"Neu propius tectis taxum sine."

_Vergil: Georg. IV. 47._

Do not signal for a taxi near houses.

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WAR ECONOMY

"The Federated Chamber of Court Dressmakers of Paris has
informed the Government that for the winter season 1917-18 the
length employed for woollen costumes will not exceed 4-1/2
in."--_Yorkshire Evening News_.

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From the report of a motoring accident:--

"The car pulled up in about a year and a half."--_Kentish
Mercury_.

Quicker than the War, anyhow.

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From an article headed "Exclusive War Information":--

"Vertical parallel Lines that do not look so--an optical
Illusion almost as curious as that which makes Soldiers