The funny side of physic : or, The mysteries of medicine, presenting the humorous and serious sides of medical practice An exposé of medical humbugs, quacks, and charlatans in all ages and all countries . e child, and thegirl returned to her fathers roof for shelter, and a placewherein to weep alone over her so-called fatherless child,and hide her shame (?) from the uncharitable world. THERE IS A GOD IN ISRAEL! 385 The town became too cramped for the squire and his beau-tiful family. He sold out, but not before be had lost hisrule there, and was hanged in effigy as being too Secesh. The seduc
The funny side of physic : or, The mysteries of medicine, presenting the humorous and serious sides of medical practice An exposé of medical humbugs, quacks, and charlatans in all ages and all countries . e child, and thegirl returned to her fathers roof for shelter, and a placewherein to weep alone over her so-called fatherless child,and hide her shame (?) from the uncharitable world. THERE IS A GOD IN ISRAEL! 385 The town became too cramped for the squire and his beau-tiful family. He sold out, but not before be had lost hisrule there, and was hanged in effigy as being too Secesh. The seducer married a frail beauty, who mourns adrunken, brutish husband. The other son became steady, and married a lovely girl —my first patient. The daughters never wedded. Too proud to marry a poorman, too poor and destitute of real beauty or accomplish-ments for a wealthy or refined man to desire to wed them,they became servants and lackeys. If I desire a lunch at acertain saloon, one of them awaits my order. No matterabout the other unfortunate, unloved girl. The father is animbecile invalid. God is my witness, my judge, I long agoburied my hard feelings against them; they have only XV. DOCTORS FEES AND INCOMES. Three faces wears the doctor; when first sought,An angels and a gods, the cure half wrought;But, when, the cure complete, he seeks his fee, The d 1 looks then less terrible than he. Euriccs Cordus, 1530. ancient fees. — large fees spanish priest-doctors. a pig ox pen-ance. small fees. a chop postponed. — long fees. short fees. old fees. a night-cap. an old shoe for luck. a black fee. hearts offering. a stuffed cat. the great guns of new york. — boston. rotten eggs. catch what toe can. female doctors fees. above price. — ask for a fee. pitch him overboard. delicate fees. — making the most of them. The great German physician who wrote the above died(as he ought, for putting so much truth into four lines)in 1538. He, of all physicians of his day
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