Punch,  47 (1864), 28.

The Latest News from Washington

Anon

Genre:

News-Commentary, Drollery

Subjects:

Sanitation, Geology, Discovery, Domestic Economy, Commerce


    Discusses news of the discovery of a 'soap-mine' in California, warning that it is not a safe investment on the grounds that 'the earth hath bubbles', of which there are many in Britain.



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