably bo extensively adopted.

Butter Returns,

The Sefton correspondent of tho Lyttelton Times writes:—Tho proposed dairy factory at Sefton is not making much progress. I expect it is facing an unseen opposition. I well remember trying to get the returns of butter for the Government in this district, and the rebuffs I met; in fact it was unobtainable. Hero are some out of tnauy instances:—Housewife No. 1: " Beally I could not tell you how much butter I make; we eat a lot, and the ratis'nt much—leastwise nothing to

, be put down." No. 2: "It's little I (jwnake if anything, but I can get As lew shilling from my butter without my man knowing it. No; I will . not tell you for fear anybody should know." No 3: "What do you want to know for 1 I would like to see any man interfering with how muoh butter I make.. 1 think you had better mind your own business. lam surprised at your impudence. Good day." And now arises.the question in the farmers' " homes—ls tho wife to take the milk to the creameries or tbo husband '! Are tlie duties of thqiljouse to bo neglected twice a day or tjie farm J This bccuis a littlo matter at first sight, but it is an important one, and 1 fancy I hear tho husband deciding: "We will go on as we have done. What with neglecting duties and wasting time it vould't profit us. You can still get a bit or two of clothes without missing it, and it's only natural that when I'm up at the creameries I would meet my f mates and spend a lot, Besides the ■ losai.when I got homo I'd get " particnfll"