Medical Practitioners, Medical Treatment, Disease, Human
Development
Shows an equestrian 'Parish Doctor' who is late for a fox-hunting party. He
passes a house in a country lane and sees a woman at an upstairs window. He
asks about her daughter and her daughter's baby, who appear to be poorly.
Clearly more interested in the hunt than his patients, he simply tells the
women to give the baby 'a pinch o' brimstone in his pap'.
Punch, 60 (1871), [vi–vii].
Prize Calendar—Warranted Not to Contain a Single Item of
Trustworthy Information
Depicts a nightmare experienced by a keeper at the
Zoological Society GardensZoological Society of London —Gardens
CloseView the register entry >>,
who imagines that several animals having 'broken loose' and 'swapped heads'.
The keeper is surrounded by several monstrous-looking animals, including a lion
with an owl's head and a hippopotamus with a giraffe's head. The caption adds
that the keeper cannot decide 'which to feed first'.
Aeronautics, Breeding, Human Development, Evolution, Darwinism,
Invention
The upper half of the illustration depicts a fashionable man and woman
riding giant birds of prey. The caption suggests that, like horses, birds could
be made useful to man by 'selection, climate, training'. The lower part of the
illustration depicts three ways of achieving human flight. The first involves
wearing an india-rubber coat which, when inflated with gas, enables the subject
to levitate. The second involves flying on a cape towed by pigeons and a hawk.
The third suggestion is to wear a tail coat then stand on a roof while waving
one's arms about for 'a few generations', and expect, 'by an extension of
Charles
Darwin'sDarwin, Charles Robert
(1809–82)
DSB CloseView the register entry >> theory', to develop wings, a beak, a tail, and clawed
feet.
A list of natural historical observations containing descriptions of
species' forms or habits that are related to their names. For example, the
'most remarkable instance of a hybrid animal is the cricket-bat', the 'best
place in all London for rabbits is the Borough', and the 'bookworm has been
known to live to a great age'.
Astronomy, Alchemy, Ancient Authorities, Extra-Terrestrial
Life
A series of speculations concerning the sun, moon and planets. Suggests that
Mars, the god of war, might be a 'monster cannon-ball', and asks why the Romans
called the earth both 'Tellus and Terra'. Noting that no atmosphere 'invests'
the moon, observes that lunar inhabitants could not possess balloons. The size
of Jupiter compared to other planets is likened to that of a 'turnip [...] to
turnip radishes'. Observes that given Saturn's size and weight, its land must
be 'as light as cork'. Uranus is described as 'out of sight' but 'not out of
mind', and Neptune is asked to thank
John C AdamsAdams, John Couch
(1819–92)
DSB CloseView the register entry >> and
Urbain J J
LeverrierLe Verrier, Urbain Jean Joseph
(1811–77)
DSB CloseView the register entry >> for having an 'orb' named after him.
Argues that 'Naughtylus' is not a justifiable name for such a 'harmless
little creature'. Reports that the secretary bird in the
Zoological Society GardensZoological Society of London —Gardens
CloseView the register entry >>
is taking shorthand lessons and denies that a mudlark is a kind of singing
bird.
Electricity, Military Technology, Nationalism, Cultural
Geography
Introduces the concept of electrical insulation and gives examples of
insulators. Likens insulation to an island surrounded by water and relishes the
fact that Great Britain is so well insulated from the rest of the world.
Observes that Britain's insulation from invaders is ensured by a fleet of
ships. Compares the repulsive power of an electrified maiden to the power of
Britain to repel 'foolish foreign ones'. Celebrates Britain's insularity of
'thought and notion', but hopes the country will never lose its insularity,
even if it loses its insulation.
Responds to news that the
Royal
College of SurgeonsRoyal College of Surgeons
CloseView the register entry >> intends to 'Discontinue mixed classes for the
study of medicine' by suggesting that it is unusual 'for Doctors to disapprove
of Mixtures'.
Reports that several students at the 'Ladies' College at Hitchin' (renamed
Girton College, CambridgeGirton College, Cambridge
CloseView the register entry >> on its
move there in 1872) have passed their 'Little-go' examination. Thinks that
'these Spinsters' will eclipse their male colleagues 'more completely than the
Sun was the other day by the Moon', and that a young lady may well become
Senior Wrangler in the Mathematics Tripos.
Shows an elderly master of arts sitting before a blackboard on which a
triangle has been drawn. He asks his pupil, who stares at the geometrical
figure, what will happen if all the sides of the triangle are equal. His pupil
replies confidently: 'I should say the fourth would be equal too'.
