Il lato divertente della physic : O, i misteri della medicina, presentando la divertente e grave i lati della pratica medica Un exposé dei medici dei humbugs, impostori e ciarlatani in tutte le epoche e in tutti i paesi . è stata riportata per essere stata seguita aboutinformazioni casa e su per le scale da un grillo,-un di legno,utilizzato per un piede-sgabello. Popolo chiamato a sua residenza toinquire nella verità della questione; altri anche requestedto vedere la notevole fenomeno di un grillo o uno sgabello a piedi-ing oif a carponi, fino a quando la signora divenne così infastiditi dal flusso continuo di credulone chiamanti, che ella inserteda avviso

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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 . was reported to have been followed aboutthe house and up stairs by a cricket, —a wooden one, used for a foot-stool. People called at her residence toinquire into the truth of the matter; others even requestedto see the remarkable phenomenon of a cricket or stool walk-ing oif on all fours, until the lady became so annoyed bythe continual stream of credulous callers, that she inserteda notice in the city journals denying the truth of thestrange rumor. It was supposed to have started from someneighbors seeing or hearing a house cricket when on a visitat the ladys house. THE BOWING IMAGES. 323 The Boibtng Images. — A still more amusing story is re-lated respecting the two images surmounting the wall eachSide of the gate at the residence of Professor Gammel, ofProvidence. A report became current among the school-ings of the city, that when the images heard the clock strikenine in the forenoon they bowed their heads. My inform-ant said it was no unusual thing to see a dozen boys waiting, . WAITING TO SEE THE IMAGES BOW. with books and slates, in front of the professors gate, to seethe images bow at nine. Being late at school, the teacherwould inquire, — Where have you been lingering, that you are behindtime at school? Been down to Professor Gammers, waitin to see theimages bow.* Then the teacher drew his ferule or rod, and made thctfibow in submission to a smart whipping — a sequel antici-pated by the older scholars who instituted the story. 324 SPIDERS. House Spiders. — Was there ever a child who was nottaught, directly or indirectly, that house spiders were poi-sonous, — that their bite was instantaneous death? Wasthere ever a greater mistake ? Many people have a supersti-tious terror of these harmless creatures. The bite of spidersis only poisonous to those

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• bookcentury1800
• bookdecade1870
• booksubjectmedicine
• bookyear187