. 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. of black walnut, and richly upholstered ingreen and gold rep. The mantel was adorned with vasesof porcelain, images of marble and terra-cotta, and littleknickknacks of foreign production. The walls were hungwith a few of Prangs chromos, oil paintings, and twospirit photographs. The most beautiful, as well as themost remarkable, feature of the rooms was the magnificentbouquets of native hot
. 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. of black walnut, and richly upholstered ingreen and gold rep. The mantel was adorned with vasesof porcelain, images of marble and terra-cotta, and littleknickknacks of foreign production. The walls were hungwith a few of Prangs chromos, oil paintings, and twospirit photographs. The most beautiful, as well as themost remarkable, feature of the rooms was the magnificentbouquets of native hot-house flowers, which covered the twomarble-topped centre-tables and sideboard. These werepresents to the spirits ! They did not take them away ; theonly one I saw removed was knocked over by a careless 492 I AM IN LOVE! elbow. I regret to add, that there was no manifestation,nor anything revealed, worth recording. A Bouncer. A scene that occurred at another place where I previouslyvisited may be considered worthy of notice. I clamberedtwo flights of stairs, and found nryself face to face with a very large woman, answering to the alias of Madam . She was very fleshy, weighing probably two hundred and. I PERCEIVE YOU ARE IN LOVE. thirty-five pounds avoirdupois. Her face was pleasant, andconversation easy. I handing over the required picturepaper, she tumbled into a great easy-chair, and, withoutany pretence to a trance, began,— I perceive that you are in love. This was startlingnews to a bachelor. There are two pretty females, onedark-complexioned, the other light. (This is the usualdodge, for, if there is a woman in the question, one of the RIDICULOSITY. 493 two is bound to answer this general description.) Whichshall we follow? she very teasmgly inquired. Either that comes handiest, was my indifferent reply. Well, the dark one, then. She is tall, fair, and is look-ing anxiously for you to propose. Do you know a lady ofthis description whom you like? I regretted that I didno
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