The Clerical Churn
Anon
Genre: | Reportage, Spoof |
Subjects: | Invention, Religious Authority, Nutrition |
Reports on William Whewell's invention of a 'Clerical Churn', a machine for making lumps of 'Cambridge butter', each one bearing a 'mitre' stamp. Expects great demand for the machine as clergymen prefer bread 'when buttered with a mitre'. | |
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