The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Mutton Baths

D'Vyetot, Le Roy. "Mutton Baths." Vanity Fair. (1860-10-27).
Electronic Source Available
Type
magazine
Genre
journalism
commentary
Abstract

A skinny man tries out the most recent way of gaining weight--bathing in boiled down mutton bone mash. It ends disappointingly.