“THE GARDEN OF EDEN”

Press, Volume XCII, Issue 27734, 11 August 1955, Page 3

“THE GARDEN OF EDEN”

Sir, —Nudists are sincere. They regard the human body as an object of beauty and’ can see no rational reason for covering it unnecessarily. May I ask “Censor It” and “Adam” a question? Assuming that they are normal human beings and appreciate some things as being beautiful in this world of ours, would they take these objects of beauty in their eyes and wilfully desecrate them? Their answer is the' explanation of the high moral standards which are a feature of nudism, an answer which also signposts the way by which we can raise our children so as to revere the human body and not be left with a morbid curiosity which so often remains with them for their entire lives.—Yours, etc.. President Canterbury Sun and Health Club. August 9, 1955.

Sir, —The sooner people rid themselves of the belief that the naked human body is obscene the nearer our civilisation will be to an era of healthy.mindedness. In my opinion the attitude taken by many people in regard to the human body is the cause of much of the present-day»immorality. As long as nudity is regarded as filthy there will be the host of attendant evils, pornography arid the like. Naturists are the healthiest section of our community—often physically as well as mentally. “Adam,” “Censor It,” and the other Mrs Grundys would be unable to find anything contrary to this fact among us. “The Garden of Edenin approaching the subject of naturism in a normal, healthy manner, can do much in the right direction, and the censors are to be commended on their judgment. Truly, “the only evil lies in the eye of the beholder”—the beholder who looks upon the naked body as obscene.—Yours, etc., NATURIST. August 9, 1955. Sir,—l believe there is a great deal to be said against attempting th hide a book from children of inquisitive ages. Trying to stop them seeing a certain film is inviting curiosity and trouble. A child of 10 or 12, reading “Adam’s” letter, would, I imagine, be immediately interested in the film, “Garden of Eden.” I am! I think it is people like “Adam” who cause more harm than do the films! In any case, if such films are not to some people’s liking, it is their duty to keep their children away. It is no good wasting newspaper space moaning over a problem that can be solved only by the parents. It if not the Government’s fault that some incapable parents pack their children off to town every Saturday afternoon to get rid of them.—Yours, etc.,

HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE. August 9, 1955.

SPOTSWOOD SOCIAL EVENINGS Sir—Allow me to congratulate the committee at Spotswood for its splendid job in givirig the “about to be marrieds” a social' evening. But why not do the same for all the young people instead of just a certain class? It appears the less one does for a community, the more they are thought of. It is time Spotswood improved their ideas.—Yours, etc. WAKE UP. i Cheviot, August 8, 1955.