The Ashburton Guardian.

Voh xxi. no. 4956

Asdbukton : Wednesilay, NoTember 1, 1899.

I price : One Penny

RELICS OF POMPEII.

Sufferers from indigestion are advised to eat stale bread ; the staler the better,

they are told. There is m the museum at Naples some bread which to be

ought stale enough for anybody. It was baked one day m Augast, 79, A D., m one of the curious ovens, stiil to be seen at Pompeii. Mora than 18 cen turies, therefore, have elapsed since it was drawn " all hot" and indigestible from the oven. So it may claim to be the oldest bread m the world. You snay bob it m a glass case on the upper flour of the museum. There are several loaves of it, one stiil bearing the impress of the baker's name. In shape and size they resemble the small cot tage loaves of England, but not m ( appearance, for they are as black as charcoal, which, m facf, they closely resemble. This was not their original colour, but they have become car bonised; and if eaten would probably remind one of charcoal biscuits. When new they may have weighed about a couple of pounds each, and were most likely raised with leaven, as is most of the bread m Oriental countries at the present time. The popular idea that Pompeii was destroyed by lava is a fallacious one. If a lava stream had descended upon the city the bread and everything elso m the place would have been utterly destroyed. Pompeii was really buried under ashes and fine cinders, called by the Italians lapi'.li. On that dreadful day m August, when the great eruption of Vesuvius took place, showers of fine ashes fell first upon the doomed city, 1 then showers of lapilli, then more I ashes, and more lapilli, until Pompeii' was covered over to a depth m pkces j of 15ft and even 20ft. Other comest- j ibles besides the bread were preserved, and may now bo seen m the same room m the museum There are various kinds of grain, fruit, vegetables, and even pieces of meat. Most interesting is a dish of walnuts ; some crocked, ready for eatinp, others whole. Though carbonised, like all the oilier ea'-j ahles, th(-y have preserved *heir characteristic wrinkles and lines. Thfire are figs, top, and pears, the former rather shrivelled, as one would expect after all these years, the iatter cer tainly no longer "juicy." But perhaps the most interesting relic m the room is honeycomb, every cell of which can be distinctly made out. It is so well preserved that it is hard to realise that the comb is no longer wax nor the honey, honey, A piece of the comb seems to be cut out, and one can imagine some young Pomptiian having helped himself to it, and sitting down to eat it, when he had to jump up and fly for his life. One cannot help wan dering what became of the piece— whether the young fellow took it with him and ate it as he ran, or whether he left it on his plate, intending to return for it when the eruption wa« over.



x" [just landed; AOHOIOI fOF THE MOST FASHIONABLE JEWELLERY, .Also, WATCHES AND CLOCKS By all the Leading Makers, SPECTACLES TO SUIT ALL BIGHTS. GEORGE~~JESBON, WATCHMAKER, East Street, Ashburton. M?HIf"TO LEND PEIVaTELT. TANORED STREET, Next Gas Company's Omou ]^[ONEY "TO LEND According to Arrangement from AKD UPWARDS, Upon any Security. TRADE BILLS Privately Discounted. Weekly or Monthly Payments *oan be arranged. [ All Business Strictly Confidential. DAVID ZANDER COMMISSION & FINANCE AGENT. AGENT FOR—Sun Fire Insurance Ontoe and Canton- Marine Tneurance Office. Bicycle HarveTt LaNDELLS & SON, ENGINEERS & BICYCLE MAKIK3 BCREKTT STREET, Next thk Club, TO the Farmers and General Ptrt>lic ef Afehburton,—We beg to state that #• have reaped % harvest m Bicycles, haVh> just lauded a big conßiffntnent of h'rst-o'aws jiggers at £14 10«. We are the oldest bicyole firm m Ashburton and intend .to uphold our reputation. Agents for White Flyers, Rudge-WfaiU worth, Waverlrya, Cyclops, The Parrot, etfe Repairs by experts. All work guaia* i teed ! MRS R. Jt HUGHES, Certificated Ladies' Nurse, takes m aoocuehe* ment oases at her residence, Triangle Ashburton. Every care and attentio j given. i MISS GKAHAM, ARCADE CHAMBERS. ' /~1 ENERAL and Legfcl Copying, Teetf VX monials, Circulars, Specification*, and. Documents of all descriptions promptly and accurately oopied on the Typewriter. Ageai for Typewriter and supplies. Pupils bf : special arrangement. 8 298 Lioensed to sell Stamps. CHEAP MONEY 1 CHEAP MON£Y OHBAP MONET IN SUMS JF £100 » £10,000, i ON COUNTRY, CITY, AND SUBURBAN FREEHOLD, At "exceptionally low rates of interest* TjlOR FORMS OF APPLICATION AN *J FULL INFORMATION^ Apply to the DISTRICT MANAGES, Christchurcb. j J. H. RICHARDSON, Government Insurance Commissioner. Established 1880 Telephone 69 BAKER BROS., JPURNTSBING TrNI^KrAKRftB C URNISHING U NDERTAKERS DIRECT Importers of Best and I*t«SJ Designs In FUNERAL FURNISHINGS FUNERALS conducted with the greatest care and satisfaction, ab toot* reasonable charges. Corner of Wak»nul Road and Oast Streets, and Baker and Brown's Coaoh Factory. t~o~l7et. " NEW Dwelling of five rooms fitted with Venetian blinds, verandah, bathroe*, scullery, detached washhouse, storeroom and all neoessary conveniences ; large water tank. Town section 1199 containing | aora» well situated at the corner of Havelook and, Winter Streets. : For pirtionlsn apply to T. BULLOCK, Agert WANTED Known- "The Comer" !■ the place to bay year Spring Outfit for the Show. Everything oew—No*T»



