Nothing but the best to eat is good enough for those who are lucky enough to live m the Woolwich workhouse, situated in one of London’s poor districts. Bacon, for instance, must bear reputable brands, butter must be “ best fresh,” and eggs “ heist English or Irish, to weigh not less than 141 b per 120.” “ Pickled ” or “ cold store” eggs will not be accepted. Like the wig, of which it is popularly said that everything except its sequel is utilised, there is not much of a shark for which some use cannot be found. The fins and flesh are used as food, and th» skin makes a remarkably strong leather. Oil is obtained from the fiver, insulin from the pancreatic gland, glue from the bead, fid-walking sticks from the backbones!
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Evening Star, Issue 19790, 14 February 1928, Page 3
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130Untitled Evening Star, Issue 19790, 14 February 1928, Page 3
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