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 . GENERAL GltANT SMOKES. 77 own cigar stump into the pale face of the victim to modernaccomplishments. General Grant smokes, Jimmy, and youll never be aman if you dont learn, added a voice minus the brogue. A policeman here interfered, and rescued the wretchedJimmy. What^s a sample clerk, my lad? I asked of the boywho had used the above expression. O, sir, hes the divil o the potecary shop; th
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 . GENERAL GltANT SMOKES. 77 own cigar stump into the pale face of the victim to modernaccomplishments. General Grant smokes, Jimmy, and youll never be aman if you dont learn, added a voice minus the brogue. A policeman here interfered, and rescued the wretchedJimmy. What^s a sample clerk, my lad? I asked of the boywho had used the above expression. O, sir, hes the divil o the potecary shop; the lean,pimply-faced urchin what tastes all the pizen drugs for theboss. If his constitution is tough enough to stand it thefirst year, then they makes a dark of him the III. PATENT MEDICINES. « Expunge the whole. — are terrible alarms to persons grown fat and wealthy. — South. PATENT MEDICINES. —HOW STARTED. —HOW MADE. —THE WAY IMMENSE FOR-TUNES ARE REALIZED. SPALDINGS GLUE. SOURED SWILL. — SARSAPA- RILLA HUMBUGS. S. P. TOWNSEND. A DOWN EAST FARMERS STORY. WILD CHERRY EXPOSITIONS. CAPTAIN WRAGGES PILL A FAIR SAMPLE OF THE WHOLE. —HOW PILL SALES ARE STARTED. —A SLIP OF THEPEN. — GRIPE PILLS. — SHAKSPEARE IMPROVED. — H. W. B. FRUITSYRUP.— HAIR TONICS. —A BALD BACHELORS EXPERIENCE. —A LUDICROUS-STORY. — A WOLF IN SHEEPS CLOTHING. In the former chapters are shown some of the causeswhich led to the present immense demand for proprietarynostrums, or patent medicines. The conflicting is?ns1 andopathies of the medical fraternity, their quarrels and de-preciations of one and another, their, expositions of eachothers weaknesses, frauds, and duplicities, disgusted thecommon people, who finally resorted to the irregulars
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