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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 4, Issue 4 (August 1, 1929)

Loot and Booty

Loot and Booty.

Indulgence in retrospect is not a futility or senility—it is the secret of eternal youth. In those rare moments of sanity, snatched from an existence satiated with dough-getters, synthetic sinners, strong strident men, and the wool of the bull, an existence in which Youth and Beauty is sacrificed on the cash-register of Loot and Booty, let us slip back into mental
“Impregnated with the germs of juvenility.”

“Impregnated with the germs of juvenility.”

“Careless days of soapless childhood.”

“Careless days of soapless childhood.”

rompers; let us experience again the soothing influence of hot asphalt on the soles of the bare feet; let us sniff the elusive odour of good red clay on a winter's day, and perchance feel it welling greasily but fascinatingly up between the toes; let us indulge in the time-honoured practice of neglecting to wash behind the ears; let us Eat—not merely eat, but Eat!!!

Let us tear each other's collars off, tender the provocative “skatty blow”; stalk by night, the forbidden apple to its native lair; dodge the daily task; scorn the weaker sex ruthlessly; yelp for no apparent reason; and generally get back to fundamentals, which is the real secret of youth, both eternal and internal—let's!