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Punch's Almanack for 1857
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PUNCH'S ALMANACK FOK 1857.
RECREATIONS IN NATURAL
HISTORY.
Many of Nature's mysteries
have hitherto baffled both the
theory of the speculators and the
vigilant research of the scientific
enquirer. Among them is the far-
famed Speaking Tree of Siam. At-
tention has recently been directed
to the subject iu consequence of ^?iS5^ft?fe^ |f ~ - ~iTTj\TOfl - MW& i Tic Bonnet; and ultimately the
the treatv which has been effected | r_ "V^Vi^^Vi ^=^M™k^=MdW\ '■■; ' '■' •',1' ■' ■ ■ i-J-* fflffli /^rxSt <g: ! ridiculous bonnets which have
between the King of Siam and ; ;^^^sS^^li^-^^SII^^^^^^wV 1'r" "^iTOf V^^i- *"SSb // 11 i been so long worn without having
the Qiteks of England, and pos- I .- -j^^^^^^gHaBji. ' \§|jBEaH •. fflll<fc. Jl 1/7 ' \ been worn out, are called Tics.
sibly increased familiarity with
this' strange product may add to
our information as to its nature.
At present all that we seem to
know is, that the Tree, in size and
form somewhat resembling a birch
£t. TNorati.—St. Nokah was a
poor girl, and came to England
| to service. Sweet-tempered and
gentle, she seemed to love every
tree, emits articulate sounds when j \"fef^BSSR^^:FOSBEISBI ). ~-^>^ffit',,<f&Z:—^-~' 33©lnr^H^:l*''l> %\ W[i \ thing she spoke to. And she prayed
person approaches it. The tone » 1 W'wmljffpf ^rJwH ~ (ti*&Vn™zr'' \^=5^ V':=^^^am^W^\^WHuKi WM to St. Patrick that he would give
a monotone, but peculiarly dis-
tinct, and the words, which are
Siamese, are generally those of
derision and contempt. Thin legs
are a great reproach in Siam, and
a person coming to the tree will
almost certainly be saluted with
the exclamation " Yackery bolac,"
which is equivalent to " Now then,
skinny calves." The favourite
Siamese wish " Diblog bash je-
luckin'' " May your ears be
stretched," is often heard from the
Speaking Tree. The voice was
thought to come from the leaves,
but the late King,BiscoTH Whaum,
caused a tree to be stripped bare,
and the dreadful abuse it lavished
on the operators continued after
every leaf had been removed. He
also planted a grove of them near
the palace, but the trees quarrelled
so frightfully, and exchanged such
hideous threats, that they had to
be cut dowu. There is a small
specimen at the Horticultural Gar-
dens, at Chiswick, but it only
squeaks like a rat. It is however,
young.
FASHIONABLE PROPHECY.
Cold weather frequently pre-
vails in 1857; during which the
obstinate fashion of bonnets worn
on the occiput gives rise to severe
pains in the female cranium, face,
and jaws: whence the off-head-
dress obtains the appellation of
The Neuralgia Bonnet. This,
being a bard name, is changed tor
AN INJURED INDIVIDUAL.
Tomkins (who has missed his bird, but peppered Wilkins). "There, now, I've a dooced GOOi. mind to sat
her a good gift that would make
her not proud but useful: and
St. Patrick, out of his own head,
taught St. Nokah how to boil a
potato- A sad thing, and to be
lamented, that the secret has come
down to so few.
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moral for march
The winds of March sweep o'er
the plain,
And bid the dust to fly;
Thehares in March become insane:
" Avoid bao company."
that I'll neves comb out Shooting with you again—you're always getting in the way!") \ jectiigS
The Magic of Beauty.—The
belief that any old woman has the
power of charming away warts is
a mere superstition. It is not im-
possible that the miracle could be
performed if the charmer were a
very enchanting young one.
Effect of High Winds.—Such
is the violence of the equinoctial
gales, that, during their preva-
lence, tiles very often become pro-
Ql
Difficulties on Hand.—The convict question may not be
ore peculiarly urgent during the prevalence of cold easterly
winds ; nevertheless we are then especially trouhled with bad
chaps, and sometimes find it a hard matter to get rid of them.
Quite Natural.— Naturalists, when they write, are in
the habit of recording such wonderful things, that one would
imagine they laboured under the idea that, instead of a
Natural History, they were writing a History for Naturals!
The Garden.—A moist spring favours the development of
plants, and also of certain creatures of low organisation that
feed on plants. During wet weather, therefore, at this time of
the year, vegetation is. generally, at once brisk and sluggish.
