MISCELLANEOUS.

Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 423, 2 February 1875, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

M'isMn dres<»«». evpn of the. m »at delicate colors, cm h-cleaut-d in ten minu»<-8 or aqu irt er of an hour, wt>i<oiit Idh'iij then* color Melt halt a po'inl of soap in a gillon of «»»T; empty it into a was 1 m.z-tub ; pl<C j ne»r two other I irtre tub* nf clean wat^r, a*id str it into a q'liri of oran Put the muslin in the 8 >ap : itirn it ov<t, an I i.ni-ad it a •ew minute-* ; cq-j >pz •it out well, but do not wnn it, lest it e^f torn ; rmic :t about q'it< klv m the b an fora couphof ininut'B. Ri se it again well for a couple of miitut. b*iii clean water. Squi-ez^ <>ut dry and hang it betv>e n 'two lines. A H''Br, div day nhouid be chos -n to wash muslin dieses. H»lf-a»doz n••ay be done in Mi* wiv mha fin hour. Tlie lust rinse may be pr p»r din the sune way hs tlie rinses for woollen fabrics. ACO oivd pattern on a wlntr ground must be blu«» I, T*\e brau may here nedisp'iiwl with. Wen the dre-a in dv, makeithp a' irc'i ; ' for a colored muslin whi'e starch, and, unboiled, Hut M.ade' « vii * boiling wnter. in bet-t for muslin dret»-es\ Stir the BtHrc,h. wi'h the end of a wax can He ; d.p t it* dr?na ; han; it dirtinto dry. Whpn Irv, rina i q ucLlv ami tlior >ug'iU in clpiu wit-r: hitiii it to dry n.ain ; S|>itnklt*' and r «11 it up; afi r ar 1« iron it wit > .vei y dot irons. v lHot ir>na keep Btn<c i B'itF This m si> q alter ctarching is o d c.l cleart .rchint! ; none of the stifFm-M, but much -if the tin liht. luiesa, i» removed in tin* way. The ndvHiitaije of tliu« el aniwu dre^Hp* ins'ea.l of «as!iin>^ t lit in if> — rirst if colored, the. proce^ ih so rtpid that tht-re h not tun* fi>r the cul >rij to run; S"<vmdlv, the fnhiii- is not rubhed, »»nd tht-ref<»ri* nof at rained and worn ouf ; tMii-dlr, the prnc©-e saves no«rlv I 1 labor, and aso q>ii<-k)r done tint any la-lv rniy ma .a^** it « r herself in the absence of a laundiy-inaid or a lalj'» m«id. lhe Lancet «<iy«: — About this apason of the vv p *r we co wmiriilv i*-c«i*e vh i >uh c »nimljmcaiion-«, some nskinu for nn I others tendering a Irice tr> A\v publio aa to.tlie bent/ method of avoiding BU'ia'mkA Ttie< neceß-wy preeautiondi are, >ifter all. auc'i hi common *pnip would dictate. Temper ate livinL', li^ht and loose clothing, proper protection (or the hiad, a cold Hath in the momirnji.&'id theavoi lance ot th,»t excitiible fiiwsine-'* a^ to the|ln'4tx>f t)«e weather vrhic > *o irmnv peri<o >s fxhihit *o the inc|pH»<e of t heir o«n and other people's discomfort V ritible jraai-a of do occur in this eountrv, of but t*ie m Jon*.y otsuch attack^, « hen fat'il, a>e prohiblv attn^utabl*' io t lie combined efT cr of hett and I inguor, and ioine pre elating nffecfion nf tlie (".rculwtory or respiratory ortfun*. A c indi'ion which is in re allied tn fainting than sun-tr »k«<, whia i uny o^erttk". those who encoume^ heat and fatiijue, with lout; tnterv*lof ab-<tinenp • from tpod ; and the sune