POST OFFICE NOTICES.

I Mails close at tlie Ashburton Post Office, as follows : For Christchurch and North at 10.20,0.111. 4.30 p.m., and 8 p.m., daily. For Chertsey at 10.20 a.m daily. , For Rakaia at 10.20 a.m.and 4.30 p.m daily. For Dunedin, Timvald Winslow, Hmds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10.20 a.m, daily. Fon Temuka. Timaru, and South at 10.20 a.m and 3.30 p.m daily. For Greenstreet, Ashburton: Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.30 a.m For Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeach, at 3.15 p.ni.* daily. For Wakanui and Seafield, on Mondays and Thursdays, 7.30 p.m. w. St. G. Douglas, Postmaster.

The Ashburton Herald AND Borough and County Advertiser (With which is incorporated the “Evening Echo”). SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1880.

’ The Reason Why. —lt will be seen by a report in another column that the valua lation list for tlie Mount Hutt riding was passed without any objectors appearing. As very prominent objections to the rolls prepared for other ridings are sent in, we have endeavored to discover why the Mount Hutt roll should pass so easily, and the solution of the mystery is palp able. The Mount Hutt riding, and its parent tlie South Rakaia Road Board, do not, and have not as yet struck a rate, consequently nobody has anything to pay ; and there is not the slightest need for the appearance of the valuation list, the judge, ■the valuator,, or the ratepayers. We imagine some Ixo,4 owners will be rather astonished at ;the -valuation, if the Mount Hutt Board strikes a rate

A Difference. —Did you (says a writer in a Home paper) ever notice the broad, comfortable, shady looking Leghorn hats in the milliners’ windows ? Just buy a woman one, and the first thing she will do will be to double up her dainty fist and punch a three-cornered dent on the right side ; then she will pinch the front rim down and the back rim up, and then stave in three or four more big dents at odd corners ; and, when it resembles in shape an old tin pan that has been a tai’get for a stone-throwing match, she will remark upon the “ elegance and grace” of the affair. But just let a'man jam in one side of his hat, and he will be proclaimed a wine-bibbing vagabond. The Wool Sales. —The following tele gram to the New Zealand Loan and Mer cantile Agency Company, Limited, was sent to us from Wellington, per our special wire last night. The same tele gram appears in the Christchurch evening papers :—London, 18th February, 1880 : —Wool : The sales opened with spirit on the 17th inst., at an average advance of Id to lid. on last sale prices. Up to date 199,000 bales have arrived ; 25,000 bales are admissible to the series ; 32,000 bales have been sent to the manufacturing dis tricts direct. The opening catalogue con tained 7000 bales. Competition by both Home and foreign buyers is active. The following advances on last sale prices are exhibited :—Superior greasy, Id. to l£d. ; combing washed, 2d. ; scoured, 2d. ; clothing washed, Id. ; crossbred clothing washed, 2d. Lambs’ market unchanged.

Murderous Horses.— A most extra ordinary occurrence took place at Wake field two or three days ago, in which three ordinarily quiet horses exhibited disposi tions which are fortunately very seldom met with in domestic animals It appears that a lady, who until recently has resided in town, went on a visit to her father’s home at Wakefield, taking with her a goat which was placed in a paddock by itself. The other day, however, the goat broke out of its paddock, and got into another, in which three horses were grazing. Now as a rule horses and goats feed together on the best of terms, but in this instance the horses, apparently with malice afore thought, went for that goat, and the three beasts caught the goat by their teeth, and literally tore the poor brute asunder. Their shrieks, our informant could call the noise they made by no other name, were audible half a mile away, and these attracting the attention of the lady re ferred to, she was about to go to the rescue of the goat, but she had to run for her own safety. It was found impossible to drive the hoi’ses from their victim, which they crushed beyond all recognition, for having torn the brute in pieces, they stamped the remains into the ground, even its bones being broken into small frag ments, and these driven into the soil. Such a case as the above we never before heal’d of, and it seems almost incredible that three animals should have arranged to carry out such a horrible action ; but, nevertheless, the truth of the story we are assured of. —“ Nelson Colonist. ”

