Punch,  35 (1858), [207].

The Great Lozenge-Maker: A Hint to Paterfamilias

Anon

Genre:

Illustration, Drollery

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Illustrators:

J L, pseud.  [John Leech] *

Subjects:

Adulteration, Nutrition, Narcotics, Disease, Commerce


    Following PU1/35/21/1, shows a skeleton standing in an apothecary's shop, dressed in an apothecary's outfit. He stirs a mixture with pestle and mortar, and around him lie containers of such poisonous substances as arsenic and Plaster of Paris.



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