Punch,  17 (1849), 150.

Follow my Leader

Anon

Genre:

News-Commentary

Relevant illustrations:

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Illustrators:

N, pseud.  [William Newman] *

Subjects:

Public Health, Sanitation, Pollution


    Discusses the 'miscellaneous' schemes proposed in newspapers for disinfecting 'premises or persons'. Discusses the problems of using lime, and discusses an idea to use smoke as a disinfectant. The illustration shows a contented man sitting on a rooftop surrounded by smoking objects such as chimneys and his pipe.



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