Jacob’s Ladder. —A clergyman of Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, was lately ex amining the parish school. In the course of examination, the Bible class was brought forward. After many questions had been asked and answered, greatly to the satis faction of the minister, he proposed that any boy might ask him a question, as he might then have an idea what par-, ticular information they wanted. A pause ensued. At last a bright-looking boy said, “ Sir, I would like to ask one.” “Well, my little man,” asked the minister, “ what is the question you are to ask?” “Sir,” said the boy, “what was the use of Jabob’s Ladder when the angels had wings ? ” The minister felt taken aback, took out his snuff-box, and looked at the boy. ‘‘ I think, my little man, that is the very question I should have asked at the class, and I will give sixpence to any boy in the class who will answer it. ” After a some what long pause one little fellow, third from the bottom, held out his hand. “Well,” said the minster, “can you answer that question?” “Yes sir.” “Well,” what was the use of the ladder when the angels had wings ? ” “ Oh, sir, the angels were poukin’ (moulting) and couldna flee. ” The minister is taking an interest in that boy.

Effect of Music on Animals. —lt is certain that the songs of birds, as well as most other forms of musical sounds, have as their express object the charming of female ears. It is fairly certain, too, that the presence of a quasi-melodic element in many of the animal cries, e.g., the neigh ing of the horse,, is to be accounted for by its being pleasurable to the ears of the particular animal’s companions. • One may even suppose that in many sounds, as the crowing of the cock, the individual that utters the music enjoys the result of its own performances. The question naturally arises whether sensibility to the pleasurable character of musical sounds is not much more widely diffused among animals than would appear from the quantity of music which they produce, -The fact that birds, when confined, are excited and stimulated to song by the sound of other birds or ether musical sounds, seems to point to the presence of a wide and catholic musical sensibility. The many stories of the wonderful effects of music in taming wild animals, if there is any truth in them, would appear to show that species which are incapable of uttering anything like musical sounds are endowed with the correspond ing musical sensibility. It is a well-attested fact, we believe, that the dolphin follows a ship in which music is performed. Brelun says that the horse is delighted with the note of the trumpet; and, ac cording to the same authority, even the dog, which is apparently tormented by the notes of a soprano voice, remains undis turbed by those of a bass voice.—“ Ani mal music,” in the “ Cornhill Magazine.”

TELEGRAPHIC.

TO-DAY’S CABLEGRAMS.

LATEST FRO_M EUROPE- ( Age Special. ) The New Military Head at the Trans vaal. London, Feb. §O. Colonel Colley, Military Secretary to the Viceroy of India, has been appointed successor to Sir Garnet Wolsely, at the Transvaal. The Philosopher’s Stone Discovered at Last. Mr. Hannay, a resident of Glasgow, has discovered the process of making artificial diamonds.

AUSTRALIAN.

( Reuter's Tcleg-i anis.)

A Government Candidate Returned. Sydney, Feb. 21.

W. Hezlett lias been elected member for, Paddington in the Legislative Assembly, in place of Mr. Sutherland, resigned. Mr. Hezlett favors the Government education scheme. Close of the Exhibition. The International Exhibition closes on the 20th April. A Tussle with an Alligator Brisbane, Feb. 21. A man bathing in the Kautree river yesterday was attacked by an alligator, which seized him in the thigh, and crushed and clawed him severely. The alligator finally slipped his hold, and. the man escaped. The Comet. The steamer Menmuir, from Singapore, reports that the comet was seen in Torres Straits. The nucleus was very red and quite visible.

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nearly Drowned. Grahamstown, Feb. 21.

A lad named James had a narrow escape from drowning in Kawaeranga yesterday. He was pluckily rescued by a little boy named Pearce.

The Caledonian Gold Mining Company, There is small probability of Mr. Row r o floating the Caledonian Comjany, Auck land capitalists having combined against him.

The Maoris and their Gold Lands. Government is urged to procure some alteration in the conditions under which the gold fields are leased from the natives, who levy black mail on anyone moving the surface of the soil. Native Affairs. Hawera, Feb. 21.

Major Tuke, with the whole of the Constabulary under him, are to move to Bayley’s farm, north of Stoney River, to day. Mama, head chief of the Wanga garua, Napier, visited the Commission at Oeo on Thursday. He expressed his in ability to compel his tribe to attend.

