Monster soup commonly called Thames water, being a correct representation of that precious stuff doled out to us!!!

Death as a ferryman rowing on the river Thames, which is infested with dead animals; representing the danger of drinking Thames water. Wood engraving attributed to John Leech, 1858.

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