“It’s strange how such a tiny bacillus can keep such a big guy like me in a constant state of agitation…”
(Kladderadatsch, Berlin, 1892)
(My first instinct is that this supposed to be a Russian peasant, but when you look at the “comma bacilli” of cholera, it’s not entirely clear who is being represented. In any event I wouldn’t wager that the figures with crowns are Tsar Nicholas II, and some have top hats.)
Sic Transit Pestilentia 