Scenes from Cafe Biffi

(One of four panels.)
After five minutes of torture, the diner is defeated!… curiosity wins out… (he looks.)
“What is this?”
“Saltwater greens from the ponds of La Spezia…”
“What’s it for?”
“To kill the worms…”
“Ooph! Protection from cholera?”
(Lo Spirito folletto, Milan, 1873)