Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 1896. Change of Air.

Manawatu Herald, 24 September 1896, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 1896. Change of Air.

♦ Now that some special effort is being made to make our Ocean Beach accessible to visitors, it 13 satisfactory to find that much interest is being shown in England on the value of a change of air. Dr Louis Robinson in the National Review has an article on why we need a change of air, and says : — '• Often the mere removal from one part of a town to another will result in an immediate and manifest improvement. I know of an instance in which a gentleman, a sufferer from asthma and bronchitis, whose home was in a healthy part of Surrey, obtained very great relief by a short residence among the slums of Seven Dials. Children 9eem espe* cially benefited by a change of air, so much so that it is often found advisable to remove than even during a severe illness." This should certainly be made a note of, and tbe greater the change of air presumably the greater the benefit. What a delightful change a residence on the Ocean Beach must be to those who live inland surrounded by bush and moisture, can well be imagined, and tli!i4, given accommodation and attention, and due publicity, a large and a yearly increasing stream of visitors may be looked for to our health resort. Our local committee has been taking a rest, possibly acquiring information, and we trust when they meet again each subcommittee will have something to report. This is September, so that time is short, and the oommittee must not sleep too long. The right men are on it, but the best are better for stirring up ; so we tni3t that after reading these few remarks they will do, if they have not already done, that which they undertook to do. Then all will be well.