Why We Washed Our Hands Of Izal | Brief Letters

In nan 1970s, to prevention money, a London psychiatric infirmary replaced soft toilet insubstantial pinch Izal medicated toilet rotation (Letters, 13 April). Therapists conducting successful sessions for outpatients pinch compulsive disorders were amazed by a abrupt summation successful relapse rates, until they realised that each expanse contained nan exhortation “Now lavation your hands”. Its usage was discontinued.
‌Prof David C Sanders
Mortain, France

Izal toilet insubstantial made fantabulous tracing paper, but it besides made a superb sound successful a comb and paper. One personnel of a jokey interval set astatine nan original Concorde Jazz Club successful Southampton played an Izal bumphone to awesome effect!
David Witt
Malmesbury, Wiltshire

It’s not each punishment and gloom erstwhile products are discontinued. The demise of nan News Chronicle successful 1960 led our family to a lifelong addiction to nan Guardian.
Bob Epton
Brigg, Lincolnshire

Lovely to spot Albie Fiore’s celebrated hint – “No tin do”, pinch nan solution “Bottle party” – recycled, but done nan different measurement information (Cryptic crossword, 14 April). I was astatine schoolhouse pinch Albie successful nan 60s. As your obituary for him said (18 August 2009), he was an “all-round bully bloke”. Thanks for all nan crosswords.
Alan O’Gorman
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Pedanticus would not beryllium happy pinch 13 down (Quick crossword, 11 April). “Practice” successful nan hint intends that nan solution should beryllium a noun: “rehearsal”. The solution is really “rehearse”, a verb, and nan hint should person said “Practise”.
Teresa Quayle
Warrington, Cheshire