ILLUSTRATIONS.

1. A. D. CRABTRE, M. D., Frontispiece.

2. DR. ANGLICUS PONTO, 31

3. MISFORTUNES NEVER COME SINGLY, 33

4. THE MISER OUTWITS HIMSELF, 38

5. COMMENCING A PRACTICE IN NEW YORK, 47

6. GRACE BEFORE MEAT, 48

7. OLD PILGARLIC TAKES A BATH, 55

8. PROFESSOR BREWSTER, 55

9. AN INFANTRY CHARGE, 60

10. THE “FREE PASS” PRESCRIPTION, 69

11. THE WRONG PATIENT, 71

12. A CANDIDATE FOR THE PRESIDENCY, 77

13. UNDER FULL SAIL, 77

14. “IT’S ALL A HUMBUG,” 82

15. “BAREFOOTED ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD,” 93

16. OLD “SANDS OF LIFE,” 96

17. REFRESHMENTS, 98

18. THE EYE DOCTOR, 103

19. THE YOUNG SURGEON’S FIRST EXPERIENCE, 105

20. HEALING THE SICK WITH A GOLDEN DOSE, 111

21. THE PARSON BUYING OFF THE “CONGREGATION,” 120

22. A JUVENILE BACCHUS, 122

23. “DON’T YOU OBSERVE THE ARMS OF MRS. MAPP?” 128

24. THREE WISE STUDENTS CONSULTING A DOCTRESS, 134

25. “POH! YOU’RE A GIRL,” 141

26. “HERE WE GO UP-UP-UPPY,” 148

27. “LOVE AMONG THE ROSES,” 156

28. THE INQUISITIVE COUNTRYMEN, 161

29. CURIOUS EFFECTS OF A FEVER, 171

30. MARRYING A FAMILY, 173

31. ’OPATHISTS IN CONSULTATION, 175

32. A “HYPO” PATIENT DISCHARGING HIS PHYSICIAN, 178

33. TOO MUCH HAT, 179

34. CONVINCING EVIDENCE OF INSOLVENCY, 181

35. “AN’ WHO’LL YEZE LIKE TO SEE, SURE?” 183

36. A BOSTON QUACK EXAMINING A STUDENT, 189

37. ORNAMENTAL TAIL-PIECE, 199

38. DR. ABERNETHY IN THE HOSPITAL, 202

39. AN EXTENSIVE SET, 205

40. “O, DOCTHER, DEAR, I’VE PIZENED ME BOY,” 207

41. “LOST MARSER! LOST MARSER!” 209

42. NOT A STOMACH PUMP, 213

43. “LOWER TIER, LARBOARD SIDE,” 217

44. THE FARMER’S ESCAPE FROM THE CHOLERA, 223

45. TOO MUCH VAPOR, 224

46. A DRY SHOWER BATH, 225

47. GRAPES AND WINE, 226

48. CHARGE, INFANTRY! 239

49. AFTER THE BATTLE, 240

50. THE FORTUNE-TELLER’S MAGIC MIRROR, 244

51. CHILDREN CONSULTING A FORTUNE-TELLER, 251

52. THE HUNTRESS, 252

53. THE ONONDAGA FARMER BOY, 256

54. THE POLITE QUADRUPED, 265

55. YOUNG ABERNETHY, 266

56. “PINNY, SIR? JUST ONE PINNY,” 274

57. THE PENNILESS PHYSICIAN, 276

58. THE INDIAN WARRIOR, 277

59. BELIEVERS IN GHOSTS, 278

60. “HARK! THERE’S A FEARFUL GUST!” 280

61. A GRAVE SENTRY, 282

62. A GHOST IN CAMP, 285

63. OLD NAGLES, 286

64. THE NAGLES BOYS, 287

65. CHIEF MOURNERS, 288

66. THE CORPSE THAT WOULD NOT SMOKE, 290

67. PREPARE TO DIE, 293

68. THE BISHOP’S GHOSTLY VISITOR, 295

69. THE MUSICAL PUSS, 301

70. A DARKEY BEWITCHED, 301

71. BOYLSTON STATION, 303

72. WEIGHING A WITCH BY BIBLE STANDARD, 305

73. PASSING THE FORT, 306

74. THE GOD OF RECIPES, 308

75. SUN-SUNDAY, 310

76. MOON-MONDAY, 313

77. TUISCO-TUESDAY, 313

78. WODEN-WEDNESDAY, 314

79. THOR-THURSDAY, 315

