£8,000 Worth of Medicine Sold in Newcastle.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3299, 3 September 1889, Page 2

£B,OOO Worth of Medicine Sold in Newcastle.

New Zealand, it appears, is not the only place where quacks can fiud dupes. The Newcastle 'Leader' reports tho " farewell" that one "Sequah," the "Prairie Flower"medicine man, took of Newcastle on • Saturday, St, George's Hall, the largest roofed space in the city, went likoafair at both afternoon ami evening ilev6os, the attendance at night being phenominal, even in a city where large gatherings if people .are common, The immense disposal of medicine was no less extraordinary, and it is calculated that he must havo sold something like £B,OOO worth during his three weeks stay in New. castle. A crowd of two or three thousand well dressed people waited to the end, when "Sequah," on standing up (us he remarked) to say " Good-bye," was enthusiastically applauded and chewed. Ultimately a crowd of men seized the shafts, and, taming the huge machine containing the hand," Seqiiah," his manager, and Indians,set off with it into the streets, led by a workman who had regained theuso of his limbs by "Sequah's" treatment, Thousands followed this veritable " triumphal ear" to tho dispensary at 41 Percy ssreet. Tho conmotion between ten and eleven o'clock created unwonted excitement in the principal thoroughfares, The band played ' AuldLang Syno 1 in Percy street, and also, 1 God Save the: Queen,' There was great cheering, and while" Sequah" drovo off in » cab, the band was dragged home in the car by the populaco, The editor ' states that he has received a number of letters, somo anonymous and soma signed, for and against " Sequah." One letter signed " M.D." makes the ' point that "it is high timo that th» supporters and managers of our medical charities should ascertain to whom they are' giving gfatutious relief. Persons who aro able and williug to pay 4s and more for patent medicines are, in my opinion, not lit objects for oharity," Tho champion washenvomonof Franco and Switzerland have had a prize conteat at Bonvoret, on the shores of Lako tlonova. Tho honours wore awarded to Mile, Lofovre, a Parisian washlady, who is nineteon years of ago. To provenb dissapointmeiit, let it bo noted that tho Shall has adopted tho stQve.pipo of civilisation, and will probably wear a silk hat in Englond. Ho discarded the Persian bonnet of astrachan and the aigretto of diamonds on tho Continent.

A ram belonging to Dr. Stone, of Laporo County, Mich., has boon dis tingiMhing himself by yioldim; thirtyeight and a quarter pounds of wool at tho single clip. This almost equals tho famous •' Derby ram" that was sung ' . about fifty years ago. J Tho salo of; Maharajah Dhuleep i Singh's jewels commenced in I'aria on June 21, Tho highest bid, il,loof was mado for a beautiful ring, consisting of three largo Oriental rubies , and fonr diamonds, mounted a giono. Tho first days salo realised 4G,flß(if, Tho Canadian Legislature has struck a vein of economy. It lias discharged a chaplain whoso salary is 400do1s per yenr, but resolutoly maintains its dignity by maintaining an usher of tho black llod atl32dols, An exciting seeno was witnessed at the Alhambra Theatre (London) on Juno 27, One ot tiio chief items on the programme was a ballet 'lreue, 1 in which Mdllo Angelina Spotti takes tho chietpart, At a quarter past nine the ballet had commenced, Mdlle Spotti was covered by her attendants coryphees with a clotli painted to represent a rock, By somo unoxplained means tho lady s dress caught firo. and she rushed off the atago all inflames, in full view of a crowded house. Tho members of the ballet also fled panic stricken in the opposite direction, and tho ttago mti lelt empty, except for the presence of & "demon," who seemed paralysed at the j si»ht of tlio flamea, and unable to moro.<A Most of the audicneo roso to their fcot x and a rush to tho doors seemed imminent, when the band struck up a lively air, and the incipient panic was allayed. Tho curtain was lowered, and after s short intpml tho inanagor appeared and announced Mdlle Spotti was only slightly bnrned. She was, howevor, too nervous to appear, and tho piece would go on without her. This was received with cheers, and tho ballet proceeded.