ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXI, Issue XVIII, 29 October 1898, Page 551

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Notice to Contributors.—Any letters or MSS. received by the Editor of the “New Zealand Graphic ” will be immediately acknowledged in this column.

‘Aroha.’—Your story was not among the number of successful ones, and we find, on consulting our file, that it was returned to you some time ago. As the address you gave was no more than ‘Auckland,’ it may have failed to reach you. ‘The Way of Life,’ by ‘Kaiaho,’ was also returned to its sender.

‘Constant Reader.’—Napier’s ‘English Battles and Sieges in the Peninsula’ would be the book for you to consult.

‘Meredith, J.’—No, thank you. The question is not one that could be discussed freely in a paper like the ‘Graphic.’ ‘Tantalised.’—l certainly think you have a right to demand an explanation from him. His conduct and remark were of a strangely ambiguous character, and you deserve much more consideration, certainly, than he has shown you in the matter. ‘Marcella.’—Your desire is, no doubt, praiseworthy, but are there no claims upon your care and energies nearer home? ‘Do the duty that lies nearest you'is a behest that is always safe to follow. ‘A Rural Scribe.’—You will receive it next week. ‘Menelaus.’—l trust you are in jest. Your proposition, if meant in earnest, would imply, on your part, the possession of a thoroughly depraved heart. ‘Query.’ — Yes, Mrs Humphrey Ward is colonial born, for she first saw the light in Hobart, her father being then Inspector of Schools in Tasmania. ‘Love is Ever Y’oung.—lf you yourself do not see any reason why at the age of sixty-five you should not marry a young girl of eighteen, it would be hopeless work for me to attempt to show you reasons. But rest assured that matrimonial unions where there exists such a great disparity in the ages of bride and bridegroom are almost bound to prove unhappy. ‘Dr Fell.’—l believe it is affirmed that the Dr. Fell immortalised by Wordsworth’s lines had no real existence. At all events there was a Dean of Christ Church (Oxford) in the reign of Charles 11. who bore that name, and who was very unpopular, because he caused the standard of the College examinations to be raised. ‘Tol-de-riddel.’—Your question is too puerile to answer. ‘Ugly Stains.’—The best method to remove stains of marking ink from white calico or linen is to make a solution of, say, loz potassium, and 4oz of water. Paint the stain with the mixture, taking great care not to get any on the hands, and to rinse the material well as soon as the stains disappear. Remember, too, that the mixture is a deadly poison. ‘Advice.’—You are very foolish to suppose that you will appear meanspirited if you forgive your friend. Though she certainly has not behaved nicely to you, meanness of spirit would be shown by withholding your forgiveness. Readiness to forgive those who have wronged us is a Christian virtue, indicative of a large mind and noble spirit. ‘Millicent N.’—Thanks for your letter. 1 am glad that you find the ‘Graphic’s’ ‘London and Paris Fashions’ of such use to you. ‘B.C.’, (eighteen years of age).— Your diet should be simple and wholesome. Avoid rich dishes of all kinds, pastry, pork, and much sweet things. Eat tender beef and mutton, grilled or roasted (rather underdone than overdone), poultry and white fish; brown bread (not new), wheaten porridge, preparations of barley, plenty of ripe fruit and wellcooked green vegetables (but little cabbage and peas), and not much potatoes. Don't drink at meal times or within an hour before or after, and drink very little tea, and that weak. Take a great deal of exercise in the open air, and a cold bath in the morning (if it agrees with you). In any case apply plenty of dry friction to your body all over night and morning. Strictly avoid stimulants. Carefully follow these directions and

I think you will be surprised to find how wonderfully you will have improved in health in the course of a month or two.