HITHER AND THITHER

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 204, 29 August 1936, Page 2

HITHER AND THITHER

Palais de Danse. To-night (Saturday) the Palais de Danse management are holding their usual dance in the Druids’ Hall where a programme of dances has been arranged for all patrons. Big attendances are the regular thing at this dance, together with excellent music, supper and Monte Carlos, assure all patrons of an excellent night’s entertainment. To-night’s Dance. An interesting feature of to-night’s dance sponsored by the Wanganui Football Association will be the presentation of trophies. An excellent dance programme will include more Monte Carlos, the music to be played by the Soprani Serenaders. The Peter Pan Hall has been chosen for the dance and patrons are assured of a good floor, a good supper and a pleasant evening. Technical College Old Girls. Already a large number of old girls have enrolled and their enthusiasm augurs well for the future success of the association. An “enrollment tea” has been organised for Wednesday, September 2, at 6 p.m., to be held at the college, when it is expected that a large number of members and intending members will be present. Following the tea a member of the staff will speak on the programme for the silver jubilee celebrations. Coming-of-age Party. To celebrate the coming-of-age of her daughter, Claudia, Mrs. M. L. Bailey gave a jolly party on Thursday evening in the Savage Club Hall. The guest of honour wore a frock of dawn pink crepe romaine finished with a posy of violets. The tables were beautifully decorated with bowls of beach blossom and posies of violets. Dancing and games helped a most enjoyable evening to pass all too quickly. Mr. Ross Meikle entertained with an item. Among the many guests present were Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Dustin and family (Palmerston North), Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Dustin and family (Palmerston North), and Mr. and Mrs. S. Dustin, junr. (Foxton). Picturesque Petrol Stations. Why cannot petrol stations be pic-, turesque? This thought must have crossed the minds of many motorists who travel up and down this little country of ours. It is a wonder that there have not been more protests against making the countryside unsightly by the erection of ugly petrol stations. True, there are one or two that are “the exception which proves the rule” and now and again one comes across a station that has some appearance of beauty. In some of the older countries one finds an occasional station in an original or novel design, but . few depart from the regulation type of building. A former resident of Wanganui, who is at present touring England, writing to a friend in this city, mentions this modern problem and also forwarded a postcard snap taken of a picturesque petrol station near Oxford, and which is a very clever example of thatch work. The postcard shows the oflices on either side of the pumps. They are built of the soft, yellow stone peculiar to the district, whilst round the run-in road is a very pretty garden, which, states the writer of the letter, has been laid out by a well-known horticultural firm. At night, the pretty thatched structure is brightly flood-lit. One of the lamps can be seen just in front of the car’s bonnet, if there were more artistic petrol stations, the roadsides would be beautified instead of being spoiled, as many of them are. Value of Fruit in Diet. We are all familiar with the old saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” but it is not generally known that there are special virtues in all kinds of fruit, which helps to keep you in perfect health. Fruit therapy is as yet in its infancy, but knowledge of it is advancing rapidly. Doctors in all countries are stressing the medicinal values of the various kinds of fruit and some very interesting information is given per medium of magazines and daily newspapers. Experiments carried out in large factories in England proved that the workers who included oranges in their diet were practically immune from influenza. Although fruit is excellent for health it is considered unwise to partake of a heavy or indiscriminate consumption—and never w’ith or just after a meal should a quantity of fruit be taken. There is only one exception to this rule—and that is the pineapple, which is one of the finest digestive fruits in existence. Practically everyone knows that the apple is of particular value to the digestion and also acts as a natural toothbrush. That is why a piece of apple is recommended to be given to children just before bedtime. Each fruit has its own medicinal virtue or curative properties. The lemon—for instance—is used to fight uric acids, grape juice and currants are especially good for feverish states. Cherries are considered to be good for rheumatism, the melon cleans the kidney and tomatoes are beneficial for the liver. The Papaya, a fruit from Hawaii, is a miracle-worker in cases of dypepsia. There are special places in England where this wonder fruit is being cultivated. Some surprising cures have been recorded from the use of other fruits and it is said that with a > wider knowledge still of different I actions of fruit much more can yet be done to keep disease at bay.