The Private Life of Ants.

__ --♦ — — Sir John Lubbook, M.P, recently delivered a lecture on " Ants " to the members of the Koyal British Nur«-s Association, at. tho rooms of t!ie Zoological Society, Jrianover square, W. The lecture was tho first of a series to be given on various subjects to the uursea during the session. Hr i.yce Duckworth, a vice-president of the Association, presided, and there wes a large attendance. Sir John Lubbock commenced by describing his method of observation, and said that he had been able to make the ants under investigation so comfort able that tb.ey \vt*& ™ »«wrty as possiblo under natural con ditions. Their life was much longer than had been supposed. He had kept many for several year?, two queens had reached the age of 15 years, and these were by far the oldest insects on record. Anta watched over thfir young with a skill and tenderness which not even the Royal British nuisea could excel. They never quarrelled, and no one had dispute between two ants belonging to the Bame neat, yet they were very brave and defended their homes like little six-legged Leonidases. Unlike the so.called higher animals, they never turned against a weak or wouuded companion. One of his ants had come into the world a cripple, but she was carefully tended and fed for n onths by her companions. All the ants of a community knew one another and they would not tolerate a stranger, even of the same species, m the nest He had separated a neat into two halves, and found that after 18 months they still recognised their old companions. They did not, however, show any pleasure or surprise" at meeting them again. It had been sug gested that ants recognised one another by a sort of password, but this was not the case. He had made 50 ants quite drunk and incapable and then put them near a nest to which 25 of them belonged. 'Ihese 25 were carried back into the nest, where, no doubt- they slept off the effects of their involuutary debauch ; the other 25 were thrown into the moat which surrounded the ants' park The senses of ants differed m many respects from those of humanity. They probably heard sounds which were inaudible to us, and saw the ultra-violet rays which were invisible to us. Souao species kept slaves, and one kind had lost the instinct of feeding and would starve if left by themselves even if food were provided. He had found, however, that they would live for weeks if they had a slave for an hour a day to feed aud clean them. Several species kept aphides which they milked like cows, and he had found that m the autumn they collected the eggs of the aphides and kept them all through the winter, although they were of no nse, and the young aphides hatched from them gave none of the sugary fluid till the following May or June, so that the ants showed inorf; thrift and forethought than many human beings. Their instincts, though so wonderful, were veiy limited, and yet when ants were watched building their nest, feeding their young, defend ing their hom< s, making roads, tending their domestic animals, and, m some cases, their slaves, it was difficult to suppose that they were unconscious automata, and, though their mental powers were, no doubt, greatly inferior to ours, the difference was probably not so much m kind as m degree,

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A VICTIM OF Functional Disease. Alaviim NKVKR fails any one m niaAUlll such a predicament. To tufferera from Sick Headache, Dyspepsia, Biliousness and Constipation it is "A friend m need and a friend indeed." Assist Nature by Alaxum, and you will avoid a multitude of distressing fuuotioDal, derangements and diseases. Of all known medicines for renew- ing the energy Alaxum is the best. Its secondary effects are marvellous. Many persons afflicted with constipation have testi- fied not only to its immediate relieving properties but to the fact that the cure lasts. No care ia required while using it. It does not interfere with the diet, habits or occu- pation, and produces no inconvenience m its action. It is at once a laxative, an appetiser, and a stimulating tonio, prepared scientifically, and endorsed by the Press as the most valuable medicine that has ever been offered to to the public m a popular form. ALAXUM ODBBS Biliousness, Bilious Headache, Dizziness, Costiveness, Sour Stomach, Loss of Appetite, Coated Tongue, Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Flatulence, Heartburn, Pains and Distress after Eating, and all functional derangements of the system \ l of nutrition. £ NOTE THIS WELL,- The whole system of a human being may be ■perfectly sound, and yet through derange- ment or weakness the organs of the boay may perform their fuuetions or their woik sluggishly, thus giving rise to want of appetite, and a consequent general impover- ishment of the whole being. Such a con- dition causes thousands of people to fancy that they are consumptive, while they are really only m need of a remedy to sec the organs of the body working harmoniously. Reason points to two essential qualities m a remedy for this purpose. It must create an appetite for food, and at the same time assimilate its nutriment. With either of these qualities alone the remedy would be worse than useless, but with both it becomes a power with incalculable good. Alaxum is the only medicine which combines these two qualities. It is a natural appetiser, anri its first action is to create hunger. After the appetite is satisfied it acts directly on the stomach, liver and kidneys, clearing away all effete matter and exciting them to activity. The system then receives nutri- tion and new life from the proper assimila tioQ of the food ; and where there is no organic disease health must follow. This is common sense and cannot be gainsaid. Accept no substitute that may be recom- mended to be ♦• just aa good.' It may bu better— for the dealer— because of its better profit, buc m euch an instance the^dealer, is not the onejvho needs help. FROM ALL CHEMISTS & STORE- KEEPERS. VMG]i 2s 6d I THE FIRST SIGN OF A COLD Should remind you that the best time to commence taking something is at the begin- ning. It should also remind you that the best remedy to head off a spell of sneezing, coughing aud general unpleasantness iB Benjamin Gum. I' I: t c MEN START AT MY STATEMENTS ABOUT BENJAMIN GUM! Thousands of bottles have been sold, an universal praise of its curative qualities he result. Note the Name : Ssspeixcer Vincent's j Great Benjamin Grum JSxtract ! price l s Q Take no other Remedy, buo insist on having BENJAMIN GU M Don't take "Just as Good." TESTIMONIALS. Woolston, August 10, 1897. To Spencer Vincent, Christchurch. Dear Sir, — For Borne time past I have been suffering from a most painful cough. J had quite given up hope of its ever leaving me, at least or the remainder of the winter, and feared that it had become chronic, seeiug that other remedies failed to give me relief, much less cure. The pain became to intense that I was afraid of injuring my throat and head, especially the latter. I procured one bottle of your Benjamin Gum, And I may Bay that I hadn't an atom of faith m its curative properties, but felt that I must take something to ease the pain. I drank contents of firßt' bottle very freely, and am thankful to say m less than twelve hours I was wholly free irom cough. E. W. Sears. P, S. —Nearly threo months einoe Qough



