Who knew that snake droppings were such a big thing in the 1850s? I’m suspicious of Professor Joy’s ordering snake droppings from Paris ... could this be a cover for some packages of lingerie or those French picture cards one hears about?
Smuggling smut with the scat? The Board should investigate to rule it out. This would be an especially bad time for a scandal to erupt, as they strive to upgrade Columbia from college to “University.”