Dunedin and the West Coast Ports. Dunedin, Feb. 21.

The Chamber of Commerce have re ceived the following telegram from the Hon. Mr. Olivers—“Re steamer com munication with West Coast ports, the Premier tells mb that upon discussion of the Postal estimates in Committee of Sup ply, the expenditure for the service was strongly objected to. It was pointed out that it was only required to keep ports south of Hokitika in communication with the rest of the world, and that for this purpose communication with Hokitika or Greymouth would suffice. He promised to endeavor to reduce this expenditure by inviting tenders for a service from one of the larger West Coast ports, and is only acting up to that promise. There is no thing to prevent Dunedin steamboat owmers tendering for the service, but the colony generally would not .be content to subsidise a steamer to run from Dunedin at much greater expense than 'is war ranted.” Death from Sunstroke. Thomas Brinn, engaged on the Govern ment survey staff in the Tuapeka district, died from sunstroke received at Waipori. He was aged 21, and was unmarried. Racing Privileges. The racing privileges realised L 674 10s. against L6lO last year. More Libel. The “ Star ” hears a well known Can terbury racing man has instituted criminal proceedings against the “Times” and “ Witness ” Company for alleged libels concerning running his horses.

LAST NIGHT’S CABLEGRAMS.

AUSTRALIAN.

{Reuter's). Melbourne, Feb. 20. Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly during last Parliament, leaves for England by the out going Suez mail steamer Assam. Lingard, the actor, has been served with a writ at the instsnee of J. C. Williamson for L2OOO damages, in connection with the performance of “Pinafore” by the Lingard Troupe. Sydney, Feb. 20. Brandy—Hennessy’s case, 355. to 375. ; quarters, 11s. 6d. to 12s. ; kerosene, diamond, Is. 2d. ; Devoe’s, Is. 4d. to Is. 9|d. ; rice—Patna, L2O to L2l : New Zealand wheat, 4s. : New Zealand oats, 2s. 6d ; New South Wales maize, 2s. 3d. to 2s. 6d ; tobacco—Raven’s twist, Is. sd. ; Sugar Company’s No. 1 pieces, L4O; candles, Deßoubaix’s, 7d. to B|-d. Adelaide, Feb. 20. Wheat is firm at 4s. 8d per bushel; flour, LlO 15s. to Lll.

LAST NIGHT’S TELEGRAMS.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, Feb. 20.

The steamer Rotomahana brought over from Sydney 632 bales of wool and 52 tons of zinc. ' These are for transhipment to New York by the barque Elmiranda, which is daily expected here from Welling ton. At present there is no vessel loading in Sydney for New York, and rates of freight are considerably higher in that port than here, ■so that in the present instance it will pay shippers to. tranship on to Auckland, as the Elmiranda is re ported to have been chartered on favor able terms.

At the Waste Lands Board, the Ghair r man announced the receipt of a letter from Mr. J. W. Treadwell, Secretary of the Working Men’s Association at Christ church, reciting the terms upon which they wished to take up lands near Hamil ton. One condition .was that settlers with their families should be conveyed to the land free of cost, and that they should be provided with work for some time. Mr. Tonks observed that the writer had omitted a very essential condition—viz., that the settlers should be provided with cp'j >)fortable homes, and supplied with full ratipns fop ghe first tjire.e years. Under terms like thggp' he §lipulcl like to settle down himself, Mr, Tre&qWfill’s'pyeriures were not accepted, Mr. W. G. Hurst exhibits onions grown at his estate, Takapuna Lake, weighing 21bs. lOozs., and measuring 28) inches in circumference. The smallest in the bed

weighs over one pound. Chemical manure was used, known as Hurst’s mixture. Wellington, Feb. 20.

A subscription is being raised to alleviate the distress at present prevailing in Wel lington. The following are the members of the Royal Commission on railways : —Colonel I earce, representing Wellington ; J. M‘Cosli Clark, Auckland ; Oswald Curtis, Nelson; E. G. Wright. M.H.R., Canter bury ; Jno. Reid, of Ellerslie, Otago. A deputation, representing the unem ployed immigrants, waited on the Colonial Treasurer this morning, urging the neces sity of providing them with work, or with the means of getting out of the city and into the country. The number of unem ployed immigrants was stated to be 200. The Colonial Treasurer replied that Go vernment had given the matter very serious consideration, and had come to the conclusion that the best thing to be done was to provide work for the unem ployed. With this view they had deter mined to proceed with the construction of a number of roads, and the contracts for formation of these roads would be let at suitable prices to those who were unem ployed at present.

