THE PRICE OF KNOWLEDGE.
At a. country fair a macliino which boro a sign reading, “How to Make Your Trousers Last/' occupied a prominent position in the grounds, and attracted much attention. A countryman who stood gaping before it was told by the exhibitor that for one penny deposited in the slot the machine would dispense its valuable sartorial advice. The countryman dug the required, coin from the depths of a deep pocket and dropped it in the slot. Instantly the machine delivered a card on which was neatly printed • —“Make your coat and. waistcoat first.*'
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6704, 30 December 1908, Page 2
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96THE PRICE OF KNOWLEDGE. New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6704, 30 December 1908, Page 2
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