An 18th century quack "De Wonderdokter Fop" with Dutch text, illustrated by Hermann van der Moolen. "Een rijk heer had een kropgezwel Dat was een naar gezicht! Ik haalde met een touw 't gezwel En ook de keel hem dicht." (A rich gentleman had a corpse swallow That was one to face! I pulled up with a rope and the throat closed.) Quackery is the promotion of unproven or fraudulent medical practices.
Quackery, Dutch Medical Satire, 18th Century
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