COUNTRY LIFE
Santos to Akureyri It is interesting to find that something about English country life is read as -far away and at places as far apart as Santos, Brazil, and Akureyri, on the north coast of Iceland. But to get a recipe for an English wholemeal loaf from Santos and, among other things, a no on Icelandk grapes from Al; ureyri is fairly astonish:ng. The bread of North Brazil is apparently of poor quality, and the Santos Corre- spondent offers the tip of one ounce of lard to four pounds of &,:. as one-which will give a loaf that "kept well for several days, even in the very hot; moist climate of the Amazon." It can also, apparenth be warm in Iceland (note that the post-mark is "Island "), and "t variety of flowers that can be grown in these latitudes is surprisinz to many foreigners, our summers being much warmer than is general:. believed. Our greenhouses also can grow a great variety of plant, not natural to our latitude, because of the unlimited supply of natural hot water from the numerous hot springs. Recently the British Prime Minister visited'an Icelandic greenhouse establishment and tasted ripe grapes, which are grown here in considerable quantities." This picture of Mr. Churchill chewing on grapes instead of cigars is a refreshing Gne which !night do something to dispel the idea, stil: common here, that Icelanders, Greenlanders and Laplanders are al! Eskimos living exclusively on seal-meat and blubber.
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