THE SAME EFFECT

War Wit, Volume 1, Issue 9, 1 October 1941, Page 14

THE SAME EFFECT

“Shorty” had had a severe cold in the head and it had left him slightly deaf. After a week of feeling completely off colour and miserable he decided he) must be in a “run-down” condition. So he went along to , the camp M.O. Doctor examined him and prescribed carrot, and plenty of it. “ ’Ow shall I take, doc?” asked “Shorty.” “Anyway you like, and as much as you like,” answered the M. 0., “and you’ll find yourself improved no end.” A week later “Shorty” returned in bursting health? “Gee, doc., you were right feel O.K. again now!”, he said. “Capital!” replied, the doctor. “Carry" on with the carrot.” “Shorty’s” eyes bulged. “The what? Carrot? Good ’eavens! I thought you said claret. I’ve bin drinking a bottle a day for the. last week.” * 5? ’■ * /./ “With wars in many parts of the globe, the danger from rats is greater than ever.—“ New Zealand Herald.” Sounds intriguing; but what sort of rats?

Cable heading: “French Factories Turning Out Munitions For Nazis.” The R.A.F. should give them a good blowing-up.