Shows a nurse, a mother, and her children in a parlour. The mother's young
son sits on the nurse's lap. The mother tries to give the boy a spoonful of
castor oil which the boy blows into his mother's face. The boy replies 'Tink
'oo got worst of it dis time!!!'.
Observations on several species and their characteristics derived from their
names. For example, the gadfly 'is a rover, never staying long in one place',
arctic bears enjoy 'swarming up the North Pole', and the ounce (a snow leopard)
is the lightest of all mammals.
Comments on a recent report in the
British Medical JournalBritish Medical Journal
(1857–1900+)
Waterloo
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concerning adulterated foods in America and their alarming effects on the human
body. Lists adulterated 'delicacies' imported from America, including 'treacle
from coal tar', 'cayenne from rusty tenpenny nails', and 'ketchup from old
hats'.
Meteorology, Measurement, Political Economy, Engineering,
Aesthetics
Begins by telling Ruskin that he may be right in matters of art and
aesthetics, but that his views on political economy are untenable. Argues that
political economy 'sums' are so difficult because 'they have to be worked with
men's interests, principles, passions, and pockets for factors' and are
therefore very different from engineering calculations, which involve the more
reliable 'figures and quantities, measures of length, liquid measures, and
measures of capacity'. Proceeds to attack Ruskin's recent proposal to prevent
the Tiber from flooding—which Ruskin delivered at the
Royal
InstitutionRoyal Institution of Great Britain
CloseView the register entry >>. Believes Ruskin's plan for protecting farms from
flooding could not control the vast quantities of rain in northern Italy and
that Ruskin has vastly underestimated the quantities of water involved.
Shows a conservatory where a man and two women talk to their inarticulate
servant. He explains that his absence has been due to being in hospital. He
confesses that he does not know how the doctors described his symptoms but
recalls that one 'young medical gentleman' told him, 'What you've got in
your 'ed [...] 'im as lies in the next bed to you, he've got in
'is hinside'.
Praises
Lyon Playfair'sPlayfair, Sir Lyon, 1st Baron Playfair of St
Andrews
(1818–98)
DSB CloseView the register entry >>
recent address to the
Birmingham and Midland
InstituteBirmingham and Midland Institute
CloseView the register entry >> but points out that a 'highly respectable maiden lady'
has taken offence at the title of the address—'The Inosculation of the
Arts and Sciences'—on the grounds that this is something 'she has done
her best to discountenance all her long life'.
Meteorology, Extra-Terrestrial Life, Cultural Geography
Details the effects of excessively cold and hot weather on people's physical
and mental states. Notes that the weather dominates English conversation and
claims that on the Moon there is no weather and consequently no conversation.
Regards meteorology as a 'most useful science' but wishes it could be relied
upon always to determine the weather. Observes, however, that the consequence
of reliable weather forecasting will be the end of 'small talk'.
Contrasts attempts to abolish religious tests for university degrees and
fellowships to attempts to annul chemical tests. Notes that mere commands and
parliamentary bills will not stop chemical substances from reacting in certain
ways. For example, urges that while it is easy to pass a bill for stopping
'hydrogen sulphuret' from blackening lead, it remains to be seen whether it
will be effective. Celebrates those tests provided by science and those which
the author's 'Masters' do not have the power to repeal.
Song of 'La Mere Hippopotamus' in the
Zoological Society GardensZoological Society of London —Gardens
CloseView the register entry >>
which celebrates the birth of her child. The poem is written in patois by a
'nigger'. The hippopotamus requests comfortable conditions in the gardens and
wishes
Queen VictoriaVictoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, and Empress of India
(1819–1901)
ODNB CloseView the register entry >>
to be informed of the birth of her child. She is annoyed that 'Massa
BucklandBuckland, Francis Trevelyan
(1826–80)
ODNB CloseView the register entry >>' has not inspected her child and
thinks the reason is because it is not 'fishy-tailed and finny'. Rejects the
claim made by
The TimesThe Times
(1777–1900+)
Waterloo
Directory CloseView the register entry >> that
she might bite her child and insists that she will be kissing it and devouring
'any nigger' that tries to enter her cage. She thanks people for their
'inquiries' and informs everybody of her own and her child's good health.
Mr Punch's response to
John Tyndall'sTyndall, John
(1820–93)
DSB CloseView the register entry >>
claim (published in
Tyndall 1871aTyndall, John
1871a. Fragments of Science: A Series of Detached Essays, Lectures, and
Reviews, 3rd edn, London: Longmans, Green, and Co.
