5.25 X 9.25”, this item has been cut in half, while retaining complete, the contents of the following satiric poem with the following prelude: (Keeping in mind that urine was an ingredient in old fashioned methods of making saltpeter.)

“The Ladies of Selma are respectfully requested to preserve all their…chamber ley’ collected about their premises for the purpose of making…”Nitre.” Wagons with barrels will be sent around for it by the subscribers…[Signed]  “John Harrolson/ Agent of Nitre and Mining Bureau.”

Text:

John Harrolson!  John Parrolson !

You are a funny creature;

You’ve given to this cruel war

A new and curious feature.

You’d have us think while ev’ry man

Is bound to be a fighter,

The women, (bless the pretty dears,)

Should be put to making nitre.

John Harrolson !  John Harrolson !

How could you get the notion

To send your wagons ‘round the town

To gather up the lotion.

We think the girls do work enough

In making love and kissing

But you’ll now put the pretty dears

To patriotic pissing.

John Harrolson ! John Harrolson !

Could you not invent a meter,

Or some less immodest mode

Of making our salt petre?

The thing it is so queer , you know---

Gunpowder, like the crankey---

That when a lady lifts her shift

She shoots a bloody Yankee.

John Harrolson !  John Harrolson !

Whate’er was your intention,

You’ve made another contraband

Of things we hate to mention

What good will all our fighting do,

If Yanks search Venus’ mountains

And confiscate and carry off

These southern nitre fountains !

Superb collectible, fine piece of satiric Rebel newspaper wit. In protective sleeve.  [jp]

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