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Thames on fire�察�it is reserved for him�察�and indeed I am told he very nearly 

did it�察�once。 

     But even he won't save the constitution�察�sir�此             �it is mauled beyond the 

power   of   preservation。       Do   you   know   in   what   foul   weather   it   will   be 

sacrificed   and   shipwrecked�察  �Mr。   Hood�拭        �Do   you   know   on   what   rock   it 

will strike�察�sir�拭    �You don't�察�I am certain�察�for nobody does know as yet but 

myself。     I will tell you。 

     The     constitution    will   go   down�察    �sir  ��nautically     speaking���察    �in  the 

degeneration   of   the   human   species   in   England�察  �and   its   reduction   into   a 

mingled race of savages and pigmies。 

     That is my proposition。          That is my prediction。         That is the event of 

which I give you warning。           I am now going to prove it�察�sir。 

     You are a literary man�察�Mr。 Hood�察�and have written�察�I am told�察�some 

things   worth   reading。      I   say   I   am   told�察  �because   I   never   read   what   is 

written in these days。        You'll excuse me�察�but my principle is�察�that no man 

ought to know anything about his own time�察�except that it is the worst time 

that ever was�察�or is ever likely to be。          That is the only way�察�sir�察�to be truly 

wise and happy。 

     In your station�察�as a literary man�察�Mr。 Hood�察�you are frequently at the 

Court   of   Her   Gracious   Majesty  the   Queen。        God   bless   her�     �You   have 

reason to know that the three great keys to the royal palace ��after rank and 

politics�� are Science�察�Literature�察�Art。           I don't approve of this myself。            I 

think it ungenteel and barbarous�察�and quite un´English�察�the custom having 

been a foreign one�察�ever since the reigns of the uncivilised sultans in the 

Arabian Nights�察�who always called the wise men of their time about them。 

But so it is。 And when you don't dine at the royal table�察�there is always a 

knife   and   fork   for   you   at   the   equerries'   table�此�where�察  �I   understand�察  �all 

gifted men are made particularly welcome。 

     But all men can't be gifted�察�Mr。 Hood。             Neither scientific�察�literary�察�nor 

artistical   powers   are   any   more   to   be   inherited   than   the   property   arising 

from   scientific�察  �literary�察   �or   artistic   productions�察  �which    the   law�察  �with   a 


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beautiful imitation of nature�察�declines to protect in the second generation。 

Very good�察�sir。 Then�察�people are naturally very prone to cast about in their 

minds for other means of getting at Court Favour�察�and�察�watching the signs 

of the times�察�to hew out for themselves�察�or their descendants�察�the likeliest 

roads to that distinguished goal。 

     Mr。 Hood�察�it is pretty clear�察�from recent records in the Court Circular�察�

that if a father wish to train up his son in the way he should go�察�to go to 

Court�此     �and cannot indenture him to be a scientific man�察�an author�察�or an 

artist�察  �three   courses   are   open   to   him。    He   must   endeavour   by   artificial 

means to make him a dwarf�察�a wild man�察�or a Boy Jones。 

     Now�察�sir�察�this is the shoal and quicksand on which the constitution will 

go to pieces。 

     I   have   made   inquiry�察  �Mr。   Hood�察  �and   find   that   in   my   neighbourhood 

two   families   and   a   fraction   out   of   every   four�察  �in   the   lower   and   middle 

classes of society�察�are studying and practising all conceivable arts to keep 

their   infant   children   down。       Understand   me。        I   do   not   mean   down   in 

their numbers�察�or down in their precocity�察 �but down   in their   growth�察 �sir。 

A destructive and subduing drink�察�compounded of gin and milk in equal 

quantities�察    �such    as   is  given    to  puppies     to   retard   their   growth�此     �not 

something       short�察  �but   something       shortening�此     �is   administered      to  these 

young   creatures   many  times   a   day。        An   unnatural   and   artificial   thirst   is 

first   awakened   in   these   infants   by   meals   of   salt   beef�察  �bacon�察  �anchovies�察�

sardines�察  �red   herrings�察  �shrimps�察  �olives�察  �pea´soup�察  �and   that   description   of 

diet�察�and when they screech for drink�察�in accents that might melt a heart of 

stone�察 �which   they  do   constantly  ��I   allude   to   screeching�察  �not   to   melting���察�

this   liquid   is   introduced   into   their   too   confiding   stomachs。      At   such   an 

early age�察�and to so great an extent�察�is this custom of provoking thirst�察�then 

quenching   it   with   a   stunting   drink�察  �observed�察  �that   brine   pap   has   already 

superseded   the   use  of   tops´and´bottoms�察  �and   wet´nurses�察 �previously  free 

from   any     kind    of  reproach�察    �have    been   seen    to  stagger    in  the   streets�此�

owing�察�sir�察�to the quantity of gin introduced into their systems�察�with a view 

to    its  gradual    and    natural    conversion      into   the   fluid   I  have    already 

mentioned。 


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     Upon the best calculation I can make�察�this is going on�察�as I have said�察�

in   the   proportion   of   about   two   families   and   a   fraction   in   four。 In   one 

more family and a fraction out of the same number�察�efforts are being made 

to reduce the children to a state of nature�察�and to inculcate�察�at a tender age�察�

the   love   of   raw   flesh�察  �train   oil�察  �new   rum�察  �and   the   acquisition   of   scalps。 

