CONTROL THAT HABIT
Sir,-Being somewhat depressed by overdoses of moral delinquency and atom bombs with which we have been regaled by the Press recently, and becoming conscious of the rather disquieting fact that my mind has indeed in the past forty) years become cluttered up with utterly worthless information, including telephone numbers, anniversary dates, prices of various commodities-
to mention but a few-I was delighted to find in your October 25 Listener a remedy, the Fairburn Collapsible Libtary System, which seemed eminently worth trying. I determined to start with Sterne in following out Mr. Fairburn’s idea of reading for pleasure; I never get further with this book than "Alas, poor Yorick," at which point I fall away into unseasonable laughter-and so, indeed, I looked forward to many evenings of quiet enjoyment. Being unable to afford shock treatment to induce the retrograde amnesia, I had to call upon my wife to crack me over the head. She was glad to do so, and the scheme worked admirably-so admirably, in fact, that apparently my wife couldn’t bear the endless repetition of "Alas! poor Yorick," and my insane laughter any longer. She got them to certify me yesterday.
HAPPY AT LAST
(Avondale).
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/NZLIST19541119.2.12.6
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 800, 19 November 1954, Page 5
Word count
Tapeke kupu
199CONTROL THAT HABIT New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 800, 19 November 1954, Page 5
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Material in this publication is protected by copyright.
Are Media Limited has granted permission to the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa to develop and maintain this content online. You can search, browse, print and download for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Are Media Limited for any other use.
Copyright in the work University Entrance by Janet Frame (credited as J.F., 22 March 1946, page 18), is owned by the Janet Frame Literary Trust. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise this article and make it available online as part of this digitised version of the New Zealand Listener. You can search, browse, and print this article for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from the Janet Frame Literary Trust for any other use.
Copyright in the Denis Glover serial Hot Water Sailor published in 1959 is owned by Pia Glover. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise this serial and make it available online as part of this digitised version of the Listener. You can search, browse, and print this serial for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Pia Glover for any other use.
Log in