thing is very apt to follow in those prr-pti> who harp deranged th«jir digestion ami overOvlpd th#w systems by a course of dinners, Y> ng hn 1 healthy men do not require any ntunulir.t*,' they cm refresh and cool themselves wuh any icwd no» alcoholic i dnnk*. or with iced i«lai - et- and *ater. A /reat detiii.'fa'u n is a re illy paatablf and cno l bey- ra^e fee f-'m alco'iol. Al'er d»y i.n 1 hot B^>i»oih, when ohole \o an! f biile com plauits are 'ike y to 7 occur, many persons befcin to m*nifmt a hy.lr ijihobia without any Hntece <eni bitf of a rabid djp;», tor t 1 cv aye not at all conn* 'ent as to the qu»d ty of my drinking water, pyen if it were proonr«ble in a fV^sh pleasant utate at refreslimenf r< otns. In thecaieof im(idle-ai;efa an I nldf-r men, who, lr<>m being occupied in to*n. a^e v rf apt to absUi'i from taking anything durtn: the day, »#i~ 1 to forj/«t perhaps, that tlieir ap eti'e far break'a-^t in iiof weather is Kinall, we think a very light mid day meal or Mndwioh, with some iced claret and (Water, or, in cas-s of feeble health, or where extra fatigue^is jundertakei, sum* i stimulant in the ahap* of •herry, or oren brandy an i nod ■ water is a.ivisable. Of one thing, however, *« are sur—«i hat the fr«q>ient recourse »»ry <Nmtll-^<o*ca of a oo>»ol in h variety of shapes is bad. The results aohieved by adrertising are wonderful. Toil i V: ver see a man who has copv m P"P* ( ' adrertwini in real earnest leave off. It la only his claims pro minently and persistently before t'»»> publio that anal vertiser can hope to bucoet'd. We liitp known tome wonderful things done by advert isements, but cunnot •>iy that so altikirg an instance of the powvr of %n advertisement ever came under our notice a»th« one we at c -about to relate. , Tip American paper Irom whioh we quote saya : — *' A family in Florida lost a lutle boy. and ariveiticed far^iin in a ttailj papttr. Tliat very afternOm an allijutor crawled up out of the swamp, and died on thefr&nt dooV»t«p. In his'itbmaoh were found -a, hatujjul of redj hair, some bine bo'tona,-*-* pa^r of boot heeU, a glaas alley, » pair of check pants., and a piper trolla^ and the newspaper teaming tbo advertieemant. O omit§« the announcsmMtt did it ". : A curioui incident (aayi th« Otago times). bwt been th£* meant of showing how very, rapid is the grjo*'&b of 't £ brown trout iv New Zealand atr. ama. Last a numbir ' ot these Heh, alxlutgix we«ks old, wtreprad-d in the Ku^-, wao, a fine »treatn in th« Pop tuaoa distiict. jFrom rime Vt jtiroe they have been observed by Mr P. Rdberts, w~hose' 'station is in that neighbourhood, but until jlatcly he has bad no opportunity of aaoert^inin^ the aim to which they have attune,!, A fa« day* a«;o Air hob' r a tioii o<l av>-rv lar^e t^-it'k shng--» bird sel.lom *q*m iv the «(i6WiCir~ cha»i q aometuiug in tho river in front of his house He W.ik on. his gun, and as t>tu> hi d appears t above waVr ht' C.cd. kilJing tJie brd znA at, the »A nt ti»a> ajfine trout, 15 iu<;h«w ioug, and weighi"g throo oia pound.