RECREATIONS IN NATURAL
HISTORY.
Many of Nature's mysteries
have hitherto baffled both the
theory of the speculators and the
vigilant research of the scientific
enquirer. Among them is the far-
famed Speaking Tree of Siam. At-
tention has recently been directed
to the subject iu consequence of ^?iS5^ft?fe^ |f ~ - ~iTTj\TOfl - MW& i Tic Bonnet; and ultimately the
the treatv which has been effected | r_ "V^Vi^^Vi ^=^M™k^=MdW\ '■■; ' '■' •',1' ■' ■ ■ i-J-* fflffli /^rxSt <g: ! ridiculous bonnets which have
between the King of Siam and ; ;^^^sS^^li^-^^SII^^^^^^wV 1'r" "^iTOf V^^i- *"SSb // 11 i been so long worn without having
the Qiteks of England, and pos- I .- -j^^^^^^gHaBji. ' \§|jBEaH •. fflll<fc. Jl 1/7 ' \ been worn out, are called Tics.
sibly increased familiarity with
this' strange product may add to
our information as to its nature.
At present all that we seem to
know is, that the Tree, in size and
form somewhat resembling a birch
£t. TNorati.—St. Nokah was a
poor girl, and came to England
| to service. Sweet-tempered and
gentle, she seemed to love every
tree, emits articulate sounds when j \"fef^BSSR^^:FOSBEISBI ). ~-^>^ffit',,<f&Z:—^-~' 33©lnr^H^:l*''l> %\ W[i \ thing she spoke to. And she prayed
person approaches it. The tone » 1 W'wmljffpf ^rJwH ~ (ti*&Vn™zr'' \^=5^ V':=^^^am^W^\^WHuKi WM to St. Patrick that he would give
a monotone, but peculiarly dis-
tinct, and the words, which are
Siamese, are generally those of
derision and contempt. Thin legs
are a great reproach in Siam, and
a person coming to the tree will
almost certainly be saluted with
the exclamation " Yackery bolac,"
which is equivalent to " Now then,
skinny calves." The favourite
Siamese wish " Diblog bash je-
luckin'' " May your ears be
stretched," is often heard from the
Speaking Tree. The voice was
thought to come from the leaves,
but the late King,BiscoTH Whaum,
caused a tree to be stripped bare,
and the dreadful abuse it lavished
on the operators continued after
every leaf had been removed. He
also planted a grove of them near
the palace, but the trees quarrelled
so frightfully, and exchanged such
hideous threats, that they had to
be cut dowu. There is a small
specimen at the Horticultural Gar-
dens, at Chiswick, but it only
squeaks like a rat. It is however,
young.
FASHIONABLE PROPHECY.
Cold weather frequently pre-
vails in 1857; during which the
obstinate fashion of bonnets worn
on the occiput gives rise to severe
pains in the female cranium, face,
and jaws: whence the off-head-
dress obtains the appellation of
The Neuralgia Bonnet. This,
being a bard name, is changed tor
AN INJURED INDIVIDUAL.
Tomkins (who has missed his bird, but peppered Wilkins). "There, now, I've a dooced GOOi. mind to sat
her a good gift that would make
her not proud but useful: and
St. Patrick, out of his own head,
taught St. Nokah how to boil a
potato- A sad thing, and to be
lamented, that the secret has come
down to so few.
__ *
moral for march
The winds of March sweep o'er
the plain,
And bid the dust to fly;
Thehares in March become insane:
" Avoid bao company."
that I'll neves comb out Shooting with you again—you're always getting in the way!") \ jectiigS
The Magic of Beauty.—The
belief that any old woman has the
power of charming away warts is
a mere superstition. It is not im-
possible that the miracle could be
performed if the charmer were a
very enchanting young one.
Effect of High Winds.—Such
is the violence of the equinoctial
gales, that, during their preva-
lence, tiles very often become pro-
Ql
Difficulties on Hand.—The convict question may not be
ore peculiarly urgent during the prevalence of cold easterly
winds ; nevertheless we are then especially trouhled with bad
chaps, and sometimes find it a hard matter to get rid of them.
Quite Natural.— Naturalists, when they write, are in
the habit of recording such wonderful things, that one would
imagine they laboured under the idea that, instead of a
Natural History, they were writing a History for Naturals!
The Garden.—A moist spring favours the development of
plants, and also of certain creatures of low organisation that
feed on plants. During wet weather, therefore, at this time of
the year, vegetation is. generally, at once brisk and sluggish.