. 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. een too negligent in this matter. Let us re-member that prevention is far .better than cure. The slight fatigue on the least exertion we have countedas nothing. The hectic flush of the cheeks is too oftenmistaken for a sign of health. The cursory pains of thechest, or left side, or under the shoulder-blades, are disre-garded, or, if noticed at all, are mentioned as though of noaccount. The
. 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. een too negligent in this matter. Let us re-member that prevention is far .better than cure. The slight fatigue on the least exertion we have countedas nothing. The hectic flush of the cheeks is too oftenmistaken for a sign of health. The cursory pains of thechest, or left side, or under the shoulder-blades, are disre-garded, or, if noticed at all, are mentioned as though of noaccount. The slight hacking cough is scarcely heeded;for do not people often cough without having consumption,and without raising blood ? True, true; and this is thestronghold of the 792 CAUSES OF CONSUMPTION. Consumption is a disease which is not entirely confined tothe lungs. It is often a depraved condition of the system,particularly the blood. There is a consumption of theblood, and a variety of morbid phenomena, which cannotbe expressed in the single word consumption. It not unu-sually results in a scrofulous predisposition. An hereditarypredisposition may or may not be the cause. If the former,.
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