8 out 1858 ano - The Great Stink

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THE GREAT STINK, LONDON 1858
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1851, FLUSHING TOILET PUT ON DISPLAY AT THE GREAT
EXHIBITION
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WINDSOR CASTLE, 53 OVERFLOWING CESSPOOLS
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“STENCH SO FOUL, WE MAY WELL BELIEVE, HAD NEVER BEFORE
ASCENDED TO POLLUTE THIS LOWER AIR. NEVER BEFORE, AT
LEAST, HAD A STINK RISEN TO THE HEIGHT OF AN HISTORIC
EVENT.” ~P. 117, DOBSON
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GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN BECAUSE THEY CAN’T WORK WITH
THE SMELL; EVEN WITH CURTAINS SOAKED IN CHLORIDE OF LIME

Figure 3: The Silent Highwayman. Death rows on the Thames, claiming the lives of victims who have not paid to have the river cleaned up, during the Great Stink.

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