RAILWAY TIME TABLE. Trains leave Ashburton FOR THE NORTH every day at 7.20 a.m., 3.40 p.m. aud 7.5 p.m. (express). On Mondays, Wed- nesdays, and Fridays, an extra train leaves at 11.0 a.m. Trains arrive from the North every day at 10.45 a.m.. 12. 4S noon (express) and 8.0 p.m. Trains leave Ashburton FOR THE SOUTH every day at 10.55 a.m., and 12.53 noon (express). On Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays a train leaves at 3.50 p.m. A train leave 3 for Mount Somers branch line every day at 4.25 p.m. The branch train arrives m Ashburton at 9.45 a.m. Trains leave Bakaia for Methven daily Thursdays excepted) ab 7.5 p.m., on Tuesdays at 10.10 a.m , and on Thursdays at 12.20 noon. Trains leave Methven at the following times respectively —6.50 every day, except Fridays ; 10.30 Fridays 3.10 p.m. Tuesdays!



SA IS !>!££.■£ &> sons JEueiA- lypii Extrnct. Under the distinguished patronage of His Majesty the King of Italy, aa per communica- tion made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs through the Consul-General for Italy, at. Melbourne, March 14, 1878. Awarded diploma at ti.e Amsterdam Exhibifcien, 1883. Acknowledged by Medical Clinica and Universities all over the Globe. There are imitations of Eucalypti Extracl m tho market, products of simple distillation forming crude resinous oils. In order that these crude oils may not be taken, OUR PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, which is recognised by the medical division of the Prussian Government to be of perfectly pure origin, as pet information forwarded to us through the j Consul at Melbourne, March 2, 1878, we state : — It is proved by tests by the Medical Clinics j of the Universities at Bonn and Greifswald, Prußßia, and reported by Dr. Schulz.Profesaor of Parmacology, at Bon, and Professor Dr. Mossier, Director of the Medical Clinics at Greifswald, that only product; that are saturated with oxygen and freed of ds resinous and other substancos, adherent to primary distillation, will develope the sanative qualities proper to the plant All crude oils, or so called Eucalypti Extracts are to be classed according to the named authorities, among the turpentines, whish are abandoned long since aa an nternal adicament. Theße crude oils, or bo called Eucalypti Extracts, are discernible : 1 By their deficiency m pungent odour — which our produce, the only genuine Eucalypti Extract develops most freely through its surplus oxygeu. By their alcoholic thio and mobile appear* ance being reduced m specific density through the presence of acids. By their taste, the result of tho contracting tendency of resins and tennates. If these crude oils, so called eucalypt extracts, are applied by mistake m cases of j croup, bronchitis, diphtheria, internal nflamationß, dysentery, etc., the con- sequences are moat appalling. For safety Rkeaak aIwayaforSANDERfccJON'SEUCA- LYPTI EXTRACT.— Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia. SANDEE & SONS.



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