Punch,  41 (1861), 3.

Pity the Police

Anon

Genre:

Essay, Drollery

Subjects:

Crime, Physiognomy, Physiology, Disease


    Discusses some of the medical problems caused by policemen's clothes, notably the hat, which resists 'that expansion of the Policeman's cranium which is a condition requisite to accompany the progressive development of an intelligent officer', and 'high stiff collars', which cause 'congestion' and 'baking' of the brain.



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