NEW HEALTH SOCIETY.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19503, 27 December 1928, Page 2

NEW HEALTH SOCIETY.

FIRST EXHIBITION. SANE EATING. AND LIVING. (FBOM OJTB OTO COBBEEPONDZOT.) LONDON, November 13. Although; the New-Health Society has often been represented at food|and produce exhibitions, it has never until the present time held an exhibition of its own. Here at the new Horticultural Hall people may learn what to, eat, what to drink,-what to wear,.and what to do to be healthy. Naturally, there are no medicines or drugs to be seen. It •is appropriate that the Fruit Trades' Federations should have claimed the central pavilion. In letters that all may read it is proclaimed: "The fruits of the field,are better than the fruits '.of the factory.". The lattice work all round this pavilion is decorated with real grapes . and real grape Vines. Around %he ,T>ase of the pavilion is a splendid array of all the ,fresh fruit that comes to this country or is grown in the country itself. The doctrine of fruit and health is taught in pamphlets, _ and in the pictures by the noted artist Mr Septimus ; Scott. It is an interesting exhibition with close upon a hundred stands showing tempting arrays of fruits and goods, clothing, and toilet preparations,. scientific aids' to fitness, and'means for- obtaining the best from the sunshine. As most of these are proprietary articles, the laws of advertising forbid one mentioning them by name. However, there are such things an pure fruit juice, wholemeal breads, coffee with its poison taken out, bread which. reduces fatness, cereal preparations, all the nut and- fruit -preparations. of tho vegetarians, true tonic tinned .fruits and vegetables, dried fruits, infants' milk preparations, clothing which has the maximum health-giving properties, glass which permits the ultraviolet rays to penetrate, and even cigarettes in which the crude nicotine is absorbed without altering the taste of the tobacco.

New.Zealand is represented.by a fine display of the Imperial Bee Honey by a stand arranged by the Dairy Board, at which 2d cartons of New, Zealand butter. are being sold to the public. . -

Apart from all these excellent foods there are instructive. demonstrations bearing on the health of the public. For instance,-.it will, be interesting to a wobl-prodiicting country to know that the ultra-violet rays penetrate wool garments just as well as they.- do artificial silk. Spme time ago the statement iras spread abroad that the latter fabric. was the only one that allowed the rays to penertate. Now Dr. S. G. Barker, Director of the British' Eesearch Association for the.Woollen and Worsted Industries (Leeds) has determined to mn this mis-statement to earth. to Ultra-Violet Bays and Wool. An apparatus has been arranged so that a spectator may, look through various materials at the light from-a mercury vapour lamp, and he will find that the ultra-violet rays penetrate a greater thickness of wool than of artificial silk; With wool hoisery fabric with a thickness of 0.48 mm. per layer fourteen layers are necessary to stop the transmission of the ultra-violet rays, meaning that they traverse a.total thickness of 6.7 mm. or just over I. inch. With cellulose-acetate-hosiery fabric with a thickness of 0.33 mm. per layer fourteen layers are necessary for extinction of ultra-violet rays, meaning that they traverse a total thickness of 4.6 mm. or less - than 1-6 inch. "I don't want .to decry artificial Bilk," said Dr. Barker to me,'"but it will be seen that.the wool fabric is one and •- half times better than the artificial silk fabric. It is possible to wear, an 'appreciable thickness of wool garments, be vrarmlyxlad; have an elastic material that will not crease, and at the same time receive as much ultra-

violet radiation to the body as when clad in a lesser thickness of artificial silk'or other material.

Another < experiment illustrates the factrthat'-if llbof perfectly--dryswool i»' saturated -with llb\ weight of water the temperature of the water is raised?43J de-, grees. This is of importance to "the wearer in that, when freshly aired, wool garments produce the body.as soon as,,put on, : the first; effect of Smoisturie. absorption vtije' f ab4Ci%lf• Health v %; Two of window glass ,; wi»Bli; transmit ultra-violet rays are\exhibitedv ; ' Since: this' glass was, invented two or-threeyears;-ago-the("demand foriit hasgrown and A'-lisfof installed;; the glass :■:runs"'into hundreds of names. Hospitals in all parts of Europe, America, and the Dominions seem to have appreciated its value. The testimonies given"'-■■ by- 'heads of' business firms, hospitals authorities, ..school masters, keepers of animals and market;gardeners are truly remarkable.. The time will probably • come 'when ( no private house will be,glazed with anything but some type^of "- this health transmitting glass. The New Health Society itself has a stand ort which are displayed the literature Which has been- produced under its auspices. . This, comes under the headings of Sleep, Cleanliness, Sunlight, Eight Food, Mothercraft and Child Welfare, Eight Habits, Exercise, and Eest. ...,,- /".'.'■} ..' -■ ' . •'. . ;.'' On other stands; is shown what the Dental Board is doing-for the public welfare; also the Bed Cross, theilnvalid Children's Aid ..Association;- the National; Children ■ •'Adoption Association, (the Garden Cities and Town Planning Association, the "Food Education .Society, the Good Housekeeping Institute, ; k the Sunlight League, the Model Abattoir Society, and the Ministry; of Agriculture. It will be 'sejein that there ■is no dearth of societies, to encourage the public .to live, sanely and preserve their health. The thing that needs development -is. publicity,; and the New Health.. Society in ; holding -this exhibition is: doing good'work. c < f '-