Monday, July 25, 2005

100 years ago

"One meal a day" was the golden rule laid down by Dr Haddon at the congress of the Royal Institute of Public Health. His paper was entitled "Diet in the Treatment and Prevention of Diseases", and he dealt forcibly with the effects of over-eating. It had been truthfully stated, said Dr Haddon, that we were digging our graves with our teeth; it would be well if we could return to the ancient Greek and Roman custom of eating only one meal daily. Sir James Crichton Browne disagreed and said that, generally speaking, what they had to contend with was not an excess but a deficiency of food. Had Dr Haddon tried his suggestion on a baby? Referring to the matter of eyesight, he observed that if the present eye trouble went on it would result in the fact that in two generations half of the people would be practically blind and the other half wearing spectacles. Defective eyesight was, he thought, often caused by children being sent too soon to school, where they had to fix their eyes on print, instead of being out enjoying the green fields and open air.

50 years ago

Following a fine and warm weekend and with the promise of more sunshine to come, hundreds of people thronged York Railway Station. Many were heading for the fourth Test match at Headingley, Leeds and many were off to the seaside. Bridlington was packed for the next three weeks, and there was hardly any accommodation to be had. Visitors had poured into the town by road and rail, and many had arrived, in spite of warnings, without bookings. Following the appeal of Bridlington Corporation, householders who did not normally accommodate visitors, had taken some in for bed and breakfast only. Piers and seafronts were crowded. Hundreds bathed, and the tide went out so far that the harbour at low water was empty.

25 years ago

Expansion plans made five years before by Joseph Terry and Sons, the York confectioners, were on target, despite the recession. The firm had leased a warehouse on the Thorp Arch Trading Estate, near Wetherby, now that their York warehouse was full. "When we built the York warehouse in 1975 we knew we would have to expand five years later, and our plans have materialised," a spokesman for the firm said. "Despite the recession, we are doing quite well at the moment and are confident of continuing success." The 30,000 sq ft building was being used to store the cages in which products were transported.

Updated: 11:41 Saturday, July 23, 2005