Timaru, Feb. 20. A wet sou’-wester set in this evening. Father Chiniquy delivers his last lecture to-night. The Geraldine County Council resolved to make Timaru the county town instead of Temulca.

CHISPA’S LETTER.

“I am not yet so bald that you can see my brains. ” —Longfellow.

The value of land to let, or for rating purposes, appears to puzzle not only the parties who have to stump up to the rate collector, but those who claim to be ex perts as well, and not only the value of land but the value of money seems to be a very open question. At the Assessment Court held the other day to overhaul the Borough’s valuation list, his Worship the Mayor, and his Worship the Magistrate held very opposite vievs on the matter of interest. It’s a thing I don’t understand, a 3 I never had tick enough to know the bearings of consols, discount, or cent, per cent. ; but Mr. Guinness seemed to think he had made a hit when he told the Mayor that if the Banks charged 10 per cent, for money people sometimes went to other places, where they were charged a good deal more ; and I asked myself—why the deuce did they go there ?

, Scene—A comfortable bar in a well known hotel. Dramatis persome—Three corpulent residents discussing pints of beer and the gossip of the day. Time—lo.3o p.m. One of the stout ones suddenly halts in his description of a nonsuit point, and looking through the open door ex claims “ Now constable ! none of your listening.” Sergeant Bombaste3 “ moves on,” and takes up a position further be hind the door, and continues listening. The stout one agains calls upon the bobby to go away, and then proceeds to shut the door. Then—Enter Bombastes indignant and angry —“ Do you know who you are talking to Sir ? Mind what you say to Me, Sir !” Exit Bombastes with a “ Furioso ” face (like a lobster) ; and the stout men resume their pewters.

The land fever has set in again with renewed vigor, and with a view of satisfy ing the demand, a new wrinkle has been discovered by which the cravings of would be land owners is to be satisfied. By an ingenious process, something akin, I pre sume, to the process of making india rubber sheets, a 20-acre section is made to contain 87 quarter-acres, with a few roads thrown in. I don’t know how it is going to work out ; perhaps when the purchasers go to get their quarter-acres measured the survey will be made by a system patented on the West Coast, when there were good claims to be jumped, stolen, or otherwise got hold of. One I recollect, the best claim on the Darkie’s terrace, had been carefully marked off by the four diggers who first pegged it out, and a smart indi vidual with a bran new tape informed them some time after they had commenced operations that they occupied more ground than they were entitled to, and a measure ment took place with the smart man’s tape, and sure enough they held 4.oft. too much frontage, which was at’ once occu pied by the “jumper,” who took out of his claim the respectable sum of L23QO in ten weeks, and then asked the other boys to the. pub. to assist at a bottle of champagne and calmly informed them that they had been “had.” as he had cut ten feet out of the tape prior to measuring their claim off. I don’t think that that game is going work on quarter acres in Ashburton though.

The “ Rag planter ” is resuming his favorite occupation, and is going to develope his penchant for newspaper agriculture at Hawera. It is rumored there that a partnership is contemplated between Te Wbiti and Joe, and the columns of the Hawera “ MAIL” of the future are to he specially inspired by the Maori prophet— the other profit being fot Joe’s special benefit. Extensive machinery (consisting of a paste-brush and a bran new pair of scissors) is being negotiated for, and 1 hear there is every prospect of a capitalist guaranteeing the purchase of this neces sary plant.

There is no nobler sentiment in the Anglo-Saxon temperament than a just appreciation of merit, and I am delighted to hear that Mr. Folingsby is going to sling around his whitewash brush to re produce the jolly phiz of Sir Hercules Robinson on canvas, and the Hew South Wales Government intend paying for the paint. Iwouldremindmyreadersthatwhile the distinguished brushist is in the Aus tralasian cqlonies, there is quite as remark able ap individual as Sir Hercules |to immortalise, and if is quite likely that the New Zealand Government will request Mr. Folingsby to visit Ashburton, with the object of painting the form and fea tures of yours, faithfully, and also those of poor old Joe.

