GENERAL HEWS,

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2217, 15 June 1908, Page 4

GENERAL HEWS,

X>t Itmuiuiv there is it suwapapor cu.6i.roiv Tor the -benefit of rheumatio sufferer: in which patients discuss thoir Kvmptj'.ns mul. toll of anything till si t lias proved u relief to thoir jriunsv Medical men contribute articles to the journal oh the different phases, symp‘«n«s ami .c ivs of rheumatism, and She icoyrovs which the euro of rhe-u----mnffsm is steadily making. The Joekev Club of America lias decided to forbid, unless .accompanied by parents, the admission of all persons under age to racecourses, ail the hope of clicking the gambling craze among young people. GREAT OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW. .

That • dread disease, Consumption, has its commencement in a cold on the chest. Don’t leave it until it is too late. You can promptly cure your cold with Dr. Sheldon’s New Discovery. Obtainable at A. W. J. Mann’s. agent. . Cement and iron—otnerwiso known as reinforced concrete— h as been used as a material for ‘boats by a firm an Rome. They ’have built a number of vossols having a displacement off 100 tons t 0 150 tons. The 1 rallies have been of reinforced concrete, and these liavo been covered on the outside with concrete reinforced with wire notting, and on the inside with a similar layer, thus forming a double hull, enclosing water-tight compartments. A .final coating of pure cement gives the outside a highly finished appearance. Such vessels are claimed t 0 liavo the advantages of rapidity and cheapness in building, low cost of maintenance, great resistance to waves and shock, and of being—.u uliko wooden vessels—q-ui tofireproof. CAN’T SHAKE IT OFF. How often wo hear persons with colds -make tho abovo remark: but Dr. Sheldon’6 New Discovery shakes them off promptly -and effectively in a few 'inses. Obtainable at A. W. J ,\r ... iiiUiiiiist. agent. X-rays aro new being used by tho pearl fishers on the coast of Ceylon for distinguishing tho oysters containing pearls from those which do not without opening tho shells. The winter an California, the spring in Virginia, tho summer in NowJersey, .and the autumn in -New England—thus, according to tho weather man, one would always live in a perfect climate. THE LATEST AND THE BEST Remedy for Chest Complaints is Dr. Sheldon’s New Discovery for Coughs, Colds, and Consumption. It cures when all else fails. Prices. Is 6d and 3s. Obtainable at A. IV. J. Manns, chemist, agent. Old iron in great quantities, in the shape of. old -anchors and chains, is annually rescued from the sea. During one •period of twelve months as much as 150 tons weight was dredged up on the oast coast 0 f England alone. The small town of Word a , in the kingdom of -Dahomey, is celebrated for' its temple of serpents, a long building in which tho -priests keep upwards of 1000 serpents of all sizes. These they feed with birds and frogs brought to them as offerings by the natives.

BABY’S LITTLE TROUBLES. Baby’s cough, if not attended to, often results in croup and other serious troubles .’-:-ivA4TV'hys keep ■ a bottle of Dr. Sheld<M’i%sXbw Discovery handy, and Every bottle guaranteed. Obtainable at A v * "• Mann’s, cb''"'“’t.