Solvent of Gold
Anon
Genre: | Reportage, Spoof |
Subjects: | Education, Chemistry, Government |
Reports that a 'Wag of the Board of Examiners at the Apothecaries' Hall' gave the answer to the examination question 'What Government measure was like muriatic [hydrochloric] acid', as 'the Divorce Bill [...] because it will dissolve the wedding ring'. | |
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