Toad in the Coal
Anon
Genre: | News-Commentary, Drollery |
Subjects: | Zoology, Geology, Palaeontology |
Discusses a report in the Scotsman of a 'Live Toad found in a Coal-Field' by a Scottish miner. Punch thinks this contradicts associations of Scotland with philosophy and asks for a Scotsman who could prove he had made this discovery to 'take good care to preserve a curiosity so valuable'. | |
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