Italian on tioi. It 18 t*T6n dfitUtu, show that t[\ enjoyell have ' y.»nd Jwhich % P'pha^s bfivo^( x<juN«te aorU v exi.fcv'ag nt iWrH^ » hose wr ' >os ■|i leadline ( , u , the moft fleflri. d nnid, fWN&Jfttt^ — on* w .ich it partly serfauarr^ nil intellectual, ancf'of wh>d# tfttom % i« in direct proportion only to 3ulttv*iet^w!tyiiy***r« ( aa« •nftit and etnotiontl Mweeptitylitv, jL'SHtfied in th* \u -t of reason, I'«Hin_ opera it roonM ro|jHind_ eTrn **i At nVsVitVxiiiifl at* thet« rv peni>fie"jjpr r-tt ionul co|n ri-nee. i linir'a br*>n'ith hevond Which ecnfipU whirling in fra*nrn'arv fas .ion into thtrabyrs osHp»t homage pimwime. A-'-fi^'mhlP "''"HiiT-P i_'jAlillL IBL Pltft&J) nn P rf P"™ 1 ' 0 " * n d ••'t •own in tin o|,era notice while t lie Rpf>jpen» of a l>i hat rung v »«* tfoirtt; on— h ten* s'Hbfftil to «J*»<h, Hn d dyng Hhnnrh'ff'i • n »f imiK^ttl ?»> »c «#»omH t*« tf.e ot|»i' ity 0 «n rgtn ' \U,,- ; v<fc^«-l r« prima dniar-vng about *ih Kta c in i c v-vv? eeinaev of ijfibl idfUft/ 4f»_v-«t **• i *; a ) z n ortw')j}(J.>ok<-r^on f wlo off r the <n m n|£jtt an.l the dv no 'ittrNh irn. hub who minply '" s>il#^||W»f'id '' an d 'i i«r, w'ulo before Jhem h»c> or, Afire© t-co;© n<M«n- »n« give Imm clrw H|) to ffdllmiiV^l^brmsf, *» J Mowmj? »«^ t thu iiDin^. a no-'g wn-ttn, i.erc'i^i'K I*.1 *. o jiiarv b *Hts iheV*"* 1 * wi li n Irt'lle ftu-li ; nrtii v«'t in->rp wi.nlerfif'l, tijo-t w.iul^fui «f all, n v-ist (i^einb'Ha;", dr^r«Bt'«l o ■ jmrpogf in their b-st r« otlie-t. look-d«ywn uik)u He neeiie wit^ birftibhe^ mter. «t , h-im! wlien (lip cols- mo,. s — 'or noiue it i*. hot oticfM-tin« tii<«l^ahl" «or^ be tig h«ar«J by any cr^n»»r^'pre-« nt— hieuk t«>rt'i ino nuch »-x mvHßont und tuniul'ona rxi>ie-Bi"ii« of leliuht us lih nfVi'f fan liHve lieaid htUuv ('or tt w rt*'i arkrtb'e t' at nomici ou'hurMtPiJ Hn>l n<anif<'i«tly aoul reie<i t? a ip!ftii*p iB urtvtti tiie in >*' a.ltnirn* pH^a*-** i • « '•" r " e op^rn, i» plifjiifl bv ant. other »ct done in edrn--t or p»*rforme i in inaki- b-lieve b\ any luin^n i-rciture on my 't'«»r • •rOmion, or in a'ly ol her pi ico whnip\ei), t'ne r< a-<oii ible ht>m ', hpiint; thifl Bp«ctrtrle set before hi<» iinpr> patfti. Un« tutored eyes— wrmld lip not any t' at tlieae peopli*, prnna donna, ti nor, c mm-, fi I<H r". nnd fiild eec, wei« uta i— a ' Inn «tifi» tnt." tli»<r P — Ph* (Jatazy. The Pall Malt Gazette ..I Oduher 26 (r ( p. iv. dby Supz imh I) rtjo ts il'P mil winn rn-r. h ard .it the Chah.Jl PlcC un mi Situida\,tliH 24t'i October :- Ap< C(iTriiufc naoie I L)in-u Marlon, wh" Mimmoned b-foi. fl)ok^Ye ma«ii* rit>, f.»r iiejleeting to nend h--r win, Hge 9\to p#wv)l. Tiere was no nuai-.ike a-* to Mr-* Mn\lou' mVi — n lepd. slie atlTiftffl it : ami lifr i'a r-m-'iil i- '»■ terf'tinj? na niiiA'rtitiiig the co?itri»rine-<s of tlip po >r whe ♦ liey (»r onl\ a-k^l to ntnrve th<»m«plr<'3 mij fheir la mil for « g^ent public benefit. Mm Maylon has, «he •• font rhilHren to sui'P"' 1 <ut of her enrniiiLß h» a woman. B>e h very dis'itu'r, an', to enable lie* brpwri for her children, *lie is ••om|ielleii to k.ei> t | hoy in qi »tion nt h m* to nurge the bnb\. She