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 . pidation and many warnings not tokeep her too long, she entered the bath—a sort of closet,with a door buttoned outside. The steam was kept up by alarge boiler, fixed in the fireplace which the doctor was toregulate. The old lady took a book into the bath, tooccupy her mind, and keep her from getting too nervous. Now its going all right, said the doctor, when ding,ding, ding ! went the front
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 . pidation and many warnings not tokeep her too long, she entered the bath—a sort of closet,with a door buttoned outside. The steam was kept up by alarge boiler, fixed in the fireplace which the doctor was toregulate. The old lady took a book into the bath, tooccupy her mind, and keep her from getting too nervous. Now its going all right, said the doctor, when ding,ding, ding ! went the front door bell. The doctor steppednoiselessly out, and learned that a woman required his im-mediate attention at South Thomastou, three miles forgot all about the old lady fastened into the bath, andleaping into the carriage in waiting, he was whisked off toSouth Thomastou. Meantime the steam increased, and the old lady began toget anxious. The moisture gathered on her book ; the leavesbegan to wilt. The dampness increased, and soon the bookfell to pieces in her lap. Great drops of sweat and steamrolled down over her face and body, and she arose, and tap-ping very gently at the door, said, —. TOO MUCH VAPOR. Hadnt I better come out now, doctor? No reply. She waited a moment longer, and repeated theknock louder. A PRY SHOWER BATH. 225 Let me come out, doctor. I am just melting in here. Still the doctor, to her astonishment, did not reply, oropen the door. fr For Gods sake, doctor, let me out. Listening a fewseconds, she screamed, O, I believe hes gone, and left mehereto parboil! Open, open ! And she knocked louderand louder at the door, while the now almost scalding watersliterally poured from her body. O, I shall suffocate giving a desperate kick, she set her foot through thepanelled door, and, getting down on all fours, she crawledthrough the opening. Just then the doctors wife, hearingthe thumping, hastened to the room, and with many apolo-gies and excuses, r
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