Too Literal by Half
Charles S Keene
Genre: | Illustration, Drollery |
Relevant illustrations: | wdct. |
Illustrators: | C K, pseud. [Charles S Keene] * |
Subjects: | Adulteration, Nutrition |
Shows a waiter standing near a 'Matter-of-fact old gentleman' sitting in a '"cheap" chop-house'. The gentleman's answer to the waiter's question 'Whataveyeradsir?' consists of a list of all the gruesome ingredients with which his meal was adulterated. |
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