RETORT DISCORTEOUS.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 15 July 1920, Page 4

RETORT DISCORTEOUS.

Years' ago Thomas A Ellison used to tiy to instill tbe rudiments of science into the head of his young son and never overlooked an opportunity to use some everyday happening to illustrate some principle of ruanchauics. On this particular ocuason. chancing to spy a peddler pushing a handcart, the groat inventor cried: "Now there's a good example. I don't suppose you can tell me w'ny he pushes the cart instead of pulling it.'" "I don't knuyv whether the man hi.iiself couid answer. I'll asic him/ "My good man," said tho inventor, turning to the p<HLlie--"why do you push tin; cart rather than pull it" ''Causi I. aiuta da hoss, ■< on dnninia foo ," was the unscientific and thw;oughly disconcerting auswe".