POINTS FROM OTHER LETTERS

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21938, 12 November 1936, Page 9

POINTS FROM OTHER LETTERS

On the subject of cricket, Peter Trolove argues that the luck of batting first should not be left to the spin of « coin and that the “gate” would benefit if the public knew beforehand what team they would see batting.

“True Sport” protests against cruelty to animals in sport and argues that deer, fox and hare hunting, and coursing come within the same Category. Big game fishing the writer considers the cruellest sport of all, and Contends that steer riding and buckjumping (where body roping is used) should be prohibited. The correspondent argues that more skill is required for clay bird shooting than for live bird shooting..

“D.H.C.,” on the subject of “Peregrinating Imperialists,” suggests that recent criticisms of the New Zealand Government’s policy by visiting Chamber of Commerce delegates were inspired by their opposition to the Government’s amelioration of industrial conditions, as being a direct challenge to their conception of financial domination.

“Wash-out” continues the controversy on “Lime Deficiency,” contending that sugar is the enemy of good teeth. The writer argues also that ■’persuading children to drink pints of milk is ridiculous and that teeth will decay if not used. “Wash-out” urges that the Government should take steps to bring more fruit into the country at prices at which all can buy.

“L.F.E.” gives the foods containing calcium as the juices of citrus fruits, rhubarb juice sweetened with honey, goats’ milk, vegetables, including spinach, cabbage (green leaves), radishes, lettuce, tomatoes, milk, yolk of raw eggs, whole salt, bran, onions, oatmeal, and cheese.

"Work to Live” advocates the use of honey in place of refined cane sugar, and contends that much of the illhealth of to-day could be avoided by a return to the natural, unrefined foods.

“Prevention is Better than Cure” says that to anyone who has travelled it is apparent that the large consumption in New Zealand of sweets, biscuits, ices, and rich food is a very decided cause of the decay of teeth, “I am one of a large family, the youngest of which to lose her teeth was 70 years of age,” says the writer, “and most of us still have our teeth. Until we were about 14 years of age our diet consisted of plenty of fruit, vegetables, butter, and milk food; we liked and were allowed to eat apples before going to bed. Sweets and biscuits were a very occasional treat."

H. R. Seymour criticises the raising of funds by charitable effort for children’s health camps and asks why the care of these children and various activities of a like nature are not included in the Government scheme of social services and financed in the same

manner as old age, war, and other “alleged pensions.”

“Wet Race Day” pays a tribute to the radio announcer responsible for the description of races at Hiccarton and Addington, “I think the greatest credit is due to this gentleman for enabling listeners to obtain such a splendid picture of the events at the meetings,” says the writer.

“Change-over” condemns the practice of testing motor-car drivers by making them back round the comer at Cracroft terrace from Dyer’s Pass road. The writer says this tends to encourage a dangerous practice which should be prohibited.

F. G. Thomas directs the attention of Umberto Colonna to a cable message from Washington, stating that employment is not keeping pace with the recovery of industry, mentioning that the production of electrical power Is a record, referring to “technological improvements,” and pointing out that the larger increase of production than employment is only partly due to an Increase in the average number of hours worked by each man. A record consumption of electrical power, says the writer, is a sure indication that m the United States machinery is being used to a greater extent than ever before, and it is obvious that machinery is now doing work which in 1929 was done by men. -