POSTSCRIPTS

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 115, 12 November 1934, Page 8

POSTSCRIPTS

I Chronicle and Comment

BY PERCY FLAGE

\- "Jollibpy": Farmers isiriiat I c4lls butter-^nuts.^ : :v'''\.■■•■■/." ".■■}■■■ ■ :'' i,\ . ■■'.-' .'X; *"'■■_^o : -v~>'y';"^-/; i -.-. -^ '. v Vines in his, first seaidi *i .*..t«^iß professional ; is reported to iaye":aiit«id/ «^bOQi dollars, Mbre^xpensiv* • sPOBTb.

! If, talking of disarmament, Britain it the .world !s ; ; most con»steivt ,-• peace-;. maker, we give; yoa two,gueßsea ai r^ i>rho.u.thepacemaken./^- ■■^■[^/■l, »-''• -. :

', An evangelist^recently announced that 10,000 Californians had expr«»i<ld a desire to be in Heaven. Unfettuplan are now in;the discard^ ■f* .'/

Mrs. Dora Eusiell, speaking to to« Oxford University Labour•Olub:J.;;Itjit very, difficult ;to hold >x- comtannit7- together on: a Socialist basis when people would go and iall, in.: love in thes«ld; ■way^'.. ,■ ;. r ■,.-..,:'.:vi;'O ~:.''j:,irj}'i- ;.-:,!C*'J''.'.

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v; we have only now, discovered that thi Naii-;salute ia./not-aeir—if-ia^'an^old; ■.;;'/ Hebrew gesture. The Bible record* that Moses was the first leader to ueethil »alute-^the holding up of his hand a« ; a*sign ;?pt victory and en«buragetn*nt. Historyi leads to (the belief 5; tnat^tkir Sirticular salute' was practised by the ;. ebrews on many many occasions.'lh* ' high priests, in blesiing the" p«opl« on important; fftstivals and holidays, WOttW always raise their band—a eustbm (it is said) that still survives in the s^»*gogue and -in', the' church.;.; ■' --j ?.{■,■> ;r ; v.1, 'j .* ■_; ■ •;; •.■ •;

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thiniiag about the lotfg-MMet iii'- ;n.ybir-:-1-P«itoeH|>U'i:;colttßi'Bi--:?.v.TkjSy'-Kroiiglrt-to'iminaithei fact thf 1 It! isHaid '-ot'-i remote village; up ia ; the5 hiUs of ,W»leivWhi«h i»;fr«<itteatlT visited ;by^troiiti flshfctmea thit -the name "of the' ■; place;l* paiated ;pn : iihe local inn andigoeStwic«t<)uad'it.'Eyeii thenc they cottld^ only: git:*^fortv>a of the^nehtt^BjJowißg jtojwindoir.•^enings,'bo I they ,#erri^compelled (to ' con-!tinuc-^hc;'||bod';work on.;to (a-:iT6odea' ■feijce dWh^through.the:<bnih;; _Itv*a9' alwayii-''UWd"-*y^it.hi'-;tpiirißt«;-*fr;ft'.t*ail, to. the;trout/ stream!.. <■ ':■„*...•'•: f-nwa'':: .■■■:^;;;-V'-;^:^;;:,:. ;/•:/• ],-j'S#s()]Bßi; \ "■' :■ P.S.—tKe; longeißfc wort"" in' vthe . J&g« iisi language I: know of «i« tfnailfi"; the're-ii ' ym inilft ibetweeaAiheifiritStiid ftst-Vletter..>-n^-:':>;^^WA;^:;r :«;::v '■/Sri .:'o'sr;.'":.-i'r-,'.:.r-;'.sr. ;l^£;":-;-;J/is^:r'.i>s;'Bt:l:'>-."';s "V>HouWr- A«wtrali£al,SUt«i ;*i|^;Jittter*: ■lajj{-'-:;£roai;-/-'ifTi«i^tioM/ibf;--ihr;-J*eiiitiu-: One authority declarei that if it ir«r« not for the birds th« Australian firmer, might well hare to abandon aiU»g«tt«r the business of agricultur*. Tb«r« ir * lesson" for" Aiwtrilia in th« cbsMqutae* of; the"idestruetioa of sthe?'^(Bt i» Egygt., The? plumage of this; bird *ras in -such in»iatent::deniaßd; that- it?, was practically exterminated, and it was thft late' Lord-Kitchener:who;drew; attention to the fact' that .egrett' UVed' oa the cotton worm which ruined the crops taken in hand before it wm too iate, andfrom fifteen egrets-wbiea'werecap-ti>re in the. Zoological Gardens ia 1913 iome^OOjbOO wereioreatually bred and returned:rt6:itheir •oldv--rie»tiag-pliwef; These' i2oo,oop' birds " aired the Egyptian cultivators npwards >£ £2,000,000 in one Beason-by; peeping down th« cotton worm. Each bird was worth' £10 a year to Egypt. The a>6ral is: the more birds the- fewer inietK .pe'sts^:;^;v-' v--^;' ■'■■'■■ ■;■;■"; '■<:■■■ 'y::'' :'' Ji ,y C:''!''('^'-!}:!}*^<-^^:^ -~['■■;■ %44 gebmaot^^'bmtz^^;;-,; ; ■ V-'.-Itv'ia/'-- : report?^:: 'tfc'atl. Germany has been acquiring experieace with an aeroplane that bring* a new and more deadly meaning to aerial,war* fare. It if the "BUt«" (Ughtaing) expreM p««enger machine made at. the famous works of Emit Heinkel. Types of tkip machine have been u«ed _ tor carrying passengers between the principal German cities, but experts regard it" as'the new light bomber thtt m»y, make obsolete all principles of air at-tack-and defence. : It can carry IOOOIb of bombs, has a range of 1000 "mile»> . and ■ attains' a speed of 250' m.p.h.: It can be made: cheaply in- vast numberg, and ho. rmachine-guns will be carried—• 'tbey?.wih;Bpt'be/n^e^\\iit;i^tM;l^i fast to be caught by present^ay ofax chines., On certain expeditions, •Uek »» atUckin? big cities,' •warms of th* " Bliti" would each carry 500 thermit* bombs of only, 2|b"= wei^ht.)VEaek; of these'.•;'small> bombs,^ which'wouldfibe rained: on 'cities,'^wouldVbUrn^it.-; «| teniperature; of "2700' Ceaftgrade. ■ Siea if ?.BothingVebeVc|tn^h^^^]iife'-'fweiild' be unsupportabie' within 25yds of'o'n<» of these furiously b'urnihg'"KptTorsi Th« machiae vis -anLall-weatker-^type/'; oi! light, strongiraetAl alloy, and can 0t is said) be left in the open in taia, hail, or snoV without damage. ;--.y-\ ::"'[ ";■:.