Wild and outlandish dances are also in vogue ��you will have observed the 

prevailing   rage   for   the   Polka���察  �and   savage   cries   and   whoops   are   much 

indulged      in  ��as  you    may    discover�察   �if  you   doubt   it�察 �in  the  House     of 

Commons any night��。 Nay�察�some persons�察�Mr。 Hood�察�and persons of some 

figure and distinction too�察�have already succeeded in breeding wild sons�察�

who have been publicly shown in the Courts of Bankruptcy�察�and in police´ 

offices�察�and in other commodious exhibition´rooms�察�with great effect�察�but 

who have not yet found favour at court�察�in consequence�察�as I infer�察�of the 

impression made by Mr。 Rankin's wild men being too fresh and recent�察�to 

say nothing of Mr。 Rankin's wild men being foreigners。                    I need not refer 

you�察�sir�察�to the late instance of the Ojibbeway Bride。                 But I am credibly 

informed�察�that she is on the eve of retiring into a savage fastness�察�where 

she may bring forth and educate a wild family�察�who shall in course of time�察�

by    the  dexterous     use   of  the  popularity   they     are  certain   to  acquire    at 

Windsor and St。 James's�察�divide with dwarfs the principal offices of state�察�

of patronage�察�and power�察�in the United Kingdom。 

     Consider   the   deplorable   consequences�察  �Mr。   Hood�察  �which   must   result 

from these proceedings�察�and the encouragement they receive in the highest 

quarters。 

     The dwarf being the favourite�察�sir�察�it is certain that the public mind will 

run    in  a   great   and   eminent     degree    upon     the  production      of  dwarfs。 

Perhaps the failures only will be brought up�察�wild。               The imagination goes 

a long way in these cases�察�and all that the imagination can do�察�will be done�察�

and    is  doing。    You     may    convince     yourself    of  this�察 �by   observing     the 

condition      of  those   ladies   who    take   particular    notice   of  General     Tom 

Thumb at the Egyptian Hall�察�during his hours of performance。 

     The    rapid    increase    of  dwarfs�察   �will   be   first  felt  in  her   Majesty's 

recruiting   department。        The   standard   will�察  �of   necessity�察  �be   lowered�察  �the 


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dwarfs will grow smaller and smaller�察�the vulgar expression ;a man of his 

inches; will become a figure of fact�察�instead of a figure of speech�察�crack 

regiments�察  �household´troops   especially�察  �will   pick   the   smallest   men   from 

all parts of the country�察�and in the two little porticoes at the Horse Guards�察�

two   Tom   Thumbs   will   be   daily   seen�察  �doing   duty�察  �mounted   on   a   pair   of 

Shetland ponies。         Each of them will be relieved ��as Tom Thumb is at this 

moment�察�in the intervals of his performance�� by a wild man�察�and a British 

Grenadier will either go into a quart pot�察�or be an Old Boy�察�or Blue Gull�察�

or Flying Bull�察�or some other savage chief of that nature。 

     I   will   not   expatiate   upon   the   number   of   dwarfs   who   will   be   found 

representing Grecian   statues in   all parts   of the   metropolis�察�because   I   am 

inclined   to   think   that   this   will   be   a   change   for   the   better�察  �and   that   the 

engagement         of   two   or   three    in  Trafalgar     Square     will   tend    to   the 

improvement of the public taste。 

     The various genteel employments at Court being held by dwarfs�察�sir�察�it 

will be necessary to alter�察�in some respects�察�the present regulations。                    It is 

quite   clear   that   not   even   General   Tom  Thumb   himself   could   preserve   a 

becoming   dignity   on   state   occasions�察  �if   required   to   walk   about   with   a 

scaffolding´pole   under   his   arm�察  �therefore   the   gold   and   silver   sticks   at 

present used�察�must be cut down into skewers of those precious metals�察�a 

twig    of   the  black    rod   will  be   quite   as  much     as  can   be   conveniently 

preserved�察�the coral and bells of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales�察�

will be used in lieu of the mace at present in existence�察�and that bauble ��as 

Oliver Cromwell called it�察�Mr。 Hood���察�its value being first calculated by 

Mr。 Finlayson�察�the government actuary�察�will be placed to the credit of the 

National Debt。 

     All this�察�sir�察�will be the death of the constitution。              But this is not all。 

The constitution dies hard�察�perhaps�察�but there is enough disease impending�察�

Mr。 Hood�察�to kill it three times over。 

     Wild   men   will   get   into   the   House   of   Commons。        Imagine   that�察  �sir� �

Imagine Strong Wind in the House of Commons�                      �It is not an easy matter 

to get through a debate now�察�but I say�察�imagine Strong Wind�察�speaking for 

the benefit of his constituents�察�upon the floor of the House of Commons� �


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or   imagine   ��which   is   pregnant   with   more   awful   consequences   still��   the 

ministry      having    an   interpreter    in   the  House     of   Commons�察       �to  tell  the 

country�察�in English�察�what it really means� �

     Why�察  �sir�察  �that   in   itself   would   be   blowing   the   constitution   out   of   the 

mortar in St。 Jame

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