| The song seems to be related to this cartoon of 1820 but no evidence has be found concerning their relationship or which came first. |
Lewis Walpole Library Digital Collection, Steam Washing Company, 1820 |
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pun on washing blue¹
'Tale of a Tub' is the title of a satire by Jonathan Swift [i] and a stage play by Ben Jonson [ii]
References:
[i] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tale_of_a_Tub [accessed 20May19]
[ii] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tale_of_a_Tub_(play) [accessed 20May19]
Since sud is French for south, a sud-orific is presumably an enema. [CPB]
