Every one knew how laborious the usual Method is of attaining to Arts and Sciences; whereas by his Contrivance, the most ignorant Person at a reasonable Charge, and with a little bodily Labour, may write Books in Philosophy, Poetry, Politicks, Law, Mathematicks and Theology, without the least Assistance from Genius or Study.

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Gulliver's Travels:
Voyage to Laputa

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Fanciful. Preposterous. Absurd.
The Human Body as Chemical Factory

The picture comes from an old text book (The Miracle of Life edited by Harold Wheeler, Odhams Press London, 1941). I remember spending hours gawking at this picture as a child, tracing the pipes round and round, marvelling at the miniature men and tiny machines.



Of course, the "Dustbin for waste" at the bottom was a huge laugh for me and the friends I showed it to. Nothing pleases your average primary school kid more than a bit of toilet humour .


   

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