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Title: London labour and the London poor; a cyclopædia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work
Year: 1861 (1860s)
Authors: Mayhew, Henry, 1812-1887 Tuckniss, William
Subjects: Working class Crime Prostitution Poor Charities
Publisher: London : Griffin, Bohn, and Company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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but couldnot prevail on them to stay. One of ourtrials, indeed, was made in summer, withinsects brought from a garden-wall, and it isprobable they thought the kitchen fire-sidetoo hot at that season.—(p. 82.) The so-called ehirp of the cricket is a vulgarerror. The instrument (for so it may bestyled) upon which the male cricket plays(the female is mute) consists of strong ner-vures or rough strings in the wing-cases, bythe friction of which against each other asound is produced and communicated to themembranes sti-etched between them, in thesame manner as the vibrations caused by thefriction of the finger upon the tambourine aredifiused over its surface. It is erroneouslystated m a popular work, that the organ isa membrane, which in contracting, by meansof a muscle and tendon placed under thewings of the insect, folds down somewhat Hkea fan; and this, being always dry, yields byits motion a sharp piercing sound.—(Bing,Anim. Biog. iv. iith edit, Eennies InsectMiscellanies, p. 62.)
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PUNCHS SHOWMEN. (From a Pftoto^aph.) LOXDOX LABOUR AXD THE LOXDOX POOR. OUR STREET FOLK. I.—STEEET EXHIBITOES. PUNTCH. The perfoi-mer of Punch that I saiv was ashort, dark, pleasant-looldng man, di-essed ina very greasj and veiy shiny green shooting-jacket. This was fastened together by onebutton in front, all the other button-holeshaving been burst through. Protmchng fromhis bosom, a corner of the pandean pipes wasjust -\-isible, and as he told me the story of hisadventures, he kept plajing with the band ofhis very Ump and very nasty old beaver hat.He had fonnerly been a gentlemans servant,and was especially civil in his manners. Hecame to me with his hair tidily brushed forthe occasion, but apologised for his appear-ance on entering the room. He was veiwcommunicative, and took great delight in talk-ing like Punch, with his call in his mouth,whUe some young chUdi-en were in tlie room,and who, hearing the well-kno\vn sound ofPunchs voice, looked all about for the figure.Not seeing t

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