The Teatotal Destruction of Sir John Barleycorn, Medium: cotton Technique: printed on plain weave, Picture full of people and captions set up like a cartoon within a diamond border. In brown on white., 'May it please your Majesty of the Moon we are the Half Holyday Coves come to ask you advice upon the matter', 'Upon my word young men I can't advise you as our SYSTEM does not admit of HOLYDAYS', 'The VOLCANIC Tea Pot Company beg to inform the public that they have contracted for a regular supply of water hissing hot from the Volcano of Cotopaxi in South America strongly recommed by the Faculty also readymade Tea from China direct every morning & evening., Even now Gentlemen they are importing Water from abroad having impoverished the Springs emptied the Rivers & drained every Ditch in the Kingdom. I therefor beseech you to consider what you are about or you will distress the Labouror, impoverish the Husbandman & Ruin the Country.', 'Going at (pound sign) 2-0-0 if no advance Really Gent