CloseView the register entry >>) that all
philosophy, poetry, and science are 'potential in the fires of the sun'.
Punch offers a prize of one million pounds for the best essay on the
question of whether new laid eggs contain 'any degree' of 'Consciousness or
Volition'. However, warns that the best answer is not necessarily going to
satisfy Mr Punch.
Punch, 60 (1871), 101.
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Responds to news that the
Charity Organization SocietyCharity Organization Society
CloseView the register entry >> has
received a donation of £100 from 'two dormice'. Remarks that if the
report is true then
Charles R
DarwinDarwin, Charles Robert
(1809–82)
DSB CloseView the register entry >>, 'who knows so much of the manners and customs' of the
'inferior creatures', can learn something new. Adds that Darwin could have used
this report to show that man developed from 'liberal, generous-hearted'
dormouse protoplasm. The author prefers the notion of being descended from a
dormouse than from a zoophyte.
Depicts an uncle asking his young nephew whether he would prefer to join him
for a drink of claret or to accompany his cousins to a lecture on astronomy.
The young man replies that he prefers 'Cork to Orrery'. Punch adds that
this response proves that the young man was an Epicurean, but had read his
'Debrett' (e.g.
Debrett 1803,Debrett, John
1803. Debrett's Peerages of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Containing an
Account of all Peers, 2 vols, London: John Debrett
CloseView the register entry >> which lists
peerages, including the Earldom of Cork and Orrery).
Descent, Human Species, Evolution, Darwinism, Faith, Gender
Urges on the poet
Aubrey T De
VereDe Vere, Aubrey Thomas
(1814–1902)
ODNB CloseView the register entry >> the pettiness of tracing his noble ancestry to the time of
King William IWilliam I [known as William the Conqueror],
King of England and Duke of Normandy
(1027/8–87)
ODNB CloseView the register entry >>
'at most'. Thinks 'simple folk' may remain content with 'Adam's origin', but
exhorts De Vere to learn from
Charles R
Darwin'sDarwin, Charles Robert
(1809–82)
DSB CloseView the register entry >>Descent of ManDarwin, Charles
Robert 1871a. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to
Sex, London: John Murray
CloseView the register entry >> to
prize his 'high descent'. Ponders the status of the 'Crusader', now buried in
rock containing the 'relics of a Lemur', and observes that the 'De Veres and
all' derive from 'Sir Anthropoid Ape'. Notes that both Christians and Jews are
descended, via marsupials, reptiles, and fishes, from ascidian larvae. Points
out that 'no eye has ever seen' the birth or the transmutation of species and
that men who are not 'fools' are puzzled by the argument that one species
developed from another. Insists that faith helps to 'knit the break' in the
reasoning behind the theory of the descent of man. Notes that 'Science tells no
old woman's tale' and that man's descent from a female larva 'is not a fall'.
Ponders the allegedly vast leap between 'Jackanapes' and 'man' and thinks De
Vere's 'doubt' might stop the 'common British Rough to scan'. Considers that
'British Roughs' are much more closely related to the baboon than to De
Vere.
Punch, 60 (1871), 111–12.
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Pleased that the 'law of Natural Selection' has governed the marriage of
Princess
LouiseLouise, Princess, Duchess of Argyll
(1848–1939)
ODNB CloseView the register entry >> to a 'British Peer', a 'great improvement on the rile of
non-natural selection by which German husbands have hitherto been wont to be
chosen for our Royal spinsters'. Also believes that the present marriage 'will
not be accompanied by Struggle for Existence'.
Depicts a girl urging her mother to vaccinate the family dog. The mother
points out that only human beings are vaccinated, but her daughter protests
that the servants of an aristocrat have been vaccinated.
Argues that the theory of human origins enunciated in
Charles R
Darwin'sDarwin, Charles Robert
(1809–82)
DSB CloseView the register entry >>Descent of ManDarwin, Charles
Robert 1871a. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to
Sex, London: John Murray
CloseView the register entry >>, if
true, would force changes in views about marriage. Observing that the more
remote the relationship between a married couple, the more 'normal' and
acceptable the marriage, argues that a marriage between a human and his 'poor'
and distant relatives, the simians, would also be acceptable. Suggests that
humans marrying the 'Larva of a Marine Ascidian' would be even more
acceptable.
