Paris herself again in 1878-9 . a material remarkable for itswhiteness of flame and utter freedom from smoke, for which reasonit was selected as fuel for the sledging parties in the last Arcticexpedition. Of the Companys household and toilette soaps, in-cluding the famous glycerine which they introduced some twentyyears back, it is unnecessary to speak. When George IV. landed at the hamlet on the Irish coast subse-quently dignified with the name of Kingstown, it is related thatone enthusiastically loyal Paddy thrust himself forward, and un-ceremoniously grasped the hand of the First Gentleman
Paris herself again in 1878-9 . a material remarkable for itswhiteness of flame and utter freedom from smoke, for which reasonit was selected as fuel for the sledging parties in the last Arcticexpedition. Of the Companys household and toilette soaps, in-cluding the famous glycerine which they introduced some twentyyears back, it is unnecessary to speak. When George IV. landed at the hamlet on the Irish coast subse-quently dignified with the name of Kingstown, it is related thatone enthusiastically loyal Paddy thrust himself forward, and un-ceremoniously grasped the hand of the First Gentleman in , gazing respectfully at the grimy paw that had thus been honoured by ac- tual contact withPtoyalty, the de-lighted tatterde-malion exclaim-ed Soap norwater shall nivertouch this Bashaw ofBrighton, whosedevotion to theduties of thetoilette has beenrecorded by , some-time Clerk ofthe Closet, shud-dered at the ideaof this prospective penance; but those around him, better acquainted. A PIECE OF ADVICE (BY CHAM). Dont look at the exhibits of soap as though yousaw the article for the first time. MORE GOLD MEDALLISTS. 185 with the idiosyncrasies of his Majestys Irish subjects in those days,merely smiled at the notion of the slightest inconvenience bein« en-tailed thereby. For at that epoch the Great Unwashed was by nomeans apopular misnomer when applied to the bulk of the inhabitantson either side of St. Georges Channel. If that soap-renouncingIrishman could only be present in the fleshâit would be useless inthe spiritâin the Palace of the Champ de Mars, he would be sorelytempted to recant his hasty abjuration in the presence of thesaponaceous display of Messrs. Hodgson & Simpson of theCalder Soap-works, Wakefield, comprising countless cubes of soapin piles, including the familiar yellow, the white curd, and the brown, all with then* distinct grainâa sign, say the initiatedin such matters, of perfect saponification. Surmounting the
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