ITEMS OF SOCIAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18173, 19 August 1922, Page 3 (Supplement)

ITEMS OF SOCIAL NEWS.

Lady Patqnhar, w|io died recently, was a daughter of Packe, of Tfryford Hall, and was first married in 1865 to Sir EdwarjJ Scott, who died in 1883. She married Lord (then Sir Horace) Farqubar. in 1895,, from which time she was in the inner circle of Court and society life. She was a popular hostess, with a very large, circle of friends. Lord and Lady Fafquhiar constantly entertained Royalty in Grosnrenor Sdbare, and at the White Lodge, Richmond 7 Park, and their shooting parties at the Hall, Castle Rising, had included his present Majesty and King Edward. They usually spent some time in the autumn on a' vistfc to the Princess Royal at Mar Lodge. Lord _Far quhar was one <of the most, intimate friends o;' the Duke of Fife. He was >est man when the Duke and the Princess Royal were married at Buckingham Palace, -in 1889, and is a trustee for the Duff estates. Many Londoners have the kjndliest recollection of the visits which uteed to be paid them by Mr. Chauncey M* now eighty-eight, and head of the New) York Pilgrims. " Chauncey " has just written his memoirs, and as the champion storyteller of the'' world he nas some '* good »ones." There is one of Queen Victoria, Disraeli, and a young clergyman who was ordered to preach at Windsor on Sunday. DJBraeli gave him the following good advice: " If you preach thirty minutes her Majesty will be bored. If you preach fifteen minutes her Majesty will be pleased. If you preach ten minutes her Majesty will be delighted." " But," said the young clergyman, " my lord, what can a preacher possibly say in only ten minutes? " " That, ' replied Disraeli. " will be a matter of indifference to her Majesty." i -. 1 -^

Queen Alexandra's nlaid of honour, Miss Lucia White, just engaged to Colonel G. Monckton-Arundell, who is Lord Galway's only son and in the Ist Life Guards, comes of a family renowned for its good looks. Her aunts, the late Ellen Lady Inchiquin, Lady Leicester, and Lady Percy St. Maur, used to bo respectirvejy feiown as? " the beautiful)" Nellie, Alice and Violet White, and the family was generally referred to as " the jrood-looking Whites." Her father, Lord Annaly himself, is chiefly known to the public as a highly successful ex-Master of the Pytchley Hunt, and the King's permanent Lora-in-Waiting. He revived the Pytchley point-to-point races in connection with the hunt and the hunters' show, and his energy made a great thing of it. Four years before he succeeded his father he married Misa lilah AlgarEllis, and she inherited from her brother, the fourth Lord Clifden, the estate of Holderiby, of Holmby House, made famous by Whyte-Melville. It will surprise many people to learn that a lady, who is at the same time a princess, has for years held the position of coroner, but such ia the fact, for Princess Beatrice is the coroner for the Isle of Wight, while Mr. Joyce, who always conducts the inquiries, is only her deputy. The Princess holds the office of coroner as the result of her position as Governor of "the island, to which she was appointed bv the King in 1886, being also created Captain of the Castle and Governor of Carisbrooke. It is not necessary to add that tlie inquests are always held by the j

