ANTI-FAT.

Patea Mail, 28 February 1882, Page 3

ANTI-FAT.

Dr George Johnston in the (f Practitioner,” proposes the following as an anti-fat diet: May eat—Lean mutton and veal, veal and lamb, soups not thickened, beef tea. and broth poultry, game, fish and eggs, bread in moderation, greens, cresses, lettuce, etc., green

peas, cabbage,-cauliflower, onions, fresh fruit without sugar. May not eat— Fat meat, bacon or ham, butter, cream, sugar, potatoes, carrots parsnips, rice, sago, tapioca, macaroni, custard, pastry, and puddings, sweet cakes. May drink —tea, coffee, cocoa from nibs, with milk but no sugar, dry wines in moderation, brandy, whisky and gin in moderation without sugar, light bitter beer, soda and seltzer water. May not drink—Milk, except sparingly, porter and stout, sweet ales, sweet wines. As a rule alcoholic liquors should be taken sparingly and never without food.

At the Sentry Hill railway station on the 24th, a man named Gough was in the act of leaving the goods-shed, and stepped on to the line, when an engine, which was shunting trucks, came up suddenly, and the cow-catcher knocked him down. He was dragged along the line for a distance of about sixty yards. When picked up he was found to be much bruised about the back, and had a nasty scalp wound. Medical examination at the hospital showed that he had received serious injuries to his spine, and it is feared that there are also internal njuries.

The Wellington City Council have decided, under the advice of their solicitor, to proceed with the Te Aro reclamation notwithstanding the objection of the Marine Department. About 2,300 shares have been taken up in the Wanganui Loan, Finance, and Investment Company.

An error was made in last week’s announcement of Presbyterian services at Patea, by stating morning service instead of afternoon.

A lady in Bridgewater, Mass., thirty years ago, stamped her initials and a private mark on a small coin and passed it out. In change not long since she was surprised, after such a lapse of time, to receive the identical piece of money.

The formation of an isthmus between the United Kingdom and Ireland is now on the tapis in the Old Country, and, it is said, is being quietly but energetically pushed. The site has been decided, and capital is being bunted up to provide funds to connect England, Ireland, and Scotland. The “Home News” is responsible for the statement.