LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16562, 11 June 1917, Page 7

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

THE WAR AND FARMING.

• Sir,—l have read with interest a letter in Wednesday's Herald, signed "Clodhopper." I will give an account of my farming, and perhaps he, and a few like him, will be willing to come and help mo to cultivate my place. I am a widow with two sons and two daughters. One of the latter is married aud away, so she does not enter into the calculation at all. My farm contains 25 acres. I have been milking for the factory. Ono of my sons is fighting in the navy. My other is at the front in Franco. My younger daughter's husband was killed in France last year. Directly my last bov went I had to sell tho cows, keeping two for our' own supply. Since then we can do nothing and the gorse is over-running the place. I havo had some cut, but it cost me 1& a day for a man to do it. 1 can- j not, with no income but my boy's pay, \ afford to have any more done. I have, been without firewood ever since my boy j went, and wo have none on our place. Wo I have to pick up what small tea-tree there is' on the roadside. To-day I had a letter from a well-known contractor who miployed my son before, offering to send a load of wood gratis, which offer I have accepted. I cannot afford to pay the high prices asked for farm-work, so I have no! turnips in or any other crops. Now what does "Clodhopper" propose to do in my case? Is ho, or any other town man to come out and take part of my farm? Or is he, as I said before, coming to help me? The Other Side op the Question - June 6. RACING IN WAR TIME. Sir,—" Anti-Kill Sport," in a letter of the 4th inst., infers that an amusement which provides funds for patriotic purposes, which affords such good reading for fighting men abroad, and which ensures such a supply of well-bred horses as does racing, should not be curtailed any more than the amusement provided by football, picture shows, and drinking. It is " amusements" such as drinking and racing that lead to poverty, ill-health, and crime. To my mind, sport and health are closely allied; a youth indulging in vigorous bodily exercise is waiting and serving, ho is playing his part in the struggle of Empire. Does racing help to this end? No. The jockey himself will ruin his health to keep his weight at a minimum, and what exercise for body or mind does the spectator derive from the meeting? Of which will the country be more rightly proud—a fine stamp of horse reared on the money that should have brightened someone's home, or a noble type of an active young man ready when the tall comes to serve his King and country? Edwin T. Gash, j Training College, Auckland. June 6.

ST. JOHN'S LAKE. . Sir,—l wish to enter a 'strong protest against the systematic destruction of the old Auckland landmarks. A. few years ago the historical fort of Point Resolution was razed to give place to a lawn and trees; the whole thing as prim and stultified as any garden can be. Campbell's Point is gone. The Government is slowly eating up Mount Albert. The money from the Exhibition has been used to level up a hill in the Domain—one of the old redoubts. Now the pretty lake known as the Leg of Mutton is also doomed to disappear. Surely it is time that a little more sentiment should be introduced in the management of public affairs, and that aome respect should be given to the old landmarks of Auckland. I have no doubt that in the future St. John Park will he a verv favourite resort of the public, and I hope that one of its chief beauties—the lake—will not be sponged out of existence by one application of the City Council's blotting-paper. ; R. FeancM.

b; SUMMARISED LETTERS., ; C,J, ■ " fohscriptionist" writes:—Reading the tolalisatop returns far the past season, it is truly appalling to find the totals ofmoney invested with the machine during the currency of this war, and continually growing larger: -For the' years 1913-14 £49>0,651, as compared with £568,401 for 1916-17. The recent tax increase does "nohseem to stop" this evil, arid this should prove a good field to raise additional revenue for the conduct of the war. Betting I regard as a national curse, and no field offers better scope for taxation to extinction. ..-,-- „• •'.;* ."■A Woman"writes:—The Railway Department erected engine-cleaning ' sheds alongside what should have been one of our nicest walks about Auckland, and I chanced to pass there during the holidays and L got "; covered with smut from the shed. On another occasion I waited at a small side-pier for a launch to come and take me for an outing, with the same result. The launch was covered with smul. Complaint is made of a Public Works Department yard, a perfectly clean enclosure, and not a word said against this abominable nuisance l '■ C. Wesley writes strongly against certain social evils. "Only in Camp" writes:— the discharged man from camp, passed by a medical board, duly attested, lawfully discharged, and character good, entitled to the badge for "King and Empire?" We have to take' the sneers of women and old men, answer inconvenient questions, and submit to be > classed as shirkers. It seems we are objects of contempt. I myself hold the King's scrap of paper, " the army discharge," which, I am told, is to be dishonoured like a bad cheque. < , "Disgusted" writes protesting against the decision of the Takapuna Tramways and Ferry Company and the local council to abandon certain trips on the timetable. He says: "The abandonment of the 5.45 p.m. trip from Auckland is a serious inconvenience to -large number of business men. The 10.15 trip is well patronised by those who have had to work at night;' in fact it has more passengers than any other night trip. Why should these travellers, a large part of whom are returning at this hour through absolute necessity, have to wait until 10.45 to enable the night-hjrds to got full of pleasure and a safe trip home.' "One Willing" writes:—"The calling np of the second ballot does not soem fair while there are so many single young men in coal mines. I know plenty of married men who know a little o mining, and ho would be willing to relieve singe, ones. It would be less expense for the Government." OEREGEN CONTAINS OVER 80 PEP CENT. OF PROTEID -And proteid is a vital necessity. If it is lacking in food, waste nerve tissue is not renewed, and the body becomes impoverished and starved. That is the reason for many nervous bre»kdowns-not enough proteid. Take Ceregen and strengthen the .body— new nerve tissue/build up muscle. Ceregen ia the all-British proteid-phosphato food-fre. from starch and sugar—used in naval and Sary hospitals of England and the allies, Take Ceregen and benefit permanently-lt's not ft temporary 2s Bd, 4s 6d, e» 6d, 12s. From all chemists, 12s blm contains eight times amount of 2s 6d tin. There is nothing so simple and effectual, for cold in children as " NAZOL." One, , two, or three drops, according to age, on i lump sugar should be given frequently I during the day, and at night sprinkle "NAZOL" freely on the night-dress so that it may be inhaled during the night. "No-Rubbing" Laundry Help, best for washing clothes clean. Shilling packets every time.—Home and Colonial Stores. Down bed quilts, in fancy sateen, with plain sateen panels, double-bed size, special line, 25s 6d net cash.-Tonson Garlick Coy., Ltd. Just take "NAZOL" like this. Take five or six drops on loaf sugar and place between the cheek and gums and allow to dissolve naturally and very slowly. This gives prolonged action and quicker relief. Try it for cold in the head or sore •tiroativfW.f'' •""".-■'•' , :;§-i;-\'j --.!%;,• ,=-'.. .■:.■ >■ ■** ..;■'">. ■- / ■' f> '-\ '■'■*.■■■.: .