Week end Chat

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 137, 26 June 1937, Page 13

Week end Chat

C0UNTRY AND f T0WN.

26th June, 1937. DEAR EYERYONE,— . We all have a fteeling" of pleasure now that the shortest day is bassedj ajid the turning is xiiade to brdgliter and longer days. ' As timo goes on we who live in Hawke 's Bay will realiso that quite a number of dverseas people come here for the winter and' revel in the clear air and hours of sunshine. A c London doctor reeently said that in London the Iungs of even the children are thinly coated wuth black soot, while we know thankfully that xiere a wonderful heritage of pure air ie oura and our children 's. The clarity of the utmosphere is another feature. of the New Zealand climate which impresses English people. In England the air is soft and the atmosphere lias less vigi- . bility. It was noticeable that Lamorna Birch, the greal English painter, waasaid to have given his New Zealand paintinge an English atmosphere. • • • You will enjoy some interesting letters from readers: — Bear Cousin itose,— With refercnce to tlie letters on the birds, iijce ' ' Caw Caw"-1 lln'd tliem liard to tame and have de&ided that ohiy certain persona can inspire conlidence iu birds, however kiniiiy the wouid-be bird friends may be. 1 have tried standing stockstill hoping that thq birds wouid think ine a post or scarecrow. No nee! Some of your readers may have hcard Mr Edgar Stead lecture on birds, and have seen a piiotograph . of a tom-tit perclied on the hanuTe of the opade he was using. . Thrushes and' blackbirds ruu about my lawn like chickens and scrateh tlie duges of the beds, just like chickens. ' "Have you had the'-i'owls out?" the, gardener asked , dieapprovingly the other day, surveying the untidy scratchings. "No, but 1 havo had the blackbirds. ' '—Yours etc., • '"BIRDS AGAIN." •••«'• ♦ • ' * - Dear Cousin- Rose,T-Are childrbn cruel? Not the Children wo know bui the ekildren we hear- about. Tho rnoro profoundly I study nursery rhyiuos tho inore convinced I ani that children have an extremely hearty appetdte for the sufferings of their feilow creatures. &imple delight' iu the misfortunes of others, whether human or of the dumb creation — this seema to be the dominant tiote (in nnrsery poetry. I do not ivish to suggest that children are entirely abs'orbed in tfcoughts of cruelty; but I do contend that pleasure- in the misfortunes b.oth ■ of human. beings aud animals pla'ys a disproportionate pai't in their imaginative life. They aro giad •that the old woman who lived in a; shoe whipped lier urifortunate children. They are.glad that the farmer's wife cut-olf ihe tails of the throe blind mieo with her carving-knifo. They are giad that Jack fell down ' and broke his crown and Jill camo tumbling after. 'They are giad that the old' man who would not say his prayers was taken by the left leg and throwu jlownstairs. To them it is a laughing matter- that the throe ivise nien of Gothan who went to sea in bowl wero drowmed. — Youns, etc., * "NAIVE." Dear Cousin Rose, — -I have made Very good wholo-meal bread from this recape, and I hope your "readcr will bo ablo to I do the same. . ' .... I Put 4lbs. of wholemeal . iiour in . a largo enarael basin. Next mix two tablespoons of brewer's ycast with: oue pint of milk and water mado luke warm and pour it into a liole in the middlc of the flour. S'tir in the floui from the sides to make a batter, and dust flour o.ver the top. Cover, aud atand in a warm place about one bonr tdll the fermentation craeks' the top and froths up. Next, mix in two teaspoons of sdlt with the flour and add one pint more of luke-warm milk and water, and mix all to a nice dougb. Gover, and set to rise. When two oi three timcs its original size knead thofoughly but gently, and enclosa as. mtich air - as possible. Shape into loaves. PJacc nu greased lins, and lot the dough rise again in a warm place to nearly balf its size befo.re placing in the ovcn. . If coltagc loaves are made they noed jn.ot. be left to rlso so long. Hoping thin will help someone, and hoping also that those who make bread with compressed yeast will send a rocipo. — Yours, ctc., ' ' COOK " • - • • ■ As inteiest in correct eating and healthy living i5 a matter that is being discussed on all sides just" now in Hawke 's Bay,* Oousiu Rose has roquested an authority on the subject to write letters giving siniple informatiion to those who wish-to know more about how to keep flt. Here is the lirst letter^ and in later weeks more Will be said. , Letters from- others who have studied the question will be wolcomod. • -• • Dear Cousin Rose,— In answer to your request that I write to your readers on the matter of -FOOD, I am pleased to do' this, as I feel that education in health maiters is one that is sadJy neg-lected-,,in New Zealand and iji many - other countfies, tou. : 1 lt is gratiLying to notiee that iu teeent years tlip iuedical prufession ,-s waking up to tho i'act that food docs play a vei'y vital part nn tho controJ uf health. -WJjyJ Bimply because , \vroug food and wroug cating bring on indigestiou, cpnstipation, etc. Rcsultuig from this, tho blood-stream becomes unclean, autotoxPinia resulte, and in timo a vast avray of ills aiul diseases j liollow. We humans aro euch Idiots.. Wo t'atten a pig on skim milk, whole j grains, potatoes, pumpkins— all natural i i'oods — but we t.hrow away some of tho i iiiost valuable narts of the grain, and ; curselves , use the starehy white core. | We rofine Ihe sngar-cano ;juico so much ; that we get a ehemically-pure carbon — j just as pure as tlie carbon of a dia- ; ,niond, only in a dilterent form. ..This white sugar carbon has an affinity for | the cl otu nuts with wliacli it was at first i associatod: so when avo eat it, it im- ; modiateJv draws t'rom the blood streani i some of those elements it finds tliern. i IJme, I'or instance. But this lime is ' requR'od for the building of boucs and teeth. ! The per capita consumpfcion of sugor in Now Zealand is eiuvply ouonnous, '

with the result that the teeth of the New Zealan'ders are notoriously in a dreadful state, and also this is a reason why the s tature of -the men and wo.men is (jetcriorating, for the- bones; are .being robbed of the niaterial for growth. My advice is to eat brown or , ' ' raw ' ' sugar, as thas is not so refined. Or give dates or.honey to those whp long for sweets, especially children. Also , only whole-meal ' bread, and this made at home so that "you -know that it is the real thing. — Yours, etc., "NATURAL FOOD." • « • Thanking all wlio have written, and hoping men and - women readers will find time to express- their views for the mutual benefit of all readers. COUSIN ROSE. NAPIER UTERARY AND DRAMA CIRCLE MEETS Despite the inclement weather, there was a large attendance of members at the meeting . of the litorary and drama circle u>f the Napier rTownswomon'e Guild held at the, Nurses' Clubroom. . Cream pottery bowls fllied with Fronch- marigolds added to the' charm. of the rOoin. ' • • . Under the , able d'irection of scction leader, Mrs. O'Halloran, an excclient pTogramhie' was put through. . The theme for the afteruoon tvas "Humour" and every momber contribqted either, by reading, siory, or ayoedote. A humorous . play, ' ' Sir. Percy 's Cuddlo,.'" Avas cleverly read by the. following ladies:— Mesdames Morse^ Martin, Maney, Wood and. O'Halloran. A WONDERFUL COUGH CURE. A 2/6 bottle of HEENZO (Hean's Essence) made up at home simply and easily gives you eight big bottles of the finest cough mixture ever— and . saves you 10/-. • HEENZO is wonderfully effective for coughs and colds and gi-ves quick relief from sore throats. Children love its taste and soothing, penetrating effect,*