Citizen Treadwell, of Christchurch, is worthy of being a Nihilist or a Communist leader. His ideas are of the ultra-share and-share-alike description, and his cheeky application to the Auckland folks for lands to be given free of cost, and free means of transit for a host of the Treadwell breed and their'offspring to Auckland was met with a delicious reply from Mr. Tonks, to the eftecf that' the applicant had omitted a veyy jnipftrtaftt ift hjs application, viz., th@ necessity of haying three 3 ejj,rs’ rations provided. We may by.-aftd

by of Government being asked to pass a “ Three Pints a Day Beer Bill,” under the provisions of which' every publican shall be compelled to supply three gratis deep sinkers to every man who choses to thirst, to be paid for out of the “ Contingencies Fund.” ; • :

Compulsory matrimony ! Local school committees are granted the least possible powers by the Central Board of Educa tion, but what power they have is occa sionally stretched to its utmost limit. An applicant for a mastership in a district not far off was recently informed that his qualifications were all that could be de sired, and that he w r as in every way a desirable dominie but for one objection, which could not be possibly overlooked, and that was Lis being a single man. Looking at the fact that he had not arrived at the “ sere and yellow ” stage of existence, and w r as, moreover, decently good looking, they gave him the option of either having his application refused, or of obtaining a wife within three w r eeks. I hear he has accepted the latter alter native, and is now busily engaged in doing the preliminary business of court ing.

It is a difficult thing to be a benefactor of the human race. I thought to initiate a little plan for making myself acquainted with the smartest lads in the district, and sent you a sum for them to work out. I sent it to you in plain round ’script that a man might feel if he couldn’t see, yet you go and let your printers make a mess of it. I wrote plainly enough the weight of the wire to be “ '321b,” not “ 321bs”— a mighty difference you’ll perceive. Wiro weighing 321bs to the 100 ft may do for making horse shoes, but it w r ould scarcely do for tying corn sheaves. You must get your printers to look after the decimals. And since you have made the muddle I must ask you to insert the following TO THE LADS. LADS.—I offer you a prize, not a very princely one to be sure, still a prize, for working out the undergiven sum. It w r as announced by the editor of the “Herald ” that the answer should be sent by Monday, but in consequence of an error in the sum, I shall extend the time to Wednesday MORNING AT ELEVEN O’CLOCK . to allow the Rakaia, Longbeach and Wakanui boys to have a shot. In making the awards I shall get a re liable arithmetician to help me, and I shall take into consideration, neatness of writing, carefulness, and shortness of method of arriving at an accurate result. I have got answers already to the sum as the editor gave it, and I tender my apologies to the senders for the sum being wrongly stated, and ask them to try again with the thin wire, and wire in : THE SUM. (As it should have been.) “ Messrs. Friedlander Bros, have sold during the present harvest 52 tons of wire for the reaping and binding machines. The wire is No. 20 gauge, and weighs '32lb. per 100 ft. What number of miles is the 52 tons ; and if it takes 4jlbs. of wire to tie an acre of crop, how many acres have been tied ?” My next sum will be in duo-decimals, and my young friends had better read up, and keep an eye on algebra for future operations. I remain, lads, yours truly, Chispa.

ASSESSMENT COURT.

MOUNT HUTT ROAD DISTRICT. (Before Mr. F. Guinness, Judge.) : The Assessment Court for the above district was held at the Road Board office, Methven, yesterday. Only one objection had been lodged, and the objector did not appear. The valuation list was then passed and signed by the Judge.

Caledonian Society.

The annual meeting of the Caledonian Society was held at Quill’s Hotel last night. The attendance was limited. Mr. St. George Douglas occupied the chair. The Hon. Secretary, Mr. J. E. H. Harris, read the report, and on the motion of Mr. Wilkie, seconded by Mr. Parkin, the report was adopted. A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Hay T. Smith for his kindness in giving the use of his paddock.

