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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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at the house of a sick parishioner. It was no place fora dispute. It was no place for any unbecoming familiaritywith the minister. It was no place for a physician to inquireinto the age of the minister, especially with any intent ofentangling him in a debate ; and, above all, where the que-rist was too visionary for any logical discussion. But the ab-rupt question of the Pantheist was, Mr. Emmons, how oldare you ? Sixty, sir; and how old are you? came the quick reply.As old as creation, sir, was the triumphant response.Then you are of the same age with Adam and Eve. Certainly ; I was in the garden when they were.I have always heard that there was a third party in thegarden with them, but I never knew before that it was you. 720 HOSPITALITY. A heavy Doctor. Dr. Stone, of Savannah, walked into the river at Savan-nah, and, like other stones, was about to sink, when he wasromantically rescued by a brave lady. Scottish Hospitality.The Scotch people — even the females — are great smok-
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WILL YE TAK A BUST NOO? WILL YE TAK A BLAST? 721 crs, and female tobacco-users are not considered the embodi-ment of neatness. The Countess of A., with a laudable desire to promotetidiness in the various cottages on her estate, used to visitthem periodically, and exhort the inmates to cleanliness.One cottage was always found especially untidy ; and getting,perhaps, the least out of patience, the countess took up abrush-broom, and having by its dexterous use made theroom much improved, she turned to the housewife, who, withpipe between her lips, had been sitting on a stool, with bodybent forward, her elbows on her knees, and her chin restingin the palms of her hands, watching the proceeding. TheCountess said, — There, my good woman, is it not much better? Ay, my leddy, said the woman, nodding her head, andrising, she stepped towards the countess, drew the pipe fromher mouth, and wiping it Avith her brawny palm, presented it,saying, — An will ye tak a blast noo, my leddy? Animals in

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