. 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. er was look-ing after the box —he rolled up his eyes very solemnly, andsaid to the donkey, — M Yer ought to be shamed ob yerself to go into dat yerstore — dar, take dat! levelling a blow at the donkej^shead with the whip. Then taking the box into the store, hereturned, gave the donkey another solemn lecture on his im-propriety, and mounted the dray and drove away. The consulting Poodles. A
. 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. er was look-ing after the box —he rolled up his eyes very solemnly, andsaid to the donkey, — M Yer ought to be shamed ob yerself to go into dat yerstore — dar, take dat! levelling a blow at the donkej^shead with the whip. Then taking the box into the store, hereturned, gave the donkey another solemn lecture on his im-propriety, and mounted the dray and drove away. The consulting Poodles. A gentleman well known to the writer assured me that heonce had occasion to repeatedly consult a physician in Phila-delphia, a most excellent practitioner, who owned two petpoodle dogs. They were pure white, and occupied a portion30 504 DRS. HUNTER AND SCIPIO. of his office. When I first entered the doctors presence, Iwas quite astonished to see, sitting on a corner of his desk,at his left, a beautiful poodle. I thought, at first sight, itAvas a stuffed specimen ; but after inquiring the nature of myvisit, the doctor said, You can retire, sir. What! said I, in surprise at this summary dismissal,. DR. HUNTER IN CONSULTATION. when I was startled to see the manikin jump from the deskand run away to a crib beside a book-case. I was speaking to Dr. Scipio, the doctor quietly re-marked. Then adding, Dr. Hunter, you can come in-stead, when another like poodle came and leaped upon thedesk, and sat looking very wisely at his master. SUCCESSFUL MENS VAGARIES. 505 While examining my case, he occasionally cast a glance atDr. Hunter, sitting as qnict as a marble clog might, butseeming to understand the look which his master gave him,acknowledging it by a pricking up of the cars. I received my prescription, and what proved to be mostexcellent advice, and retired. The next time I visited theeccentric doctor, both Drs. Scipio and Hunter were in fullconsultation, sitting side by side on t
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