The annual balance-sheet was then sub mitted to the meeting, showing a credit balance of L 8 13s. Gd.; liabilities amount ing to L 5 7s. 2d., due to Mr. J. Y, Ward; and possible assets of LSO. The Secretary explained that considerable difficulty had been experienced in making up the balance-sheet by himself and the Trea surer, owing to the disinclination of some of the directors to give the necessary information to make up a proper statement. The balance-sheet had not been audited, and it was resolved that the Treasurer and Secretary should sign it, and their signatures should be considered a sufficient audit. Mr. Ward’s account for commission was reduced to L 3 18s. 2d. It was stated that funds were in the hands of some members of the Society who had been written to for a settlement, but had not responded to the calls made on them.

. The following officers were then re elected :—President—Mr. Mat. Stitt ; vice president, Hr. Stewart; treasurer, Mx\ Thomas Quill : secretai-y, Mr. J. Mac Lean Dunn ; directors, Messrs. James Scott, Charles Reed, W. Anderson, Donald Maclean, Robert Millar, Duncan Cameron, Niel Maclean, Hay T. Smith, E. Saunders, T. Bullock, W. St. G. Douglas, and John Frazer. Auditors— Messrs. Weeks and Wilkie. Mr. Weeks proposed a vote of thanks to the late secretary (Mr. Harris) for his past ser vices, which being seconded by Mr. C. Reed, was carried ; and a futlier vote was recorded to the directors and other officers, a vote of thanks to the Chairman ter minated the proceedings.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.

MR. ALFRED SAUNDERS, M.H.R., ON DRUGS AND HYDROPATHY.

To the Editor. Sir. In accordance with my promise, I now take up my pen to make a few observations on some circumstances and 'events connected with the illness and death of the late Mrs. Buchanan. The proceedings of that coroner’s inquest showed such an absurd veneration for the opinion of legally qualified medical prac titioners that I cannot hope to gain any attention to what I say in opposition to their practice until I have given your readers a few of the opinions of those who stand, or have stood, highest in the medical profession, as to the use ,of drugs. I had better begin with the highest authority, Sir Jno. Forbes. He says : “There is now no proof whatever that any remedy administered by the most ex perienced physician exercises the slightest influence over disease. In a large propor tion of the cases treated by allopathic (drug) physicians, the disease is cured by nature, and not by them. In a lesser, but still not a small proportion, the dis ease is cured by nature in spite of them— their interference opposing instead of assisting the cure. What, indeed, is the history of medicine, but a history of per petual changes in the opinions and .prac tice of its professors respecting the very same subjects—changes often extreme and directly opposed to one another 1 What differences of opinion—what an array of alleged facts directly at variance with each other—what contradictions —what opposite results of a like experience—ivhat ups and downs—what glorification and degradation of the same remedy—what confidence now, what despair anon in encountering the same disease with the very same weapons —what horror and intolerance at one time of the very opinions and practices which, previously and subsequently, are cherished and admired. ” Sir Thomas Watson, Bart., said to be the most eminent drug practitioner of the nineteenth century, has bled, blistered, purged, starved, stuffed, and stimulated for the same disease. He tells us in his ‘ 1 Practice of Physic ”. that he has bled patients Eor apoplexy to the extent of pro ducing hemeplegia, and that to cure hydrocephalus he bled children three months old freely, blistered them, and dosed with mercurial prepartions, jalap, and scammony. But now he says, “To me it has been a life long wonder how vaguely, how ignorantly, how rashly, drugs have been prescribed. We try this, and, not succeeding, we try that, and baffled again we try something else; and it is fortunate if we do no harm in these our tryings. Our profession is continually floating on a sea of doubts about questions of the gravest importance. Of theraputics as a trustworthy science it is certain that we have as yet only the expectation. ” Dr. Fuller says, “At present we are absolutely without data for the administra tion of medicine ; the profession possesses ho authoritative record of a single thera peutic fact.” Dr. Bostock says, “ Every dose of medicine given is a blind experiment on the vitality of the patient.” Dr. Reid says “Less slaughter, I am convinced, has been effected by the sword than by the lancet. More infantile sub jects in this metropolis (London) are, perhaps, diurnally destroyed by the mortar and pestal than in the ancient Bethlehem fell victims in one day to the Herodian massacre. ” Dr. Forth says, “ There is scarcely a more dishonest trade imaginable than medicine in its present state. ” Dr. Frank says, “ Thousands are annually slaughtered in the ' quiet sick room.” *' ~ *' y * i ' Dr. Ramage says, “I fearlessly assert that in most cases the sufferer would be safer without a physician than with one.” Dr. John Johnson says, “I declare as my conscientious conviction, founded on long experience and reflection, that if there was not a single physician, surgeon, man-midwife, chemist, apothecary, drug gist, or drug on the face of the earth, there would be less sickness and . less mortality than now prevail. ” ; x ‘ € - i; Dr. Mason Good says, “ Drugs have destroyed more lives than war, pestilence, and famine combined. ” Dr. Bailie exclaimed on his death bed, “ I wish I could be sure that I have not killed more than I have cured. I have nq faith in physic!” ~ Now, sir, seeing that such are the opinions of themost able and honest of the “legally qualified medical practitioners” as to their own system of trying to cure disease by the administration of poisons ; and seeing, as I have done, thousands of persons relieved or cured, by what ap peared to me simple, natural, and safe processes, and having moreover seen scores of “ legally qualified medical prac titioners” come themselves to be cured by “the ignorant peasant Priessnitz ” and the “ deluded woolen factor Smedley ” —I do honestly and sincerely believe that I committed no crime against society, and did nothing that should have subjected me or mine to persecution when I acted on my own strong convictions so far as to take my own dying daughter out of the hands that both she and I believed to be causing her unnecessary "suffering, and en suring her certain and early death. Nor shall I ever think it was any crime to have relieved that distressing breath, and opened that closed skin, and put a stop to that destructive straining sickness, even though it was done too late to save her life. . .:,.

