BY THE WAY.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 41, 18 February 1931, Page 8

BY THE WAY.

SOME COLLECTIONS AND REFLECTIONS.

(By One of the Boys.) “ The drink he swallowed would hav# make a wreck of another man.” He may have been in a reckless mood. j: « “ Eat sparingly during summer,” say; the doctors. In other words, if you want to keep cool don’t make your eating too hot. A punter on a big scale must be well educated before he can hope to be successful.—News item. It is assumed that gee-gee-ology would be a compulsory subject in his education. The man who pats himself on ths back does not necessarily push himself on in life. Possibly confession is good for ths soul, but in some cases it is very damaging to the reputation. “ Marriage among the Eskimos is a business partnership. There is no sentiment about it,” says a newspaper. Any; advance of an affectionate nature is received, of course, in a frozen silence. Even during the great earthquake there were comical little incidents. One totally unharmed gentleman, very tired and very dusty, found a Jack tar toiling like six Jack tars. “ I say, where can I have a wash ? ” he demanded. “ Oh. all over if you like! ” said the tar. The North Island tourist had missed the bus. There were races at Whangarapuna. Couldn’t get a taxi, had no car, ,was in a hole. A Maori drove past in an old-time sulky, headed for the racecourse. The tourist hailed him and climbed aboard. The Maori drove carefully, too slow for words. “ Shake it up, old fellow,” said the tourist, “ Well mis* the first race! ” “Not on your life” said Honi, “I’m sa\ T ing the horse; he’s entered for the second race.” A sea captain recently applied for a divorce from his wife, but when the case was called he decided to change his mind. The turn of the tied. “ Agents cause all the trouble between producer and consumer.” The muddle men. J.J j.j (No wonder that in some quarters dentists are regarded as gloomy people, for they are always looking down in the mouth.