Identifier: funnysideofphysi01unse (find matches)
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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back, in a low attic room, I beheld a pictureof abject misery. The mother was sick, and lay uncomfort-ably upon an old sofa, which, with two rickety chairs and alarge box, which served the double purpose of table andcupboard, were the only furniture of the apartment. Shewas totally dependent upon her little sons earnings for asustenance. She had nothing in the house to eat; no moneywith which to obtain anything. Her boys earnings hadfallen off unaccountably, and for two days they had not tastedfood. When she learned that he had brought in no money(for it was now near nightfall), she fell to weeping and up-braiding the lazy, idle wretch for not bringing home some-thing to eat. The boy began to cry bitterly, and acknowl-edged his error in spending his earnings for confectionery.I then exacted a solemn promise from him that he neverwould buy another pennys worth of the poison, gave himsome change to purchase a bountiful meal, and left with adetermination to ventilate street candy stands.
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XXV. ALL ABOUT TOBACCO. The doctors admit snuffs a hurtful thing,And troubles the brain and sight,But it helps their trade; so they do not say Quite as much as they otherwise might. — L. H. S. HOW MCCIl ? — AMOUNT IN THE WORLD. — SIAMESE TWINS. A MIGHTY ARMY. — ITS NAME AND NATIVITY. A DONKEY RIDE. — LITTLE BREECHES. WHIPPING SCHOOL GIRLS AND BOYS TO MAKE THEM SMOKE. — TOMS LET-TER. PURE SOCIETY. HOW A YOUNG MAN WAS TOOK IN. —DE-LICIOUS MORSELS.—THE STREET NUISANCE. — A SQCIUTER. — ANOTHER.—IT BEGETS LAZINESS. — NATIONAL RUIN. — BLACK EYES. — DISEASE ANDINSANITY. USES OF THE WEED. — GETS RID OF SUPERFLUOUS POPULA-TION.— TOBACCO WORSE THAN RUM. — THE OLD FARMERS DOG AND THEWOODCHUCK. — WHAT KILLED HIM. HOW MUCH? Do you know how much money is being squandered to-day,in the United States, in the filthy, health-destroying use oftobacco ? No. Only $410,958 ! Thats all. In Commissioner Wellss report, it is shown that in thefiscal year ending June 30, 1868

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