A mention of flatulence might conjure up images of bratty high School boys or lowbrow comics.
Franklin\'s irrepressible wit found an outlet in perpetrating hoaxe.
Included are "The Letter to a Royal Academy"; "On Choosing a Mistress"; "Rules on Making Oneself Disagreeable"; and other jibes.
The Writings in Fart Proudly reveal the rogue who lived peaceably within the philosopher and statesman.
But one of the most eloquent--and least expected--commentators on the subject is Benjamin Franklin.
A mention of flatulence might conjure up images of bratty high School boys or lowbrow comics