6 | March• 2018
Letters
READERS’ COMMENTS AND OPINIONSThe Past Is with Us
Your2018ClassicReadshasbeenmost
enjoyable!Itisamazingtothinkthatsome
ofthesestories,oldastheymaybe,could
be describing current events. Wonderful
people like Aunt Batty still change the
livesofmany;weareforeverreading
aboutonlinescams(‘CrimebyComputer’)
and, sadly, murders (‘The Case of the
Murdered Mother-in-Law’) and disasters
(‘TheSinkingoftheComet’)arestillpart
oflife.Weshouldlooktothepasttolearn
fromourmistakesjustasweshouldlook
to the past for inspiration. EVE PUNN
them all, but I’ve come close many
times. It gives me so much pleasure
to have to use my wits!
Ialsorelyontheusefulhealthtips
andthemanyinterestingfacts.Inall,
I find the Digest worth every dollar.
K. CROSBIEWe Are Not Alone
‘In the True Spirit
of Giving’ (Kindness
of Strangers,
December) shows
that there are
beautiful people
around us willing
to help in ourOnaRoll
I might have helped punster
Peter Rubin (February) in
his challenge on disease-related
puns. I have a gluten allergy.
It’s inbred. P. S.,via e-mail
ThePowerofWords
I am an avid reader and my favourite
magazine is Reader’s
Digest.Assoonasit
arrives, I turn to the
Word Power page. I
never cheat but you
certainly keep me on
my toes! Only once in
20 odd years have I got
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