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WINE v. MILK
the entr there is
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stan so entirely free from all manner of doubt of an whatever On October 4 it was authoritatively reported that the destroyer had been attacked - by a submarine off the coast of Spain Detective apparatus had
the submarine, and the torpedo given warning of the presence of
had been reported by officers and men on watch. Moreover, the manoeuvres of the ships had been observed with interest from
Dr. C. Louis Leipoldt, that un- compromising champion of the the shore. No possible doubt of essential goodness of the good that Depth charges were drop- things of life, launched a vigor-ped by Basilisk and her partner, ous counter-attack recently upon
and later reports established the the enthusiasts of various de plain fact that the submarine had nominations who condemn wine either been sunk or had not.
-tap, bung and barrel
About a week later there fol according to Dr. Leipoldt, is allowed an official statement that natural and wholesome beverage. no attack had been made on the He feels, in the words of Chester Basilisk. The news was perhaps unexpected, but quite unambigu- ous. From foreign sources two
ton
Wine.
"If an angel out of heaven
drink
Bring you other things to explanations have been forth- coming. The German Press at- Thank him for his kind inten-tributed to the Admiralty a con- fession that the torpedo was în
sink"
tions, Go and pour them down the fact a dolphin. Apparently the peculiar characteristics of this Had he been content to follow fish-like mammal were only re- Chesterton in consigning to the cognised by the sailors a week. sink merely tea, coffee, cocoa and after the incident. The need for the windy waters," the oppos-extreme vigilance and prompt ing factions would, no doubt, action puts the mistake within have lined up in their familiar the bounds of possibility, but the battle order, temperance cham-more likely answer is that the pions on the one side and the creature which impersonated farmers association on the other. torpedo was itself a basilisk hat- But Dr. Leipoldt goes further ched out by a serpent from He would have milk, that gra- cock's egg Italy prefers the cious symbol of human kindness, theory that the watch on the or poured down the same sink. And Basilisk was drunk. The least by this, of course, he must ne knowledge of the habits and the cessarily produce a profound discipline of British ships at sea cleavage in the ranks of the puts this explanation further farming community.
from the bounds of possibility Will dairymen tamely sub-than the "basilisk theory.” So mit to this attack
there we leave it. One more upon their duce, even if launched in the m-fact emerges free from all sha- terests of the wine farmer? Will dow of doubt. The waters of the they allow to pass unchallenged Middle Sea are no more healthy Dr. Leipoldt's sweeping assertion for "dolphins than for submar that the issue of free milk to mes. children is a worthless pursuit of
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Ardent patriots who like to col it to find convincing words to as-lect tributes to Britain ~ by... · suage the wrath of his neighbour visitors from other lands should in the cattle byre. The medical certainly make a note of one just aspects may be left to the medi-paid by Prince Birabongse, who cal men, although even on this comes from Siam and who, under score the ancient wisdom of the the name of "B. Bira" is known proverbs is not silent. One of as a racing motorist of dis these, in old English jargon, gave tion. It is short, to the point, it as a recipe for long life that and admirable in every way: milk should be washed from the "Anybody who is allowed to live liver. But this at least presup-in this country at all should be poses the drinking of milk. Even very pleased." the French, who have a most That is certainly proper taste and respect for change from "I think your Lon wine, are prepared to admit the don police are wonderful” An use of milk as a beverage, mere let it be noted that it was said. ly adding, according to their folk circumstances that lend a still lore, that wine on milk is good; higher polish both to the tr milk on wine is poison. And and to the maker of it. For the perhaps in some such manner as Prince had just been con this the dairymen and the wine of dangerous driving in Wars farmers will compose their dif- shire, had been fined £10, ferences, each recognising the had had his road licence virtue of the other's product, arily suspended. Did he provided it is taken in the right when an enterprising way and at the right time.
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