29 AUGUST 1952, Page 4

I have been sent a copy of the Glasgow Herald

with some observations on the prune. Thinking at first that they were appreciative, I was about to embark on a eulogy of the Scotsman. However, they are at least non-committal, con- sisting of an estimate of the amount of gin a prune can suck up if steeped in that liquid long enough. This should appeal to the strict teetotaller, who can, protest (after being found drunk in charge) that he has only been eating prunes.