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Title: 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
Year: 1874 (1870s)
Authors: Crabtre, A. D.(Addison Darre)
Subjects: Medicine Medicine Quacks and quackery Quackery
Publisher: Hartford, The J. B. Burr publishing co.
Contributing Library: Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library

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low, to dark blue, the cloudsgradually assumed the night hue, and sombre shadows creptadown the western mountains sides, flinging their dark man-tle over the waters, from shore to shore. The sturdy farmerhas shouldered his scythe, and reluctantly he leaves the half-mown lot to seek his evening repast at the family table.Then he discovers me, leaning over the gate-bar, rapt indreamy forgetfulness, and with a hearty salutation extends 488 THE SECRET. to me the hospitality, so proverbially cordial, of the old NewEngland farmer. He shows me his pigs in the pen, and hisstock in the barn-yard, and reaching the house, he calls mother, who, appearing in calico and homespun, thoughwith a cheerful and smiling face, is introduced to me as hiswife. A stranger, belated, and I guess pretty tired-like,climbing up here ; and I wont take no excuses from him ; sohe stays with us to-night. I talk with the lady, I play with the babies, I even toywith Towser and Tabby, till tea is set. Now I am introduced
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THE CHARMER DIVULGES HER SECRET. to the old lady. I thought I would get to it at last. She wasseventy odd years of age, a deaf, but devout old lady, whowas easily wheedled into divulging to me her secret of charming. She told me she had the rheumatiz, and bymy tender sympathies and a roll of plaster for her lame back, WHAT GOOD? 489 I got into her own room before bed-time. O, but I cameout soon after ! She Was very deaf. You see, said she, a woman cant learn it to anotherwoman — only to a male. He must be a good man. Iubdded assent. Yes; well, you must have faith. Again Inodded — she was very deaf. You must touch the painfulpart and say — Here she bent down her lips to my ear andwhispered something in seven words which she said I mustnever tell, and she compelled me to promise never to divulgethe secret while I lived, under pain of Gods great displeas-ure. Perhaps I had better keep my promise, though the goodold lady has long since gone to her reward. Cm Bono? The question is re

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