IT'S BENEFICIAL—

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 235, 17 September 1934, Page 11

IT'S BENEFICIAL—

To break a rule sometimes. It is a distinct mark of intelligence to be ablo to do so. “The golden rule is that there are no golden rules,” says George Bernard Shaw. Only an automaton never breaks a rule, and an automaton hasn’t much initiative.

To miss a meal completely now and again. This gives a fillip to the appetite. Complete, continuous, monotonous regularity is fatal to the appetite. Besides, you will be really hungry for the next meal.

To change the colours you wear sometimes. Even if you are enamoured of black or red, and they suit you, it is still wise to break the habit and change tt> green, or beige, or blue. You will be surprised what additional interest it will give to life. To slack occasionally for a day or so. By all means work hard. There is no finer tonic than hard work. But a break in its continuity will prevent that work becoming automatic. To alter your amusements. If you go to the pictures every Saturday change it for a walk, or a meal in a cafe sometimes. Amusements lose their joy as we become used to them.

To go to bed late sometimes. Regular bedtime hours, like meals, are generally to bo condoned. But a break will often encourage sleep. Try it, and see if it works in your case. To get excited sometimes. Bo generally poised and self-controlled, certainly, but let go sometimes and have a real romp with the kiddies, or join in a jazz chorus or some other '‘lark.”

To change your living room sometimes. Alternate between lounge and dining room.