80. FRIGA-FRIDAY, 315

81. SEATER-SATURDAY, 316

82. GATHERING THE MANDRAKE, 321

83. “WAITING TO SEE THE IMAGES BOW,” 323

84. SPORT FOR THE BOYS BUT DEATH TO THE CAT, 329

85. “WHO-A’-YOO?” 333

86. THE PROPER USE OF “HOLY WATER,” 334

87. THE MODEST KISS, 339

88. HOLDING THE PLOW, 340

89. THE TUMOR DOCTOR CONTEMPLATES SUICIDE, 343

90. MARIAM, THE TUMOR DOCTOR, 345

91. THE SINGING DOCTOR, 349

92. THE SANATORIAN’S TURNOUT, 351

93. A NEW SCHOOL OF PRACTICE, 354

94. A VICTIM OF THE SPANKER, 355

95. DR. PULSFEEL LEAVING TOWN, 356

96. THE MUSICAL DOCTOR, 358

97. ENTHUSIASM, 359

98. ALL WOOL, 361

99. CHARITY THROWN AWAY, 363

100. THE BEGGAR BOY, 366

101. REMORSE, 368

102. THE LOST HEIR, 373

103. A MORNING CALLER, 375

104. “WHY DID I TAZE YE?” 376

105. SUCCESS OF TERRY’S COURTSHIP, 379

106. THE BETRAYED, 382

107. SAILING INTO PORT, 385

108. A SAN BENITO PIG, 388

109. AN OLD ENGLISH CLERGYMAN AND HIS FAMILY, 390

110. THE KING’S PHYSICIAN AND THE EXECUTIONER, 393

111. A SLIPPER-Y FEE, 397

112. A LIVING FEE, 399

113. STUFFED PETS, 400

114. A PIONEER OF HOMŒOPATHY, 403

115. A SHARP MULE TRADE, 405

116. ORNAMENTAL TAIL-PIECE, 409

117. PHYSICIAN’S CHARITY, 411

118. SEARCH FOR A PATIENT, 412

119. AN ECCENTRIC PATIENT, 417

120. A WOMAN’S REBUKE, 417

121. AFRAID OF A POLYPUS, 418

122. ABERNETHY’S SURGICAL OPERATION, 420

123. RECKONING A DOCTOR’S FEES, 424

124. PATIENT NUMBER FIVE, 425

125. THE ASTONISHED BUTCHER, 427

126. MODERN IMPROVEMENTS IN DENTISTRY, 431

127. CHARITY NOT SOLICITED, 431

128. CAPTURE OF A WALL STREET BULL, 433

129. DEATH’S FEE, 436

130. THE AMERICAN SAILOR, 437

131. MY FIRST LOVE, 439

132. TEN YEARS LATER, 441

133. FLIGHT OF THE DOCTOR, 443

134. THE LOVER AS A PEDDLER, 447

135. FLIGHT OF THE LOVERS, 447

136. AN AGED PUPIL, 453

137. BIRTHPLACE OF GEORGE CRABBE, 457

138. “POPPING THE QUESTION,” 460

139. LOVE’S LINKS, 460

140. THE LION MAGNETIZED, 466

141. A HARD SUBJECT, 467

142. GASSNER HEALING “BY THE GRACE OF GOD,” 471

143. NO LACK OF PATIENTS, 475

144. “A BOTTLE, A HEN, OR A WOMAN,” 477

145. EFFECTS OF AN EARTHQUAKE, 483

146. A BELIEVER SEES HIS GRANDMOTHER, 483

147. THE CHARMER DIVULGES HER SECRET, 488

148. “I PERCEIVE YOU ARE IN LOVE,” 492

149. THE FARMER’S DAUGHTERS, 494

150. A “HORSE-SLAYER” INDULGING HIS OPINION, 499

151. NO TIME TO LOSE, 500

152. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, 503

153. DR. HUNTER IN CONSULTATION, 504

154. THE RUSSIAN GENERAL’S DRILL, 506

155. WHAT THE ELEPHANT IS LIKE, 511

156. A DOCTOR’S SOLACE, 511

157. HOW A LADY PROCURED A VALUABLE PRESCRIPTION, 525

158. DOSE—ONE QUART EVERY HOUR, 526

