14 DECEMBER 1996, page 98

Country Life

Shop horror, tree trauma Leanda de Lisle A ustralians rub papaya fat on sunburnt skin. In other parts of the world papaya flesh is prized for its contraceptive quali- ties.......

Low Life

Miserable Christmas Jeffrey Bernard I wonder what Christmas cards tell you about the sender. Nearly all my friends in racing predictably enough send cards print- ed by the......