The Funny Side of Physic by Addison Darre Crabtre
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Author | Crabtre, Addison Darre |
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LoC No. | 29003104 |
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. |
Contents | Medical humbugs -- Apothecaries -- Patent medicines -- Manufactured doctors -- Woman as physician -- Quacks -- Charlatans and impostors -- Anecdotes of physicians -- Fortune-tellers -- Eminent physicians and surgeons -- Ghosts and witches -- Medical superstitions -- Travelling doctors -- Scenes from every-day practice -- Doctors' fees and incomes -- Generosity and meanness -- Love and lovers -- Mind and matter -- Eccentricities -- Prescriptions remarkable and ridiculous -- Scenes from hospital and camp -- Gluttons and wine-bibbers -- The doctor as poet, author, and musician -- Adulterations -- All about tobacco -- Dress and address of physicians -- Medical facts and statistics -- Bleeders and butchers -- The omnium gatherum -- The other side -- "This is for your health" -- Health without medicine -- Consumption -- Accidents. |
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Language | English |
LoC Class | R: Medicine |
Subject | Medicine -- Anecdotes |
Subject | Quacks and quackery |
Category | Text |
EBook-No. | 41595 |
Release Date | Dec 10, 2012 |
Most Recently Updated | Jan 25, 2021 |
Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
Downloads | 136 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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