BEER VERSUS TEA.
A friend sends t]ie following", undes aboye heoding-;-^" Mr, Sp.enc.ey Cljar 3 ring-ton, M,l\, if? \vel): o>er eighty years .of age, bu^; he has been capable of .doing liarfj 'lajbour in parliament for many sessions, and is prepared tq continue it in the future. The secret of his yigonr, he says, lies in the drinking of beer. '•' Every day at home I dvinjv beer f(>r my dinner, and when, the House, is sitting, I may be found eyt-iy .day at the dinner.-h( ur with $, tankayd of b.eer jn front of rue. I air ways tell my friends that if you would i^et on and Tiyo loug- y.pu must drink beer.'' "
"If wine is poison, so is tea, Thpixg-h in fj,u.otl|ev shape, "What matter \yliether one is killed,, By CtinisSjer or'grape?"—-Hood.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ROTWKG19011018.2.9
Bibliographic details
Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, Volume 1, Issue 29, 18 October 1901, Page 2
Word Count
133BEER VERSUS TEA. Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, Volume 1, Issue 29, 18 October 1901, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in