Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, CompleteVarious
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, Complete
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English wit and humor -- Periodicals
Was the Mount Hecla at the Surrey Zoological Gardens classed by Bateman
in his work upon skin diseasesif so, what kind of eruption did it come
under? Where was the greatest irritation producedin the scaffold-work
of the erection, or the bosom of the gentleman who lived next to the
gardens, and had a private exhibition of rockets every night, as they
fell through his skylight, and burst upon the stairs?
Which is the most powerful narcoticopium, henbane, or a lecture upon
practice of physic; and will a moderate dose of antimonial wine sweat a
man as much as an examination at Apothecaries Hall?
CHEMISTRY AND NATURAL PHILOSOPHY. Does any chemical combination take
place between the porter and ale in a pot of half-and-half upon mixture?
Is there a galvanic current set up between the pewter and the beer
capable of destroying the equilibrium of living bodies.
Explain the philosophical meaning of the sentenceHe cut away from the
crushers as quick as a flash of lightning through a gooseberry-bush.
There are two kinds of electricity, positive and negative; and these
have a pugnacious tendency. A, a student, goes up to the College
positive he shall pass; B, an examiner, thinks his abilities negative,
and flummuxes him accordingly. A afterwards meets B alone, in a retired
spot, where there is no policeman, and, to use his own expression,
takes out the change upon B. In this case, which receives the greatest
shockAs grinder, at hearing his pupil was plucked, or B for doing
it?
The more crowded an assembly is, the greater quantity of carbonic acid
is evolved by its component members. State, upon actual experience, the
per centage of this gas in the atmosphere of the following places:The
Concerts dEté, the Swan in Hungerford Market, the pit of the Adelphi,
Hunts Billiard Rooms, and the Colosseum during the period of its balls.
A silhouette of a group of people riding in an open carriage. ANIMAL
ECONOMY. Mention the most liberal pawnbrokers in the neighbourhood of
Guys and Bartholomews; and state under what head of diseases you class
the spring outbreak of dissecting cases and tooth-drawing instruments in
their windows.
Mention the cheapest tailors in the metropolis, and especially name
those who charge you three pounds for dress coats (best Saxony, any
other colour than blue or black), and write down five in the bills to
send to your governor. Describe the anatomical difference between a
peacoat, a spencer, and a Taglioni, and also state who gave the best
prish for old ones.
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