Show STUDY OV OF MAN GONE SLIGHTLY MAD THROUGH RATION RULES mr twitchell took two more letters from ration lation boards from the tha letterman and weighed them carefully then he handed them back sorry cant use em cm he said ive already had my two and a half pounds this week eek get the sugar bowl he commanded M addressing mrs twitchell what for she asked got to turn in all but five lumps he said elmer then stood on his head in the middle of the living room and put on his glasses what on earth are you doing now demanded mrs twitchell got to copy the serial numbers on the si dewalls of alamy all my oil burners he snapped at this point mrs tw twitchell itchell went upstairs and quietly summoned the doctor the doctor arrived as elmer was leaning over a table repeating his name and address over and over again and giving his height age and color of eyes s elmer what are you doing now asked the wife just another registration he snapped the doctor motioned to mrs twitchell to sit down mud ald whispered that it would be better just to observe elmer without any comment for a while elmer took fro from m his pocket a small thermometer and held it in his mouth a few moments then he read it seventy nine degrees he announced noun ced they can make trouble for me for having a temperature like that I 1 could have avold avoided edit it all though mrs twitchell forgot herself and asked how by switching from meat to coal he barked you remember all those warnings that all cars should keep down to two cups a mile tie he then went into the kl kitchen ichen took the coffee pot ot and threw it aw away I 1 dy got to get something small er 11 he said im only an A 0 card ard holder bolder my Aly allowance la Is to b be a cut to three gallons a week now used to be allowed tour four tried to join a share the mocha club but do it v elmer walked to he telephone hello Is this henderson ne he asked just want to tell tel lyou you about the butter it was I 1 worth re treading so il I 1 call called edthe the ex press company and turned it la in 00 Qu quite itea a pase case 1 1 observed the doctori doctor making notes mr TM twitchell now got a can of gasoline poured out a small quantity added condensed milk a pinch of sugar and proceeded to brink drink it tastes lousy he said but a tion or order derIs is a ration order suddenly he puttee put the cup aside and remarked 1 I forget this was a cof tuesday IIo has he been acting like this asked the doctor just for the last day or two said mrs Twit twitchell cheil whoa that demanded ej elmer suddenly ihly noti noticing clig thedoe tor ah I 1 recognize him now hes the federal feder al furnace inspector its okay lil inspector I 1 laid my up for the winter and anaam arn heating the house by bicycle now the doctor at this point sneaked up behind El elmer merand and slugged hini him avith it a heavy paperweight knocking him cold its the only way to handle these cases he said to mrs twitchell im getting more of em every day r 4 I 1 fathers pretty dizzy now tossed him inlo alno beds to get those tire fire numbers he stood too long on his head 1 lv sign over a connecticut i movie house r the general died at dawn with jukebox jennie 4 s now that thai butter la Is to be rationed we ought to see less of the fellow who always took abl about out a pound of it on his knife and said please put a little toast on this new slogan praise the war and dont pass the butter NO USE tast lok night I 1 sprayed my radio with strong insecticide burfet out ait the same laval got through lies lej tough as hippo hide many stores are now rationing ice cream and fusing refusing re using to sell any to take out one man mad says his wife wanted a pint for a sick child and so explained to the ice cream clerk but the reply believe it or not was have to get a prescription horse meat meal to so labeled it Is now being sold lold in many cities and it is seu selling ins pretty fast some people say it had bad elmer twitchell Twit chelf insists its iff pretty good itell disands on the horse he declares |