• ♦ • CATECHISMA.L. What the causes that in spring U^w»pd;to/ the'gurftce bring Thought* surge and dong and ding", In the cerebellum cling, Urging us to prance and singf Why are men io prone to fling Caution^ to, the winds, and ring That expectant little finger, and thtM to apron string Ti« theniMlve»» Why do bees sting Themiielves to death while on the wUg* And poets all their wither* wring And «trut their stuff like anything* Why is it sine* the time of Jfing There's been an urge to tak« a sling And fit a stone,, or lusty swing A flail, to 'chastise serf or king! There 'surely*; ia some mystic thing About tho; primal call of Spring! ■>! 'XO-:'t^n:< HEMI pahgo. ["■; fw iioppm ad. "writers. . Mrk.K. M.:requests republicatjon ol| that famous old advertisement of Roger (Siles, bace jaefcof-all-trades in ' Tal. niou'th. VGiles,;who lived several hun» dred years ago, wrote bis advertisement on his sign and hirag it up for the waol« world to see.: And he was no nor* med•»t' than gome advertising experts of whom we hare heard. Giles opened Ira iri;this: : wi»e~ r ', ';%: -■■;;';■;;'•'■ EOGER GILES : iSurgin; - Parisa Clark, and Sknle* master,' Groser and ««- speetably informs ladj'S and geatlemen that he drors teef without wateipg » minute, Aplis laches every hour, blisters on the lowest terms, aoid viiicks for a p'eni(y;.a-peace;--^-v-'-'J.yv '■<:■? v-After that* merely:professional opening^Giles continues: w Be sells Godfatliers, kordales, k«t» korns, bunyons, docton osses, dip* donkies, wance > moath, and uad«rt|kes toy look arter everylwffiea Bayle»,bjr tke year, -v •. ./■>-' •:•;■ :;.■•■-.,• ■:.'■<;■;■ / Joesharps, penny wissels, brass kwelsticks, fryanpans and other nootikaf mstrnmeh'ts, hat greatiy redocsed' 4few» young ladys and gentlemen lan>» t|f» ir grammur,. and languedge, in.tß* piurtiesfc mannar also grate car taken of their morrels and.speilinV ■;- 1; ; - '. There is much moire "oi this, W *« foregoing' should serve to■ fatsWWl»»W the versatility ofl thelate'Pr.Aa*1 .