MEDICAL NOTES, v ii. SPRING TONIO. V Spinach i« invaluable as a spring tonic, and has a delicious flavour if carefully cooked; It should he well washed in several, waters, as, growing so near the ground, it is always gritty. Then place in a saucepan without any water except what remains on the leaves. Add a little salt, put on the saucepan-lid, and cook over a gentle heat till plenty of water can be seen. Then boil more quickly, without the lid, till done—probably about a quarter of an hour. Strain and press all moisture from it, then chop it finely, and re- , heat, with a little butter. ■ "' ■ ■ (•■.' yrPAJONES m food. - Milk is a source of all three vitamines, though not always a certain one. For 1 "the cow to produce vitamine-contaming milk she < must have been pasture Winter milk is, therefore, not as good as summer production. On the whole milk is held to be' the. nearest example of a ferfect and complete .food known by man.* t contains protein, fat, v and milk sugar, 'together with all the , salts which are essential to blood for keeping it in, non-acid Compared with many ordinary foods it is rich in soda and lime, but not so rich as spinach and cabbage lettuce. There is enough lime in a pint of milk to supply the needs of the average man. Its . iron content is not high. The .fat vitamine (A) is more certainly in milk; than are.the other two, B, the nerve vitamine, is in lesser quantity, and not always comparablo with that, of greenstuffs. The existence of 0, the one which children need greatly for teeth development, is very uncertain if the milk is cooked. The resulting lime formation cannot be so readily absorbed. ' ' ADENOIDS. ... Adenoids, are, as most people know, a growth' of soft, spongy tissue that blocks np the airway behind the nostrils. rh>s has two distinct effects. First, it inakes the whole of .the nose breathing system useless, and the nose begins to get that {>inched-in lflok'that goes with the thick ips and* dull, stupid expression of the habitual mouth breather . . . • nothing ruins beauty like adenoids. Then not only is the nasal airway useless, it be- ' comes a vital source of danger. Children with adenoids are exposed to the risk of practically every disease, and they are far more liable to pick up measles, scarlet fever, etc., than other children, for the germs multiply unhampered in the warm, spongy growths. Continually swallowing poison is not particularly wholesome, either, and growth is usually seriously affected, the entire system being lowered, .and the heart often weakened. Almcst * invariably, too, a child with adenoids finds brainwork dreadfully difficult, m fact, many a school dunce owes his posi- . tion to nothing else- Earache is one of the commonest symptoms, and streaming colds that tend to become idmosfc chrome, are nearly always present. Among the more serious ailments that result, are deafness, ruined digestion, and consumption. There is practically no end to the risks the poor little victim of adenoids must run. • Prevention. But how about the prevention? For adenoids are essentially unnecessary, and probably a few generations ago they were unknown. They are the result, often, simply and solely of the Mouth breathing, and allowing baby, to have ms feeds without working for them, either by , vigorous sucking or by chewing, are also causes.. • the more baby works his jaws and exercises himself, the less the danger of adenoids. Abolish that dummy.; be sure baby does not breathe through his mouth. Give him a bone ring" and occasionally hard crusts to> exercise the jaws, and never let him Just gulp down his feed without having to suck hard. You cannot be too particular about those simple rules; teach your-; baby from the start to .close his mouth, and save his ilife, ■ --•;,

deputy, and Princess Beatrice follows the example of the v Lord Chancellor, for, as Chief Coroner for England,,Lord-Birken-head, if he were so. minded, might -conduct any coroner's inquisition. The utterly ridiculous lengths to which English women of fashion have lately gone in their canine pets were fully revealed at a' London dog show at which Queen Mary waa present recently. In vain the Queen looked for an infant's face, although she knew some of these poodleloving women were mothers.. And all this at a time when millions of British working men were idle.and their children suffering from lack of bread t smd inillt " Have the mothers of England gone'mad?." the Queen exclaimed, turning to the' Duchess of Devonshire, her new Mistress of the Robes. " Clearly, they need to be taught a lesson." ~ Mr. S. H. Lawrence, headmaster of St. Thomas' School, Kuching, B°™eo (^ or ' merly of Halifax), gives the following description of the very loyal reception given to the Prince of "Wales on his visit to* Singapore. "On leavjng the pier, dense

-■■■■■ i Crowds were seen in all directions, comprising representatives of all the races met with in the Far East, Vrodr colour-; ing is the keynote of the Oriental costume, and as each and all had themselves proud/ the effect, heightened by a tropical sun, and backed by _ the street decorations, would have made a rainbow bide itaelf, and an JEastern sunSet go homfC and weep; Very prominent in the grandstand facing the reception pavilion were the Sultans from the unfederated Malay States,. ia thejr gorgeous robes of state. Wherever the Brinoe goes he always' takes an interest #in the children, and" no matter ■> bow tired he may be, his wonderful smile is always r*dy for them. In Singapore, - Of the, squares had been reserved for- them, ana. converted into ;a veritable children s corner, where/wine lOjOOO happy youngsters gave a 'rapturous greeting, and this was perhapsvthei happiest few minutes in a buiiy day." ,' : > ' ';".■■■.:■■•. "■■['r\']-l , ;.- ■. • V:' m