THE HOBBY CURE: REST FOR BUSY BRAINS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLII, Issue 6, 10 February 1909, Page 10

THE HOBBY CURE: REST FOR BUSY BRAINS.

The foundation of the Hobby Club, announced by the London “Daily Mail,” has aroused great interest. Lord Avebury, who is a keen advocate of hobbies, eaid to a (representative of the “Daily- Mail" recently: “Those who have not tried it can hardly- imagine how much a hobby- adds to the interest and variety of life. Take science. It is in endless aspects as wonderful as a fairy tale. “My own tastes have led me mainly- to natural history and archaeology. But how grand are some of the other hobbies, such as astronomy and ■botany. Everyone ought to be occupied. Occupation drives away cares and all the small troubles of life, and, besides, a hobby brings the best kind of fest.” Among well-known people who have pronounced hobbies are the following: — The Queen —Photography. The Prince of Wales—Stamp collecting. (Mr. Asquith—Gold and chess. Sir E. Gray—Fly fishing and tennis. Mr. Haldane—Reading and book collecting. Mr. W. Churchill—Travel and polo. Mr. Burns —-Cricket, skating, boxing. Lord Morley—Manuscript collecting. Mr. 11. Gladstone—Shooting, fishing, yachting. Mr. Asquith—Golf and chess. Lord Crewe-—Racing and book collecting. President Roosevelt —Zoology and natural history. Mr. Keir Hardie—Collecting ballad and chap books of Scotland.