7 MARCH 1925, Page 14

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,--1 have been very

much interested in the letters in the Spectator re wholemeal bread and its health-giving properties. I should very much like to know how oatmeal stands in relation to the vitamines we have been hearing about. If it is rich in these vitamines, as I feel sure it must be, why should people not be urged to eat oatmeal cake instead of bread to a great extent ? Our forefathers in Scotland lived chiefly on porridge and oatmeal cake, and they were a hardy race of men and women. It would be interesting to have the opinion of some of our scientific experts on this subject.