Depicts a hirsute man reading passages from
Charles R
Darwin'sDarwin, Charles Robert
(1809–82)
DSB CloseView the register entry >>Descent of ManDarwin, Charles
Robert 1871a. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to
Sex, London: John Murray
CloseView the register entry >> to
his wife and daughter. He informs his wife that the family is descended from a
'hairy quadruped'. His wife retorts: 'Speak for yourself'; she denies that she
is descended in this way, and adds that the child takes after her.
Regards a
Morning
PostMorning Post and Daily Advertising Pamphlet
(1772–1900+)
Waterloo Directory
CloseView the register entry >> report of
Princess
Louise'sLouise, Princess, Duchess of Argyll
(1848–1939)
ODNB CloseView the register entry >> wedding-dress as indicating that millinery is 'fast rising
into the dignity of a science'. Expresses admiration of the 'scientific
precision' and attention to botanical nomenclature in the reporter's inventory
of the flowers in the Princess's bridal veil. Questions why the reporter did
not exhibit such exactness in describing the 'medallions' on the Princess's
tunic. Praises the reporter's description of butterflies on the Princess's
tunic and hopes he will furnish the proper entomological names of the
ornamental insects on the garment.
Claims that an 'old bill-discounter' said 'Development of Species! [...]
don't talk to me about development of species. The only thing worth studying is
the development of specie!'.
Asks
Charles R
DarwinDarwin, Charles Robert
(1809–82)
DSB CloseView the register entry >> if man, a species which 'looks to the meridian', is descended
from the larva of a marine ascidian. Considers it apt that man should be of
marine descent and thinks this claim should be communicated to the marines.
Punch, 60 (1871), 163–64.
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The hypochondriac writer proposes to write to
Charles R
DarwinDarwin, Charles Robert
(1809–82)
DSB CloseView the register entry >> about why, when recently preoccupied with 'one line of
thought', 'something' stopped him from walking over the edge of a cliff. Later
proposes to write to Darwin with an 'argument' in support of his theory.
(163)
Notes the surprising variety of birds, fishes, and insects to be seen in
London. Lists various species and their common locations, most of the latter
being humorously linked to the species' names. For example, pigeons have been
shot near Shepherd's Bush, pea-shooters abound in London's streets, bluebottles
can be found in Whitechapel butchers' shops, thrushes have been observed 'among
the sundry of the children, under medical inspection', ducks are 'plentiful in
the salons of Tyburnia', and flocks of mudlarks can be seen near the
River Thames at Wapping.
Responds to news of
John R Hind'sHind, John Russell
(1823–95)
DSB CloseView the register entry >> paper at
the
Royal SocietyRoyal Society of London
CloseView the register entry >>
(a version of which was published as
Hind 1871Hind, John Russell
1871. 'Note on the Circumstances of the Transits of Venus over the Sun's Disk
in the Years 2004 and 2012', Proceedings of the Royal Society, 29,
423–25
CloseView the register entry >>) on the transits of
Venus in 2004 and 2012. Notes that Punch has since been inquiring into
the state of
John Cumming'sCumming, John
(1807–81)
ODNB CloseView the register entry >>
health and found that the divine has been 'totally prostrate' and unable to
continue with his work owing to Hind's 'audacious anticipation of events'.
Notes that the latest reports claim that Cumming's health is improving and that
he is preparing to attack Hind and 'all other such wicked astronomers'.
Unbelief, Education, Religious Authority, Darwinism,
Evolution
Noting that the Archbishop of York,
William
ThomsonThomson, William
(1819–90)
ODNB CloseView the register entry >>, has begun a series of lectures 'designed to counteract the
progress of unbelief among the educated classes of society', points out that
the talk was 'specially directed against the theory of Development of Species'.
The writer asserts that he can contribute to the 'desirable end' of the
lectures with the lines 'Would you win Latitude? / Will you by Platitude?' and
urges that 'your discourse should never be as long as it is usually wide'.
In the parliamentary debate on the enfranchisement of women, notes
Lyon Playfair'sPlayfair, Sir Lyon, 1st Baron Playfair of St
Andrews
(1818–98)
DSB CloseView the register entry >>
claim that 'real "politics", separate from party, was the science of
government, and we had no right to shut out from it half the population'
(187).
Darwinism, Descent, Evolution, Human Species, Gender
The poet asks
Charles R
DarwinDarwin, Charles Robert
(1809–82)
DSB CloseView the register entry >> to explain how the need for tailors arose and whether the
laws of nature failed in not supplying humankind with clothes. Notes that
giraffes acquired long necks 'through reaching up to long trees', and wonders
whether 'climate's alteration' would result in humans being dressed in 'fur /
Coats and aprons'. Insists that the tailor's business undermines Darwin's
evolutionary 'plan' because it can 'evolve a Suit for Man'.
