The Comic Almanack, Volume 2 / An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales, Humerous Poetry, Quips, and Oddities

by William Makepeace Thackeray; Gilbert Abbott À Beckett; Henry Mayhew; Horace Mayhew; Albert Smith

1. Give an account of the general arrangement, size, structure, and mode of development of the lower bustle, and explain how, in case of accident, you would remove and take up same.

Gastronomy.

1. How do you prepare hands of pork? Must you first clean your hands.

2. In dressing calves' feet, should you first wash your feet?

Natural Philosophy and Optics.

1. When an object is placed before a mirror, explain the principles why the appearance of the figure is increased.

2. Are all bodies compressible? and, if so, state what force is required to approximate the two sides of the body, so as to describe a perfect figure.

Mechanics and Hydraulics.

1. If there be one inclined plain and a positive "object", state at what rate all bodies will fly from them.

2. Explain the action of "pumps", and state how many would be required to cause an overflow at Almack's. State also how many feet ordinary pumps will work.