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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

[June 20, 1891.

THE NEW TALE OF A TUB; OR, THE NOT-AT-HOME SECRETARY AND THE LAUNDRESSES.

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'Can't see you now, I'm Washing—MrsELF."
" The Women are crying out for the promotion of the Factory Acts, which has hitherto been denied them, and which the Home Secretary declines to

pledge the Government to support."—Daily Telegraph, Friday, June 12th.

London Laundry-woman, to Tier Tub-mate, loquitur :—

Thet tell us the Tub is humanity's friend, and that Cleanliness is
of closest kin

To all things good. By the newest gospel 'tis held that Dirt is the
friend of Sin.

Well, I'm not so sure that the world's far wrong in that Worship

of Washing that's all the rage;
Bat we, its priestesses, sure might claim a cleanly life and a decent
wage I