wi^ ; i to d^fv tii j S-hool B> Til atithoi itict", and t -pn>U hpr phil'lren to sclio »l a^ often h* >he chii : aAs, whnt is »c to do? S,e is uwjire, perhap^ bfit^r, tlmt phiCition \* nod for lier clul.lren : but «pc the n ft*>iivp Minplv to stop nt homf hi r-t-lt n hem to w'ninl ? I she cimld wvirk. m<d iid not illoving her cliiUn-n t.i st«'Ve, 8 c woull be |n t'lpr^fore c'ie eh HIB-8 h^t »U>' con id-rx to be il j efil, and ke^ps oni j o her c nldreii ai home <o U \>w intiiin wr (Ih Bie f O -rt om lOffrk to q t. I liioi." if M ■• Milliui'" t»tor>, Htiii ■"> |>Im' a 1 c '»Mt tli»> ctiSH tlint the Tiiaji-trntp actually r. m c >in ofd^r. * " Tlv* -'eh-nlunt «»fl." ti •r. marke . it i as'Hte ot »qui»l"r in I In rap enriiie.i', lier t. rdenoted hat s"e mi^t have p -flf ied jrr- I diBtrei*4. 'not reason be to a^k hi u to tine a per-oti like the n d m> ber njse b e kpjit a e'dld of nine yi-»' >» of hi?p nt \\<i n » to nurse her infant while b e went abroad to i»eek iooi tor her family " M Uook> further intiirmt.d that if {be School B ard v\ji-«ed him to m»iko an older, ihev mini "^« t-» 1 1© 1 Court of Quern's B'-nch lor » m mil '»hi», io com I**1 ** Tims is all very well (->ayB the Gazette., hut dow ai'e we hv. r to make educitum popu.ar wiin tie \o<vr unl m we *«ri[l people lik« Mr^ Man lon to i.ri-on ? Toe Timt, WctoiXr\2ilVi^ contains the •o'lovriug :— A' Mirlborou^'i » <•« t,' n oo^en -u innoHHf* tak n out by the D Mr>ct Sn io>l B "»rd atjainst persons for ntn t sending t'ipir children to SkilU'Oi tn« proner nu über of tini'S were heard b\ Mr Knot, Diana Carter, widow with four children, shM the reason why »he could n)t send her pjirl the proper number of ti net «A because her ot'ier daut»liter, a child ei^ht years mtd, then with her in court, was taken ill, and had b< j en r uttering f*om her eyes for some tin.P. A* aie wmt our to Morktlailj.^ was iiecvB!»ary to keep »\he elder uirl at home to seefiUe^ ailirg ehld'and thr oi her children Mr KnoxUa'-* 6 "^. .must sec that the girl hi f eno^dgchool firope rt \ . * Aefpiidanl a*id the/^eut,i>ut to "w-rTT'at a qiianer pa-t set«^ ai'eiock iii the niornmif a' Met.(«r# Oi»'ell an < B "WiiV a»jd |N not there in ti ue »' c 10-t her day's w <rk. M X iox hating Vienn told t at ihe drti ndant hud be n b>'fir<* tne uomnntt©* ( 'and hai reci ived what is termed l>alJ pririlriffi'ftiil that the 'detVndfint must pn\ a Hue ot 3i. T>it dt'feiiflj'nr rtiid it «vr>uld be utieply out of he< H^r ffcVfcinjff* were jab ait a>> average ol 5a or 6s weekly, and •he.j||f>^UMHtl rt "* AMtntice from t lie pnri«n Mr Kml vould~«i*vtJifc3t'*' > - v "♦"^ to »ay the fin<-, and if not paid • c. would hx»«- tir^o^ ••on. Anoti>er def»>n lant. M'-i Man \r, -aid she aw all t her (io er to net her c lihtieu to tic >001. She "a>< not hi irn. j .l to ti>e fat er. He m< in Liverpool and had only -pit hr 5« that wrr'k. Mr Kn< x uai i t>hi* must |*\ 2i (M-tn, The defendant paid uhe md on!\ ]\ in tile w«rl(l, m l hei'tfii'Hrt'U and her«il> ha i t anted riuiinnu ihut day. .\t Kn >x HBke.l t e i'lnpfctor if he would prpca the cMfe in si t e^>« cireii •nt in c*. The su nnj >n- wa* wi hdnwn