POSTSCRIPTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXV, Issue 32, 8 February 1943, Page 4

POSTSCRIPTS

Chronicle and Comment

BY PERCY FLAGE

Napoleon said that he made all his generals out of mud. Hitler puts most of his in it. # * * In New York an aesthetic laundryman recently adopted the practice of scenting his laundry bundles anditying them with "harmonised" ribbons and wrappings. # # ♦ Do you know that the Germans in Holland are roasting huge quantities of the world-famous Dutch tulip bulbs, mixing them with ground acorns, and distributing them as vcoffe|? * * * Woman in court: When I met my father-in-law and saw what a good man he was to his wife, I thought I couldn't do better than marry his son. But the son unhappily took after his mother. * * ♦ MUNICH ACCORD. Sir Nevile Henderson, Britain's diplomat in Berlin from 1937 to 1939, who recently died, said that on the data of the Munich accord he told astonished Britons that England did not have a Spitfire. "Germany," he asserted, "could have dropped 2000 bombs on London and we could have made no reply." # * # CORRECTION. Dear Mr. Flage,—ln yesterday's paper "Movietones" adds "The Saint in New York" to the list of films in which George Sanders has appeared. He is quite wrong as this film starred Louis Hay ward as "The Saint," and was shown at the State Theatre, Wellington, released by R.K.O. Radio Pictures. Hoping this will clear up this mistake. Yours faithfully, GNR. E.R.W. # ♦ • TRIUMPH. A Somersetshire village was right in the middle of things in an invasion exercise, and the local Home Guard distinguished himself. The day after the "battle" the wife of one volunteer was proudly describing her husband's feats. "He captured the emperor," she said, "and took him away in a car." Then, as her audience looked blank, she explained: "You know, him with a white band roun*' his arm." * * * ESSENTIAL INDUSTRIES. "Women for War Work," comes the call. New Zealand in her direst need Summons her daughters to defend The cause for which their brother* bleed. From sheltered home and peaceful task They come, with naught of fear or boast, To turn the wheels and till the land And aid the gunner at his post. But "First things first," the great ones say; "To farm and fortress each its place And time; but how can wars be won. If Eve no more can paint her face?" So honoured they, while legions fell, The ancient cult of Jezebel. J.W.B. * * * "DEATH GROUND." Dear Mr. Flage.—You publish a short note by "G.H.D." in which he speaks of the "death ground" of deer, and of the "mystery" of what becomes of their antlers. Firstly, I can see no basis for the theory of the "death ground." as I have found deer which have not been shot. As for the antler theory, in the past few years, during which I have hunted regularly, I have found, in the Tararuas, dozens of cast antlers, sometimes the two together, and also shot stags with their heads bleeding immediately after casting. This is, of course, in the bush, but trampers also quite often pick up cast antlers near tracks. It is generally accepted by stalkers that the deer eat the antlers at times, and I have seen them chewed. Perhaps the Scottish deer invariably eat the antlers, but this is definitely not always the case in New Zealand.—Yours for veracity, —SHOOTER. Lan Mackay and "De(a)er Stalker," —hope to use at least a part of your notes concerning deer.