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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. 87
Parliamentary train
PUNCHES POLITICAL DICTIONARY.
Maintenance is defined to be encouraging a man to persist in a
quarrel or a law-suit. The word, however, seems to be a misnomer,
for encouraging any one in going to law, is the surest way of depriving
him of his maintenance altogether.
Marine. A sort of hybrid animal, half soldier, half sailor, but
usually looked upon as neither one thing nor the other by the members
of both of the United Services. The Marines are supposed to be so
credulous, that they will believe everything that is said to them;,
and the sailors generally test the strength of human gullibility by
telling all their incredulities to the Marines.
Marquis. The second of the five orders of nobility, being next to a
Duke. A Marquis was originally so called from the word mark,
because formerly he was an officer appointed to take care of the marks
of the country, which is equivalent to the modern duty now performed
by the charity children of beating the bjunds. One of the earliest
titles of this degree was that of Marquis of Dorset, the original
grantee being a butterman of the fourteenth century.
Martial Law. The establishment of military authority which has
been resorted to in times of disorder. By Martial Law an offender
may be shot first and tried afterwards, by a tribunal composed of
those who have killed or wounded him, as the case may be.
'^t^recei
^SS!?^^^^?^ unfor^ate passengers,
encouragement. Who knows what it might lead to ? Perhaps to
the appointment of a Commission to inquire into the sanatory state of
the City, which might publish some such a Eeport as the following:—
Your Commissioners find that there exists in the City of London
a species of disorder termed Podagra, or Gout, which is very
prevalent among the Londoners, particularly amongst the Aldermen
and other members of the Corporation. The same individuals are also
grievously troubled with Dyspepsia or Indigestion, and with divers
bilious affections.
Your Commissioners have ascertained that the citizens generally,
and the corporate body in particular, are much
in the habit of frequenting crowded dinner par-
ties, which are principally held in the Halls of
the various Companies. At these are consumed
enormous quantities of all descriptions of viands,
and the more luxurious and less wholesome in a
violence ------------* --------- far greater proportion than the others. In the „
: meanwhile wines, punch, spirits, beer, and other DA" °*
—___ | exciting and phlogistic drinks are swallowed to an extent that is
1 incredible.
Your Commissioners trace a large majority of civic diseases to the
* vie mode of living, which consists in taking into the stomach too
ample allowances of animal and other substances.
It is the belief of Your Commissioners that the Lord Mator's
dinner alone gives occasion, annually, for the services of some
hundreds of doctors.
Your Commissioners have to inform you that there are, in the vici-
nity of the City, two localities which are especially
unhealthy. Your Commissioners allude to Green-
wich and BlackwalL They attribute the insalubrity
of these places in part to the white-bait which ac-
cumulates there at certain seasons of the year, but
in a greater measure to the iced punch by which
this evil is accompanied.
Your Commissioners look with great anxiety to
'SIS™""" lhe results, in a sanatory point of view, of the
Lord Mayor's trip to Oxford, which they sincerely
hope may not be such as their experience induces them to apprehend.
In concluding their Eeport on the sanatory condition of the City,
Your Commissioners feel bound to express their opinion, that though
supply in general must be regulated by demand, yet, for any improve-
ment in the health of the London citizens, it will be absolutely
necessary, by some legislative enactment, to limit their supplies of food
and drink.
THE SANATORY CONDITION OF THE CITY.
According to the Papers, a deputation from
some gentlemen who had met to consider
the sanatory condition of the Metropo-
lis, waited, some time ago, on the Lord
Mayor. "The sum," says our authority,
" of his lordship's answer to the deputation
was, that he could give no countenance or
assistance to the meeting." Very likely not.
a in ,-^raing to the very narrow views of the framers of the
%6of econn 0nly are allowed as the width of the seat, and, for the
Hbs' ^fre of ^ SOme of tne seats have been Plaeed back t0 back down
*6a e<i to + e veb-ide. By this arrangement eighteen inches are
ClV« con. 0f the Public' one of whom ma? be a monopolist of
tow 028 Hot <1Ueuce of nis bulk> wben> of course, the smaller lndm-
68 to u6t the fuU amount of the accommodation which the law
C class ita 0W him- It was certainly never contemplated that the
M^oq . angers should be compelled to quarrel over their accom-
O, the7 are continualy compelled to do by the mode in
Ma611 Under ges are constructed. The space allowed is small
ed-,the ari circumstances, and requires a practical acquaintance
%!,« balancing ; for it is not very easy to preserve one s
eC ^ultvP°? a le<tee about the sizo of a duodecimo book-shelf.
%>ered in "Elding on" amongbt the sudden jerks usually
SeaKe»7/ailwray travelling, is sometimes very considerable, and
8laps ;Lu gently "lap over," as the old women say—into each
' ^tn fearful viol
C tban they did those of ^ Shoulder,lS8uen
<?f Plates for 1847,-' The Cg*^ prints vn»
V w^es the announcement tha rompletionof £ fcoflx-
the end of the present cfTardUtne c?^838, b^uvery
«C ^ toward causes na?e iretar {or x f^ter
>4 ST* « ^8trSsnS the earUest * en
^£2? *pate no exertions to insu* goon as
>*&555*«» of that very une wor*
^^^^rrnt styiem °f i,esi8iation-
lh^^!'!?ritS^tles was opened last month for the sake of
V>t n\lthese thi ner assembled than it was prorogued again.
abouJuts Mth nrgS- T°h better in France' for the English
it. .precisely the same object, only it is always six
Parliamentary train
PUNCHES POLITICAL DICTIONARY.
