At the Telephone.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1, 5 January 1907, Page 49

At the Telephone.

She: Hello! Who’s that? He: Ahem! She: Oh, it’s you. is it? The usual thing, 1 suppose: detained, important business; can’t get home to dinner; sorry, and so on. He: Right again, but I shall be home as quickly as possible. She: Well, then bring me a bottle of Odol. He: Speak louder, dear, I can’t hear; a bottle of what?

She: Odol, O-d-o-1, O-dol. Are you there? He : Yes, all there, darling, all there. She: And yon know what I mean? He : Of course 1 do. It’s that lovely tooth and month - wash I've heard the fellows nt the club talking so much about lately. Since they’ve been using it, they do nothing but smile, to show their beautiful teeth. She (eagerly): Yes, Jac’ , yes, that’s it. (Then more seriously.) But I say. Jack, if you've heard so much in its praise, why haven’t you bought me some before now? He: Well, you see. dear. I didn’t think your teeth could be improved: besides, your smiles are perfection, ind-—- — She: Don't be ridiculous. Jack. You don’t understand. Odol is a serious matter. It isn’t a toothpowder. or a tooth-soap, or any of those antiquated things which are useless for preventing fermentation which causes the teeth to decay. Odol gets into every crevice of the mouth and between the teeth ami washes the mouth clean of every impurity. Odol is a liquid antiseptic dentrifice and its refreshing elTeet lasts for several hours after using it. Odol is such a famous He (impatiently) : Well, well, it’s all right, you shall have it, and I’ll bring a bottle for myself as well. She: Do, Jack, do, but I say, you must bring half-

crown bottles, they contain twice as much as the eighteenpenny ones. He: How economical you are getting! She: Ami bring the Sweet Rose flavoured Odol for me, please Jack. The Standard, with the stronger flavour, will perhaps be best for you. He: I’ll not forget, mv dearest Odol idol. I mean Ta-ta. They ring off.