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Manawatu Times, Volume 65, Issue 2, 3 January 1940, Page 8

A man visiting a houso for the first lime found that his host was the proud father of three wild children. The latter made so much noise that the visitor found it difficult to hear a word that was said. One child was busy ripping the upholstery out of a brand-new settee. A second lad was driving nails into an expensive table, and the third was swinging gaily from a chandelier. The bewildered guest eyed the youngster who was driving nails into the furniture. He turned to his host. "I say," he said, pointing to the boy with the hammer, "don’t you find it rather expensive to let your little boy play like that?" The host smiled proudly. "Not at all," he replied cheerfully. "I get the nails wholesale!"