Maintenance is defined to be encouraging a man to persist in a
quarrel or a law-suit. The word, however, seems to be a misnomer,
for encouraging any one in going to law, is the surest way of depriving
him of his maintenance altogether.
Marine. A sort of hybrid animal, half soldier, half sailor, but
usually looked upon as neither one thing nor the other by the members
of both of the United Services. The Marines are supposed to be so
credulous, that they will believe everything that is said to them;,
and the sailors generally test the strength of human gullibility by
telling all their incredulities to the Marines.
Marquis. The second of the five orders of nobility, being next to a
Duke. A Marquis was originally so called from the word mark,
because formerly he was an officer appointed to take care of the marks
of the country, which is equivalent to the modern duty now performed
by the charity children of beating the bjunds. One of the earliest
titles of this degree was that of Marquis of Dorset, the original
grantee being a butterman of the fourteenth century.
Martial Law. The establishment of military authority which has
been resorted to in times of disorder. By Martial Law an offender
may be shot first and tried afterwards, by a tribunal composed of
those who have killed or wounded him, as the case may be.
'^t^recei
^SS!?^^^^?^ unfor^ate passengers,
encouragement. Who knows what it might lead to ? Perhaps to
the appointment of a Commission to inquire into the sanatory state of
the City, which might publish some such a Eeport as the following:—
Your Commissioners find that there exists in the City of London
a species of disorder termed Podagra, or Gout, which is very
prevalent among the Londoners, particularly amongst the Aldermen
and other members of the Corporation. The same individuals are also
grievously troubled with Dyspepsia or Indigestion, and with divers
bilious affections.
Your Commissioners have ascertained that the citizens generally,
and the corporate body in particular, are much
in the habit of frequenting crowded dinner par-
ties, which are principally held in the Halls of
the various Companies. At these are consumed
enormous quantities of all descriptions of viands,
and the more luxurious and less wholesome in a
violence ------------* --------- far greater proportion than the others. In the „
: meanwhile wines, punch, spirits, beer, and other DA" °*
—___ | exciting and phlogistic drinks are swallowed to an extent that is
1 incredible.
Your Commissioners trace a large majority of civic diseases to the
* vie mode of living, which consists in taking into the stomach too
ample allowances of animal and other substances.
It is the belief of Your Commissioners that the Lord Mator's
dinner alone gives occasion, annually, for the services of some
hundreds of doctors.
Your Commissioners have to inform you that there are, in the vici-
nity of the City, two localities which are especially
unhealthy. Your Commissioners allude to Green-
wich and BlackwalL They attribute the insalubrity
of these places in part to the white-bait which ac-
cumulates there at certain seasons of the year, but
in a greater measure to the iced punch by which
this evil is accompanied.
Your Commissioners look with great anxiety to
'SIS™""" lhe results, in a sanatory point of view, of the
Lord Mayor's trip to Oxford, which they sincerely
hope may not be such as their experience induces them to apprehend.
In concluding their Eeport on the sanatory condition of the City,
Your Commissioners feel bound to express their opinion, that though
supply in general must be regulated by demand, yet, for any improve-
ment in the health of the London citizens, it will be absolutely
necessary, by some legislative enactment, to limit their supplies of food
and drink.
THE SANATORY CONDITION OF THE CITY.
According to the Papers, a deputation from
some gentlemen who had met to consider
the sanatory condition of the Metropo-
lis, waited, some time ago, on the Lord
Mayor. "The sum," says our authority,
" of his lordship's answer to the deputation
was, that he could give no countenance or
assistance to the meeting." Very likely not.
a in ,-^raing to the very narrow views of the framers of the
%6of econn 0nly are allowed as the width of the seat, and, for the
Hbs' ^fre of ^ SOme of tne seats have been Plaeed back t0 back down
*6a e<i to + e veb-ide. By this arrangement eighteen inches are
ClV« con. 0f the Public' one of whom ma? be a monopolist of
tow 028 Hot <1Ueuce of nis bulk> wben> of course, the smaller lndm-
68 to u6t the fuU amount of the accommodation which the law
C class ita 0W him- It was certainly never contemplated that the
M^oq . angers should be compelled to quarrel over their accom-
O, the7 are continualy compelled to do by the mode in
Ma611 Under ges are constructed. The space allowed is small
ed-,the ari circumstances, and requires a practical acquaintance
%!,« balancing ; for it is not very easy to preserve one s
eC ^ultvP°? a le<tee about the sizo of a duodecimo book-shelf.
%>ered in "Elding on" amongbt the sudden jerks usually
SeaKe»7/ailwray travelling, is sometimes very considerable, and
8laps ;Lu gently "lap over," as the old women say—into each
' ^tn fearful viol
C tban they did those of ^ Shoulder,lS8uen
<?f Plates for 1847,-' The Cg*^ prints vn»
V w^es the announcement tha rompletionof £ fcoflx-
the end of the present cfTardUtne c?^838, b^uvery
«C ^ toward causes na?e iretar {or x f^ter
>4 ST* « ^8trSsnS the earUest * en
^£2? *pate no exertions to insu* goon as
>*&555*«» of that very une wor*
^^^^rrnt styiem °f i,esi8iation-
lh^^!'!?ritS^tles was opened last month for the sake of
V>t n\lthese thi ner assembled than it was prorogued again.
abouJuts Mth nrgS- T°h better in France' for the English
it. .precisely the same object, only it is always six