Water Ways - Cartoons By Joe Noble (1931)

“A wag once labelled water as the stuff they put under bridges.“ L/S of a barge travelling under one of the London bridges. “To Eve, water brings up bright memories of beaches - and sunny days.“ M/S of woman in swimsuit and swimming hat posing by the edge of the sea. “But, water to a Chemist is just H2O.“ C/U of a chemist’s bottle with an H2O label stuck on the side. “H2O means that water consists solely of 2 parts of hydrogen and 1 part of oxygen.“ Joe Noble dressed in a white lab coat measures out some liquid into a glass then pours it into a glass tube. “When the current is turned on, the water “splits up.“ A switch is pulled and several light bulbs light up. C/U of water bubbling through the glass tubes. Labels reading “Oxygen“ and “Hydrogen“ are attached to the tubes. Joe measures the differences between the amount of Hydrogen and Oxygen. “Chemistry, however doesn’t bother Baby Eve - water to her, on the wholesale side, means a bath.“ High angle shot of a tiny tot diving into a swimming poo