Notes the lack of consensus among physiologists over the idea that an
immaterial vital principle exists in organised bodies. Argues that the recent
budget of the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Robert LoweLowe, Robert, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke
(1811–92)
ODNB CloseView the register entry >>, is an
'organized body incorporating a vital principle' and observes that, according
to the Prime Minister
William E
GladstoneGladstone, William Ewart
(1809–98)
ODNB CloseView the register entry >>, the government maintained such a principle by imposing
extra taxes on income-tax payers. Insists that the budget's 'Vital Principle'
is not immaterial, but a hard and serious matter—confiscation.
Contends that
George B Airy'sAiry, Sir George Biddell
(1801–92)
DSB
ODNB CloseView the register entry >>
knighthood (Companion of the Bath) is richly deserved. Notes Airy's northern
English origins and hopes to live to see 'the sheen of his stars'. Although the
'Great Bear' would have been an appropriate constellation to be worn by an
astronomer hailing from the north of England, his 'Southern Cross' is
considered an emblem of equal value. Appreciates the Crown's recognition of
this 'Hero of Science'. Imagines that
Julius CaesarCaesar, Julius (Gaius Julius)
(100–44 BC)
ODNB CloseView the register entry >>
would have praised Airy for writing about his 'landing in Kent' and for backing
decimal coinage. Insists that Airy was 'wiser' than
Isambard K
BrunelBrunel, Isambard Kingdom
(1806–59)
ODNB CloseView the register entry >> in supporting narrow gauge railways. Concludes with the sun
praising Airy for correcting tables for the sun, moon, and ancient
eclipses.
Shows a crowded classroom in one of the new board schools. A 'Temperate
Parent' introduces his son to the 'District Schoolmaster' and urges the teacher
to 'abstain from teaching my little Jonadab, here, to work sums in ale or beer
or spirit measures, as he's been brought up a stric' teetotaller and jined the
band of 'ope!!'.
Meteorology, Oceanography, Declinism, Religious Authority, Political
Economy, Declinism, Exploration
Responds to a report in
The TimesThe Times
(1777–1900+)
Waterloo
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concerning
William B
Carpenter'sCarpenter, William Benjamin
(1813–85)
DSB CloseView the register entry >> evidence challenging the claim that the gulf stream
carries heat from tropical regions to north-west Europe. The writer hopes that
this claim, which is a 'long standing' and 'notorious tyrant', will be refuted
and that the gulf stream, an 'uncalled-for interference on the part of a
friendly power', will be abolished from conversation. On this basis,
anticipates the end of talk of 'Foreign Invasion, Exhaustion of Coal, Decline
of England's Power and speedy re-establishment of Popery', and the explorer
David
Livingstone'sLivingstone, David
(1813–73)
ODNB CloseView the register entry >> return.
Darwinism, Descent, Evolution, Animal Behaviour, Human Species,
Hypothesis
Ponders
Charles R
Darwin'sDarwin, Charles Robert
(1809–82)
DSB CloseView the register entry >> claim that humans are descended from 'an Apish pair'.
Compares the habits of the 'pleasant race of monkeys' with those of humans.
Claims that monkeys climbed trees, 'slept in a wood' and 'dined on nuts', and
that they had no need for such human artefacts as combs, boots, and eating
utensils. Points out that 'our manners' have been 'mended' since we were apes,
although we still 'grin and back-bite', 'cut up each other', and wear
'tails' at night. Concludes by asserting that Darwin's theory of descent is
'all speculation'.
Punch, 60 (1871), 240.
Whitsuntide at the Zoological Gardens. (Tuesday Morning)
Depicts two elephants, a bear, a giraffe, and an ostrich conversing in the
Zoological Society GardensZoological Society of London —Gardens
CloseView the register entry >>.
The elephant tells the bear that he looks so pale that he thought he had
'changed heads with the polar bear'. The bear agrees, and confesses that he has
eaten the 31,457 buns given to him by visitors, and comments on the elephant's
bloatedness. The elephant admits to consuming buns and ginger beer, while the
ostrich remarks that he can stomach the buns and ginger beer but not the beer
bottles, paper, and rusty nails. The ostrich informs a sickly giraffe that he
looks spottier than ever.
Punch, 60 (1871), 242.
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Responds to a report concerning the use of photographs by the French
national guards to detect insurgents. Suggests a camera for detecting thieves,
in which the thief's footsteps activate a mechanism which exposes the plates
and strikes a magnesium light.