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 . harlatans advertising in the papers of this citythere is but one who has not advertised under an assumedname. This is prima facie evidence of imposition. Take upthe daily paper, ?— the cheapest print is the one that the (180) CITY IMrOSTORS. 181 rabble patronize, a curse to any city, — and run your eye overthe Medical Column. Of the scores of this class adver-tising therein none dare publish
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 . harlatans advertising in the papers of this citythere is but one who has not advertised under an assumedname. This is prima facie evidence of imposition. Take upthe daily paper, ?— the cheapest print is the one that the (180) CITY IMrOSTORS. 181 rabble patronize, a curse to any city, — and run your eye overthe Medical Column. Of the scores of this class adver-tising therein none dare publish his real name. There is oneimpudent fellow, who, while he assumes respectability, andunder his true name, has anup-town office, and obtains some-thing bordering on an honorable practice, runs the vilest sortof business, under au assumed name, on a public thorough-fare down town. These fellows usually advertise, Advice Free. This isnot on the modest principle, that, having no brains, they arescrupulous in not charging for what they cannot give, how-ever ; but this is to get the unsuspecting into their dens, forthey are shrewd enough to perceive that whatever is free the rabble will run CONVINCING EVIDENCE OF INSOLVENCY. When once the victim is within the web, flattering, intim-idations, and extravagant promises, one or all, generally willaccomplish their aim. As they never expect to see a specialvictim again, they squeeze the last dollar from the unfortu-nate wretch, giving therefor nothing — worse than nothing !I sent a pretended patient to one of these charlatans not longsince, and, with crocodile tears in his eyes, he related his 182 AN IRISH CERBERUS. case to the soi-disant doctor, who with great sympathy heardhis case, and assured him it was heart-rending, and, thoughvery dangerous, he could cure him ; but the knave compelledthe patient (!) to turn his pockets inside out to assure himthey contained but the proffered dollar. A small vial of di-luted spirits n
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