SAl>jr>Ei* Sc »on» Euca lypti Extract. Under the distinguished patronage of His Majesty the King of Italy, as per communica tion made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs through the Consul-General for Italy, at Melbourne, March 14, 1878. Awarded diploma at the Amsterdam Exhibition, 1883. Acknowledged by Medioal Olinice and Universities all over the Globe. There are Imitations of Eucalypti Extract m the market, product* of simple distillation forming crude resinous oils. In order that these orude oils may not be token, UR PURK VOLATILE EUOALYPT* EXTEACT, which ie recognised by the medical division of the Prussian Government to be of perfectly pure origin, as per information forwarded to as through the Consul at Melbourne, March 2,1878, we sbate :— It is proved by tests by the Medioal Clino of the Universities at Bonn and Greifsvrald Prussia, and reported by Dr. Schulz.Profeesor of Parmacology, at Bon, and Professor Dr;! Mossier, Director pf the Medical Clinics at Greifswald, that only products that are saturated with oxygen aad freed of acids, resinous and other substances, adherent to primary distillation, will develope the sanative qualities proper to the plant AH crude oils, or so called Eucalypti Extracts are to be classed according to the named authorities, among the turpendnee, whioh are abandoned long since as an internal medicament. These crude oils, or so called Eucalypti Extracts, are discernible :— 1 By their deficiency m pungent odour— whioh our product, the only genuine Eucalypti Extract develops most freely through its surplus oxygen, I 2 By their alcoholic thin and mobile appear ance being reduoed m specific density through tae presence of acids. 3 By their taste, the result of the contracting j tendency of resins and tennates, ' if these crude oils, so-called eucalypti extracts, are applied by mistake is oases of oroup, bronchitis, diphtheria, internal nflamations, dysentery, etc., the con sequences are most appalling. For safety ake ask always for SANDER & SON'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. — SandhursS, Victoria, Australia. Sander & sons. kTwThanmer. NOTICE OF REMOVAL TO NEW PREMISES. HAVING etcrtiaoged premises with the Farmers' Co-operacive Association, have much pleasure m stating that m future I Bhall carry on my business at the offices and store lately occupied by the above As sociation at the corner of West Street and Havelook street (the Loan and Mercantile old premises. STORAGE AT LOWEST RATES. CORNSACKS AT CURRENT PRICEB. 132 E. W. HANMER. /->» ENTLEMEN, try "The Corner" for \jr an up-to-date Suit and all your Mercery requirement!,—NoßTHCOTß AND



MISS CARSON. rpEAOHER of Pianoforte and Organ, JL For terms, etc., apply ab Reiidencr Corner of Wills and William Streets neat Wakanui Road East. 1$ OSBORN COOMRE, PIANO TUNER ft EXPERUJ (Late of London), TTISITS Ashburton and surrounding V Districts every four months—viz. March, July, and November. ORDERS may be left with MB LLEWELLYN OWEN aft his Music Studio, Aroade Chambers, Ashburton. »r a Commercial Hotel 2 5 Dkar'Boy,— X^OUgreab baby ! £Are"you Hill ma abou the tiff we had the [other" night Don't keep a grudge over a little thing like that. I*haven't seen him Bince,and next time Ido I'll,be very cool to him. Will that do Oome over and^see me soon ; my new [wheel J has arrived It's a'beauty* I told!«"you I wai going to get a STERLING, and II have,* OL'he'more I hear and see'of it|the gladder" am Not a word against it, and all the girlf who have ridden one say it is too perfectly lovely* No trouble with repairs. Strorg at an Jironclad and so dainty m [appearance It is a darling. Ju»t call on the agents and they will tel you all about the chain and bearings and things better than I can. But Ido hope you'll get one. I'm uure I'll like your look' best on a STERLING. Yours'SovingTy,— Nellie, [NATIONAL MORTGAGE AND AGENCY COMPANY OP NKW ZEALAND. (Limited.) I Capital ,£1,000.000 ,£200,000 PAID UP. LoadonlOffice"^B, Great Winohoiber'; Street NOTICE W FARMERS YU"& are making ADVANCES on GRAIN, etc., for Shipment on growers account, and, having a thoroughly efficien Staff ir> London, can ensure client interests at that end having the best possible attention, while selling and ship ping charges are kept at the lowest possible scale. We are also m a position tol'aeeure freight to London at the very lowest current rate by Direct Steamer. Grain received at our Warehouses, Addington, and advanced upon if required ; also Grass Seed and Clovers, our machinery for cleaning the latter being of the latest [and best; .American patterns. FROZEN MEAT, we handle m large quantities m both the North and South Islands of New Zealand, employing a special Salesman m London, who has been In our service for some 15 years, and gives special attention to the disposal of consign ments without the intervention of outside Brokers* WOOL CONSIGNMENTS, either for local eale or shipment, will aiways have our usual care, which has earned its own' reputation from our position m the list of Wool Exporters for New Zealand, while our local salesmen are Messrs Pyne and Go., whose care and attention to the Wool Business is fully recognised by Canterbury Producers. ADVANCES. — We are prepared to make these on Produce placed m our hands for Sale, or pending ultimate ship ment at Five per cent^lktbreot Fkeb of Advance Commission. G. F. MAETIN MANAGER. m conneotlon?with*the abovs we teg to intimate that Mr Edward Sawdebs has been appointed to act as our Sub-Agent m the Ashburton County, and will afford all Information as to ohargns, etc., on produce placed m the Company's hands for Sa!« or Shipment, also for the sale of Woolpaoks, Corn Sacks, Seeds, etc., all of which we import, or supply. 9 59 1 Smoke New Venui



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