The Banting Trial.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 327, 22 December 1888, Page 4

The Banting Trial.

This is an amusing contest with which to start the fun at an evening party. A glass of water and a lai*ge biscuit are provided, and the company are invited to judge whether it will take a longer time to eat the cracker or to sip the contents of the tumbler with a teaspoon. All who believe that the eating will require less time than the drinking are invited to form in line on the left side of the room, and those who have the contrary opinion take their position on the right side. Each select the most competent person to represent their interests, and encourage their efforts with applause. The two contestants then struggle to vie with each other in first completing the task before them. However much the cracker-eater may try to exceed the spoon-wielder, he will almost always find that the water has been exhausted, one teaspoonfiil at a time, long before he has succeeded in disposing of his cracker. The contest will be found very amusing by the rows of spectators, as victory seems very uncertain until the close of the trial. After the players have become acquainted with each other and the stiffness has been worn off by simple and humorous games, they will be ready to try some which, although much quieter, will exercise their power oE thought.