BORN WITH THE ITCH.

Thames Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 17660, 10 August 1929, Page 6

BORN WITH THE ITCH.

TO COLLECT SOMETHING. Collectors are horn with the itch for the job, a,nd the genuine variety will collect anything that takes his fancy. 1 know one (writes a corres-

pendent to the Manchester Guardian) who has fine collections' of foreign stamps, pictorial posters of all nations, valuable etchings and Japanese prints. But T was allowed a glimpse of what is possibly a unique exhibition in the collecting line. In a large and fancy case was an astonishing number of small sample bottles of alcoholic drinks, ranging from whisky, brandy, liqueurs. stout. beer and other straightforward tipples to a fine selection of cocktails and other fancy “lotions.” .And all these had been acquired by an .industrious and discerning lad of fifteen. He is purely a collector .and without any desire to sample bis captures. But his dad is anxiously awaiting the day of lost interest and willing surrender.