WALNUTS AND WINE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1331, 8 January 1912, Page 6

WALNUTS AND WINE.

The food value of walnuts, says the "Lancet," is very high; they are very rich in fat, containing as much as 63 per cent., while proteins amount to nearly, lfi per cent. It lias been calculated that 30 large walnut kernels contain as much fat as 2J11). of lean beef, and yet the walnut, is as a supplement to a sr;iiaro meal. Added to this the glass of port, say, 2 fluid oz.. contain*, besides ISO grains of alcohol, "0 grains of . grape sugar. In the combination, therefore, we have all tho elements which 'make for a complete diet, namely, fat. protein, carbohydrate, to which may be added mineral salts. Port "anil walnuts after a meal are, therefore, from a. nutritive point of view, "ridiculous excess."

A stock sale will be held on Monday, January 15, at l'ahautanui, by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. A notice to consignees of Cargo by the barque Antuco appeal's elsewhere in this issue. Tenders are invited by Messrs. Davis and Porteous, surveyors. Wellington, for the formation and construction of about 3t chains ot reading near Xewlan.ls .Settlement. Messrs. Dalgety and Co. advertise particulars of a stock salo which they are holding at Upper Hutt on January 12. For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is. 6/ It is proposed to present Miss Philip Morgan, of' Brecon, with a testimonial in recognition of the fact that she is the first lady in Wales to occupy the position of Mayor. "T punished vou merely to show, mv Inv for vou," said the i'nther. "It's ail right," cobbed the little fellow. -'It's a g-good thing t ain't b-big enough lu return your Move."