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 . visit, and had set his house in order;but if that house was in order that day, deliver us fromseeing it when out of order. There were some one hundred or more of us, and whilstbut two could occupy the attention of the Millikies atonce, we sought other means of whiling away the time. Theold man lived near the river side, and at his leisure hadpicked up a large pile of lath edgings which had f
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 . visit, and had set his house in order;but if that house was in order that day, deliver us fromseeing it when out of order. There were some one hundred or more of us, and whilstbut two could occupy the attention of the Millikies atonce, we sought other means of whiling away the time. Theold man lived near the river side, and at his leisure hadpicked up a large pile of lath edgings which had floateddown from a lath mill on the river. STORMING A HILL. 239 One Captain Joy took it upon himself to form all thegentlemen who would enlist in so noble a cause into ahome guard, and forthwith arming themselves with theaforesaid lath edgings, a company of volunteers was quicklyraised, and drawn up in hat lie array. I i\o not recollect the glorious and patriotic speech bywhich our noble captain tired our M sluggish s6ills with dueenthusiasm for the great cause in which we were about toembark, but we were put through a course of military tac-tics, according to Hardee, and took up our line of CHARGE, INFANTRY! There was no Bunker Hill on which to display our valor,but there was another hill, just in rear of the barn nearly,which had not been used in farming purposes that spring,and for this hill we charged at double-quick. In tinscharge — the danger lay in the swamping part of the hill —we unambushed a large flock of hens, chickens, and ducks,from the opposite side. 240 SPOILS OF WAR. Charge bayonet! shouted our noble captain, with greatpresence of mind. We charged ! The ducks quacked and fled. The henscackled and ran. The noise was deafening, the chase enthu-siastic, and above the dust and din of battle arose the sten-torian cry, Charge bayonet! The Donnybrook Fair ad-vice of Wherever theres a head, hit it, was followed tothe letter, until the last enemy lay dead on
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