But the great “ legally qualified medical practitioners ” of Vienna, when they failed in their attempt to put down Priessnitz by their appeal to the Emperor on the ground that his numerous illegal cures were “dangerous to religion and the lftoii ffttchy,’* used tq gqt the peasant? at £|rafen : berg to throw a few stones at'‘his patients, —so that I have no right to he surprised that our little affairs in Ashburton should take the same turn. But I-have nothing to say against the Ashburton doctors, how ever much I may condemn their drugs and their “legal” practice. Two of them I only just know by sight, and one of them I know by experience to be a very prompt, skilful, judicious surgeon, and a very noble good hearted man. It is nothing new r for me to be threatened with a verdict of manslaughter. My neigh bors both here and in Nelson can testify that I have taken many dangerous cases of fever, diphtheria, and other diseases out of the helpless hands of the legally qualified medical practitioners (with the certainty

Saturday, February 21, 1880.1

THE ASHBURTON HERALD.



New Advertisements. Ashburton horticultural SOCIETY. President—E. G. Wright, Esq., M. H. R. Vice-Presidents —J. E. Trevor, John Grigg, W. C. Walker, and Alfred Saunders, Esqs. Committee —Messrs. H. C. Jacobson, W. H. Collins, G. Smith, J. G. Anstee, J. Sealey W. T. Davidson, J. Orr, H. W. Charlton, J. Sim monds, J. R. Chapman, T. Sealey, J. Coutts. Treasurer—A. H. Shury, Esq. Secretary —Stephen E. Poyntz. The First Show of the Society will be held on SATURDAY, MARCH 6th, At the TOWN HALL. Admission up to 1 p.m. 2s 6d. „ After 1 p.m. Is. Competition for prizes open to the Public. N.B.—lt is particularly requested that all those who have articles suitable for competition, or exhibition only, will bring them forward, in order to make this, the first show, a success. Notice for space must be forwarded to the Secretary on or before March 3rd. Any information with respect to entries, &c., may be obtained from the under signed. STEPHEN E. POYNTZ, 474 g 33c ' ' Secretary. NOTICE. RATING ACT, 1876. ‘T’VTHEREAS, at a sitting ofthe Assess- VV ment Court for the Road District of WATT A NUT held this nineteenth day of February, at Ashburton, before me, F. Guinness, Judge of the said Court, it was proved that no Valuation List had been prepared as required by the s.tid Act. Now, therefore, under the provisions of Clause 28 of the said Act, I order that a Valuation List be made, and I hereby appoint Francis George Parry Leach to be the Valuer for the said District, and I do further fix THURSDAY, the eleventh day of MARCH next, the day for the completion and inspection of such List, and that the last day for delivering objec • tions thereto shall be the twenty-fifth day of March next. _ The Court will sit at ten o’clock in the forenoon on the third day of April next for the pinyose of hearing and determining all objections to the Valuation List for the said District. FRANK GUINNESS, 79c . Judge. LABOR MARKET. REGISTRY OFFICE FOR MASTERS AND SERVANTS, . . AT THE ‘EVENING HERALD” OFFICE. T7URMERS REQUIRING HANDS f can engage men through the “ Evening Herald ” Registry for 1/- each, prepaid. LABORERS REQUIRING SITUA TIONS can engage through the “Herald ” Registry Office by paying 1/-. SERVANTS REQUIRING SITUA TIONS can get them by applying at the “Herald” Registry Office, and paying !