Shaun’s Patch

Southland Times, Issue 21854, 3 November 1932, Page 6

Shaun’s Patch

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Dr. Voronoff says that with monkey glands people will prolong their lives to 140 years. Sounds like monkeying with nature. * ♦ * Of course, it will enable us to see the end of the blizzard. * EDUCATIONAL AIDS. Give a sentence containing the word “coward”: “The coward better be fed. * It should be clear to anybody that the way to rid ourselves of tight times is to loosen up. ♦ ♦ * * Even if one can inherit the e.arth the mortgages probably make it a losing legacy. ■♦* ♦ * We have been told that every national crisis finds the man appropriately big enough to deal with it. Well, looking at the men, we can be comforted about the present trouble. * * * * John D. Rockefeller jun., has said that he was bom “a teetotaller.” But then I think we all were. If the United States Congress goes wet there will be fewer dry ayes. • » * ♦ When those who would save us talk about guaranteeing minimum prices for the farmer’s produce, one feels inclined to retort that the farmer gets them now without any guarantee. » * * » SMILES AND SINKERS. Myrtilla’s eyes are blue and bright, And mischief in them lies. Her wavy hair is crisp and light, But not so are her pies.

—Judge. She makes a picture, day by day, That fairly turns my head. She also—this I grieve to say— Makes ferro-concrete bread. —Boston Transcript. Her eyes are soft and limpid As the blue Italian lakes, And on their sandy bottoms Belong the cakes she bakes. —Buffalo Evening News. Miranda’s figure is so slender, She’s really strong on looks; Her voice is luscious, sweet and tender— But not the steak she cooks. —Me. THE TYPIST IN THE WIND. I should remain inside And pay attention to my work, Not take a motor ride Or walk for freshened air—and shirk; But winds in fury blow, Gusty and cranky, full and high, Through the canyon’d buildings go— Shall I remain within? Not I. Bother the job, I’ll flit To stroll about the busy street, Enjoy myself a bit And have a half-hour’s treat, Not watching shops’ displays Or seeking a friend who chats. But taking in the ways Of fat men chasing their hats.