new invention has appeared which shoald be " Legere a—basses obliged to pass their days in the choking Fee tu Eastern city. If not too pensive, it is hoped that the manicipality in Madras, that dustiest of dusty cities, will see its way to abolish the nuisance by adopting the remedy.
Madras is justly execrated for ita bad rond: is not sufficiently taken tion that it city of vast distances. The fine public buildings, the rows of trees, and last but not least the big straggling enm-Rin el the place. But the latter nds, all add to the aspect and com-
at least mast be held partially sible for the great length of roads which the Madras Corporation has to light and keep in repair. Everyone must drive in lonely isolation. Motors, carriages, ricshas, trams, are all much in evidence, and each and all add to the cloud of dust rising and resting everywhere, and becoming more pronounced as the hot weather approaches.
dust-laying preparation is and if not "made in Germany" it is the product of the German brain of " young man called Ermin. Hence its name, The inven-for, who became naturalized in England, claims for hit invention that it need and only be applied once a year, as one application is enough to prevent all dust thronghoat an English summer. Supposing it were required twice during the Madras dry weather, it might yet! be feasible. Erminite costs R. 225 per ton, while that amount is only sufficient to cover 1,200 yards. The Bombay Municipality leads the way by ordering 300 tons frow the Erminite The result will be eagerly noted by other cities.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.