/-• . . :,m; A : ■ ENGAGEMENTS will be POSTED UP every day at 12 noon and 4 p.m., by numbers given to the applicants, who will learn the address on enquiring. SPECIAL or URGENT WANTS will be inserted in the “ Evening Herald ” in the registry column on payment of Six pence additional in advance, for each issue. Further Particulars on application at the “ EVENING HERALD ” REGISTRY OFFICE. SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, EAST ST., ASHBURTON. TIT ANTED, those in search of employ- W ment, to call and either enter their names at Herald Registry Office, on pay ment of Is. LABOURERS requiring work can secure first opening by applying early at Herald Registry Office, on pay ment of Is. S ERVANTS requiring situations, call and get your names entered in the Herald Registry, Is. TTMPLOYERS requiring any kind of Pj laborers can engage through Herald Registry Office, on payment of Is. in ad vance. , HAVE you Lost Anything I —Tell the - finder through the Herald for a Shilling. If he is honest he will bring it to you without a reward, but you can bait a finder of shaky morals by a tempting offer of remuneration for his trouble. AT for a Shilling cash. V. B. "VTOTICE —The “ Ashburton Herald . i LT a Gazette for all notices, under the Debtors and Creditors Act * » // / f



New Advertisements. WESLEYAN CHURCH, Cameron street.—Divine Service will be conducted in the above Church To-morrow Morning and Evening by the Rev. W. Keall. 84c BRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH Wills Street. —Divine Service will be conducted in the above Church to morrow Morning and Evening by the Rev. A. J. Smith. 85c COOK. —Wanted, Situation by a first class Cook, just arrived from Eng land. Apply, “ Herald ” office. 86c ANTED—NEEDLEWORK. Apply Herald Office. 80c WANTED, a YOUTH for an office, who writes well and understands accounts. Address to Box 19, Ashburton. 81c WANTED, at once, a' COOK for the Prince Albert Boarding House. 71c rjIOWN HALL, ASHBURTON. TUESDAY EVENING, EEB. 24, 1880. PROFESSOR HUGHES WILL DELIVER HIS POPULAR LECTURE, Entitled— “THOMAS MOORE,” Poet and Musician, Illustrated with VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL SELECTIONS AND VIOLIN SOLOS. Doors open at 7.30, to commence at 8. Admission—Front Seats 35., Back Seats 25., Gallery Is. Books of the words, sixcpene. 76c FRUIT ! FRUIT ! ! FRUIT !! ! | > RTWELL’S First| Great Reduction 1 p of the Season. Plums 4|d., for •‘a n" in quantities ; also splendid Dessert Fruit. 83c MONEY. £SO £m £2so> £SOO AND £IOOO. These sums are ready for immediate investment, on approved Freehold securi ties at current rates. Apply to THOMAS & BRUGES, Solicitors, 13c CHRISTCHURCH. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. DUNEDIN AUTUMN RACE MEETING At Forbury Park, 26th, 27th, and 28tli February, 1880. SINGLE FARE Tickets will be issued on 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, and 28th February next from all stations be tween Christchurch and Invercargill in clusive, with branches to Dunedin, avail able for the return journey up to and including Tuesday, 2nd March. WM. CONYERS, Commissioner of Railways. Commissioner’s Office, Dunedin, 10th Feb., 1880. 74c-528



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