. 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. MmEfrf 5=7 WHAT THE ELEPHANT IS A DOCTORS SOLACE. A HINDOO STORY. 511 When the bodies of millions rise up in a riot,To let the old carcase of Monsey lie quiet. The above reminds me of another epitaph in Greenwood : • Underneath this turf do lie,Back to hack, my wife and stranger, spare the tear,For could she speak, I cannot far than when in life,Free from noi
. 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. MmEfrf 5=7 WHAT THE ELEPHANT IS A DOCTORS SOLACE. A HINDOO STORY. 511 When the bodies of millions rise up in a riot,To let the old carcase of Monsey lie quiet. The above reminds me of another epitaph in Greenwood : • Underneath this turf do lie,Back to hack, my wife and stranger, spare the tear,For could she speak, I cannot far than when in life,Free from noise and free from strife,When the last trump the air shall fill,If she gets up, Ill just lie still! When Doctors disagree. The eccentricities of some doctors lie in their abuse oftheir brothers ; especially those of a different school, of whichthey necessarily know little or nothing. There is a Hindoo story illustrative of the folly of thisex parte decision. Four blind men went to examine an elephant, to ascertainwhat it was like. One felt of its foot, the second its trunk,the third its ear, and the last felt of its tail. Then they helda consultation, and began to talk it up. The elephant is very much like a mortar, said the onewho hud f
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