Punch,  35 (1858), 241.

The Height of Adulteration

Anon

Genre:

Reportage, Spoof

Subjects:

Adulteration, Nutrition, Analytical Chemistry, Class


    Reports on a meeting of 'the liveried attendants of the aristocracy' to discuss 'recent disclosures respecting the adulteration of food'. The meeting resolves to communicate with 'a distinguished chemist' to analyse the amount of alum and 'daff' in hair-powder.



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