TAKING IT!

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 2, 12 January 1942, Page 4

TAKING IT!

MORE PETROL. HUMOUR WEIRD PROPULSION BREWS "Petrol and Oats" - reads a sign board on a well known local garage, while the curious, stranger who ventures a little closer to inspect the smaller lettering will earn to his astonishment, that the garage also poses as agents for a well known trim mer, now blandly signing himself —. saddler! We were assured by the poker-faced attendant that the pro- j prietors had every intention of transforming their establishment into a stables and carriage building plant with forge- attached. "Back to the horse," he said impressively "but mind he doesn't kick! The search for synthetic petrol however continues undiminished. Apart from the better known and logic ingredients such as turps, diesel, ether, kerosene and so on, we have heard of more drastic compounds in diluted vaseline, whisky, sulphuric, brandy and paint varnish. Necessity is verily the mother of invention, but we would hate to be the heroes who made the world shattering discoveries, or who were game enough to test them. Diesel oil seems to be particularly popular, though one Scottish motorist who failed to put in the requisite amount of 'punch' was heard to mourn audibly.. The outcome of the' position is a good deal, of 'makeshift, a lot of swearing and in spite of all else plenty of healthy humour. Nursery Rhymes have been modernised to suit hence we are inspired:— Hey diesel, diesel, My cars got the measle Through having a pain in the tank. Because I can't steasle, or squeezle,. or leasle. A gallon from garage or bank. It would very much pleasle If Army would seizle , And cough a fair price; I would sing—«I can't get no greasle, to teasle, so God save I The weasel and Pop goes the King."