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Otago Daily Times, Issue 13857, 21 March 1907, Page 8

— Tf, is estimated 'that tho peasants of (he Sculh of France spend 011 food [or a family of five an average of 2d a day. For breakfast there is bread, with a preparation of salt fisli to spread on it: for dinner, stock-fish, or a vegetable soup or salad; and for supner. lentils, beans, or other vegetable.?. Witlor is the chief drink, with a very thin wine onco in a while. fbbljih is occasionally used as a flavour in a vegetable stew, but, that is a'luxury. liecf or mutton is seldom lasted. Most of them dress poorly. lint lliis economy is not for nothing. Many of them have banking accounts, and in the matter of'hard cash are well enough off. — Green is popularly supposed to he the. colour which best protects the eye. but a well-known scientist denies that it has any beneficial effect whatever, and declares that green green glasse?, and green umbrellas arc a. mistake. His theory is that each different colour tells on a different- set of nerves,-' and, therefore, looking at on<> part'cular colour saves one set of nerves only at the exnense of another. Tho best method, he points out, is to partially obscure all'tlic rays of light by using- smoked or grey glasses, which rest all tho optic nerves. — Mou exposed to the rigours of an Alaskan winter never wear moustaches, lull beards are useful to protect the throat , and face, but tile upper lip is kept clean- ' shaven. Tho moisture from tho breath congeals so rjuickly that a moustache becomes embedded in a solid cake of ice iu a short time.