WHITE MAGIC

Hokitika Guardian, 22 February 1932, Page 7

WHITE MAGIC

FEEDING THE: DUMB. A noted scientist who wrote an enthralling hook about the men and animals of the New Hebrides, where Frame and Britain play at comic opera government, tells the story of the native who came to him about a dug. It appears that the dog was a nonbarker and was therefore no good whatever to a man who wanted a watch dog to warn him when Christianised natives ,cnmc round on a pig-pinching expedition. In pidgin Knglish (which is not here used) he begged for a hit of dynamite. He knew that when dynamite exploded it made large noise, lie explained lu the boss that he wanted Lo put the i|viiamite in a bit ol meat for the dog to eat so that the dog, having swallowed the potential’ noise, would reproduce the row when the thieves came round. The obliging scientist gave him a scrap of explosive, knowing, of course, that it was relatively harmless without: moans of detonation, and the box left delighted. Later lie reported that jj, 0 dog had swallowed the dynamite ami next day harked slightly! 'l he |■ :v alter lie harked loudly, and was then, thanks to the boss’ kindness, in a perpetual state ol hark. When, however, the man applied for a few flicks of gelignite to feed to a deaf mu! dumb friend the scientist relused the boon-