POSTSCRIPTS

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 143, 14 December 1933, Page 8

POSTSCRIPTS

Chronicle and Comment

BY PERCY FLAGE

According to some observers that sea serpent (9) in Loch Ness has eyes like motor-car lamps. Great snakes! • ♦ • President Roosevelt, though hopeful, says that America is not yet out of the wood. That's the nigger hi the wood* pile. • ♦ ♦ Brig.-Gen. William Mitchell, TLS.A.f, "Battleship building is a racket." Well, who supposed it was a cure for in« somnia? *(■ • ♦ The M.C.C., as was reported, may b« "sick of cables," but the Australian Board of Control knows the ropes, and as for block and tackle—why, ask our, All Blacks. * * .*. ORIGIN. O'Duffy is a copy cat, We think you ought to know: : : The Blue Shirt code Began with woad Some centuries ago. • • . • BYRON ON BUTTER. At its present price in the London market it may be said of our New Zea» land butter: 'Tis Greece, but "living" Greece nt more. ' R.J.P. •' • * NEAT. Definition .of an economist and & broker, taken from the "New Statesman and Nation": —"An economist is a man who "knows a great deal about very little and goes on,knowing more and more about'less and less until ha knows everything about ; nothing. But a broker is a man who knows very] little about a great deal, and goes on knowing less and less about more and; more until he ends by knowing nothing about everything." » * * DEATH THAT SMELLS LIKE CELERY. If half of what we hear of the worli of the war chemists is true, Geralich'4 "winged horror," a rifle bullet with a» reputed velocity of 4000 miles an hour^ is likely to be out-moded when ths( next clash occurs. It was cabled some* weeks ago that two French scientists had come upon a poison gas, morafc deadly than any hitherto known. Thef' details omitted in, that message are supplied here. The gas, which ii said to smell like celery, was discovered by accident, while the men' were ing on research for synthetic scent in! a. laboratory at Clermont Ferrand. It is saM to consist of a liquid which, emits a vapour that attacks every parti of the body and acts as a cellular poi« son. An infinitesimal quantity was placed on a dog, -which died quickly. 16 is suggested that a drop could kill $ man. The paper adds that the scien« tists have declared that they will keep the details of their discovery secret) even from the French Minister of War, They will reveal it only if their cbun« try is attacked. ! * * ♦■ • SORT THIS OUT. '.'".. Flage,—Can your patient readers eri« dure still toother example of Babu Eng* lish?' This.<jne appeared in a-Calcuttai journal:—-'1" '.'"■. ' ■"■>*'■'''• ■ '■■■■'- ? "Dull care is to be greatly dissipate! from the inhabitants of Durbhang and revelry and'gay times is to be ex« Changed in its stead. His Highness the Maharajah has, out of his greaft generosity, brought forth much sport* ing instinct and has lately imported from Europe two ferocious and mag* nificent boar dogs, who are great terror to the'wild animals. "One oi two dayaj; since past these pursued the shecps off the esteemed manager of -his Highness of Durbhanga belonging to his mutton; club and devastated three with intensei promptitude and agility. Besides which I comprehend rumours from feathered tribes of the air that great" rejoicings are recently approaching^: this: gifted and blessed .by-god city in*-' asmuch cricket matches and much dane« ing festivity is to'be applied to thes European inhabitants of the districts thereof, but this and as follows, dear Mr. Editor, I hope by your favour and:1 consideration to Send you description therebf in great detail circuinstanti* ally." G.M.G. * • * MORNING TEA MONOLOGUE. You're late. I've ordered, if you pleassi.Some egg-'n'-lettuce sandridges An' Chinese tea—is that 0.X.? Wot's a depression, anyway! You know, I'm bettin' on me luck, The which I 'ope won't,come unstuclt* I've gotter 'unch that me-'n'-you Is goin' to land the "Smilin' Thru" Big wad, or one of 'em, and if We miss I reckon we're as stiff As a noo, jerry-builded door f : When it 'as shrunk a bit-an'-more. "'Ope sings infernal," so 'tis said, An' that keeps runnin' through, nie'ead, Urgin' me, though it might be rash, Jest for this once to 'aye a. splash. Chin <shin-an' 'ow! I pray-'n'-trttst That things is on the mend—thejj must! It's 'ftrd to tell. One day the noos Gives everyone-n'-all the blues, The nex' day it's a bet we'll read' That trade is on the turn indeed, Though not like milk, which, kep' to* long " . , . / In summer time will soon go wrong, Which sours Bill terrable, for 'c. Can't stand curds floatin' in hees te% No more do I. I. orfen feel When settled at me 'uinble meal. That the best tipple of sem all Is wot tit* world 'as come to^ call ._ The Juma.n milk uv kindness . . . it's Got all the others beat to fits, Bein' the cream uv virtues. Well, That food I think was rather swell. # * * SWASTIKA SINISTER. "8.1.," Masterton, writes: —"I am for<tj warding an illiistratioa 6f a, Nazi de* monstratiqn in Berlin from the (Na* tional Message' of July 8 last, with aaj explanation of the - symbol, which IC think will be of interest to your| readers." The caption to the illustra-t tion reads as follows:—Our illustration) this* week shows ft demonstration by, Nazis in Berlin. -The German Eaglei and the Swastika are a noteworthy feature of the banners carried in the pro* cession. Without passing any judgment either way on the .merits or. demerits of the Hitler regime, it is curious to observe that the swastika has been unwittingly adopted in its sinister form, or retrograde aspect. The swastika is an Eastern symbol many thousand! otyears old. in its right-hand form it was supposed to symbolise the path ofsi the sun from east to west, »nd in its left-hand form the path of, the suri at; night from west to east.. As th» f6Mner? sign symbolised the day, light, -life* glory, the hosts of Heaven and Mess-; ing, so the latter symbolised night,, darkness, death, the hordes of hell and. destruction. This is confirmed by the-' researches of Pj^fessor Max Muller and also by Sir' George Birdwood, whai was one of the greatest authorities on! Indian mythology. It is curious thati the- Nazi movement should haVe adopted! the swastika emblem in its - tinistejj aspect, . .■■■■■■•..■..-. TS