. 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. es into the room without anyfuss or airs. He takes up a bone, a femur, perhaps, and af-ter looking at it and turning it round and upside down asthough he never saw it before, he finally says, This is abone — yes, a bone. You want to laugh outright at thequaintness of the whole prelude. Then he goes on to tell allabout the bone. We have not space for more than a mereline sketch of even grea
. 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. es into the room without anyfuss or airs. He takes up a bone, a femur, perhaps, and af-ter looking at it and turning it round and upside down asthough he never saw it before, he finally says, This is abone — yes, a bone. You want to laugh outright at thequaintness of the whole prelude. Then he goes on to tell allabout the bone. We have not space for more than a mereline sketch of even great men like the above, and but few ofthose. DRESS. 663 The old Country Doctors Dress. The country doctor of the past, is interesting in both dressand address. lie is almost always, somehow, an elderly gen-tleman. He devotes little time and attention to dress. AVehave one in our minds eye at this moment, — the dear oldsoul ! His head was as white as— Horace Greeleys ; not sobald. His hair he combed by running his fingers though itmornings. His eyes, ears, and mouth were ever open tothe call of the needy. His clothes looked as though they be-longed to another man, or as if he had lodged in a hotel. A CALL ON THE VILLAGE DOCTOR. and there had been a fire, and every man had put on the firstclothes he found. His coat belonged to a taller and biggerman, also his pants, while the vest was a boys boots were not mates. His lean old spouse looked neatand prim, but as though she had been used for trying everynew sample of pill which the doctors prolific brain knew another, kind, benevolent old doctor, who started 664 HOW THE DEACON SWORE. off immediately on a call, without adding to or changing hisdress. I once saw him seven miles from home in his shirtsleeves in November, driving fiercely along in his gig, asdignified as though dressed in his Sunday coat. If a friendreminded him of his omission, he would smile benevolently,swear as cordially, and drive on. H
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