. 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. rou will avoid the extremes of all work and no play,for the mind, that makes Jack a dull boy, and all playand no work, which makes him a mere toy. I have visited some houses in New England where theBible, and Baxters Call to the Unconverted, were theonly books to be seen; others where nothing was to befound upon the shelves but a vile collection of novels, suchas Mrs. Partington has termed
. 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. rou will avoid the extremes of all work and no play,for the mind, that makes Jack a dull boy, and all playand no work, which makes him a mere toy. I have visited some houses in New England where theBible, and Baxters Call to the Unconverted, were theonly books to be seen; others where nothing was to befound upon the shelves but a vile collection of novels, suchas Mrs. Partington has termed yaller-cupboard need no comment, in either case. PINDARS POEM. 577 The Pilgrims and the Peas. Our only excuse for copying this from Pindar will bofound in reading the poem, slightly abbreviated. The pil-grims were ordered by the priest to do penance by walkingfifty miles with peas in their shoes. The knaves set off upon the same day,Peas in their shoes, to go and pray; But very different their speed, I wot;One of the sinners galloped on,Light as a hullet from a gun, The other limped as though hed been THE PILGRIM CHEAT. One saw the Virgin soon, Peccant! cried,Had his soul whitewashed, all so clever,When home again he nimbly hied,Made fit with saints above to live forever! 34 578 CASA WAPPY. In coming back, however, let me say, He met his brother rogue about half way, Hobbling with outstretched hand and bending knees, Cursing the souls and bodies of the peas ! His eyes in tears, his cheeks and brows in sweat, Deep sympathizing with his groaning feet. How now? the light-toed, whitewashed pilgrim broke; You lazy lubber!• You see it, cried the other. Tis no feet, once hard as any rock, Are now as soft as blubber. But, brother sinner, do explainHow tis that you are not in pain;How ist that you can like a greyhound go,Merry as if nought had happened, burn ye ? 1 Why, cried the other, grinning, you must knowThat just before I ventured on my journey,
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