159. PUMPING AN OLD LADY, 537

160. A DANGEROUS PRESCRIPTION, 537

161. THE FARMER’S EMBLEMS, 537

162. THE DYING MESSAGE, 541

163. STUCK! 547

164. COMMERCE, 549

165. A GOOD LIVER, 551

166. A DOCTOR “KILLING THE DEVILS,” 555

167. PAYING FOR HIS WINE, 555

168. A BAR-ROOM DOCTOR, 555

169. “THE DOCTOR ON A SOW!” 565

170. RESCUE OF THE DOCTOR, 565

171. “ONLY IRISH BEER,” 568

172. CURE FOR THE AGUE, 569

173. PLAYING THE REEDS, 570

174. AN EMBRYO APOLLO, 572

175. THE PILGRIM CHEAT, 577

176. FRANKLIN’S EXPERIMENTS WITH ETHER, 585

177. END OF THE WONDERFUL ONE-HOSS SHAY, 591

178. “MUSIC, THE SOUL OF LIFE,” 597

179. THE MUSICAL MICE, 597

180. FOUNTAIN, 598

181. SIGNS OF CIVILIZATION, 603

182. SWILL MILK (MAGNIFIED), 605

183. PURE MILK (MAGNIFIED), 606

184. WATERED MILK (MAGNIFIED), 606

185. “WHAT’S IN THE MILK?” 606

186. A CHAMPAGNE BATH, 611

187. MOTHER’S MILK—PURE AND HEALTHY, 612

188. MOTHER’S MILK AFTER DRINKING WHISKY, 612

189. WAITING FOR ASSISTANCE, 617

190. A CONFECTIONERY STORE, 619

191. TARTARIC ACID FOR SUPPER, 629

192. A STREET CANDY STAND, 629

193. THE NEWSBOY’S MOTHER, 630

194. THE IDOL OF TOBACCO USERS, 634

195. PUNISHMENT OF THE TURK, 638

196. SMOKERS OF FOUR GENERATIONS, 639

197. “I WANT A CHAW OF TERBACKER,” 641

198. YOUNG SMOKERS, 642

199. EXAMINATION OF THE SMOKER, 643

200. PURIFYING HIS BLOOD, 644

201. CLEANSING HIS BONES, 645

202. THE SMOKER, 647

203. THE CHEWER, 648

204. SIGN OF THE TIMES, 648

205. MY LAZY SMOKING FRIEND, 650

206. “SHALL I ASSIST YOU TO ALIGHT?” 653

207. WORK FOR TONGUES AND FINGERS, 653

208. WHAT KILLED THE DOG? 657

209. THE NEWSBOY, 658

210. THE GREAT SURGEONS OF THE WORLD, 661

211. A CALL ON THE VILLAGE DOCTOR, 663

212. PHYSICIANS’ COSTUME IN 1790, 664

213. HOW POOR TOMMY WAS LOST, 666

214. BRIDGET’S METHOD OF MENDING STOCKINGS, 667

215. THE UNDERTAKERS’ ARMS, 671

216. DISPUTE OF THE DOCTOR AND VALET, 671

217. A WIG MOUSE, 674

218. THE MYSTERY EXPLAINED, 675

219. MEETING OF THE DOCTOR AND THE CURATE, 679

220. DOCTOR CANDEE, 679

221. A GERMAN BEER GIRL, 681

222. AN INDIGNANT BRIDE, 686

223. THE ITCH MITE, 689

224. THE BURGLAR AND STUDENT, 693

225. HARVESTED, 694

226. ASSISTANCE FROM A ROYAL SURGEON, 696

227. PETER THE GREAT AS A SURGEON, 697

228. JOB DISCHARGED BY SIR SCIPIO, 703

229. “BLEED HIM,” 704

230. A BORROWED WATCH, 706

231. JOB’S DECISION, 708

232. SQUASHY’S SURGICAL OPERATION, 715

233. “WILL YE TAK’ A BLAST, NOO?” 720

234. REPTILES FROM THE STOMACH, 722

235. “IT ISN’T CATCHIN’,” 724

236. FUNERAL OF THE CANARY, 725

237. MY FRONT STREET PATIENT, 731

238. A SHOPPING PATIENT, 733

239. CALL AT THE TENEMENT, 737

240. THE WIDOW’S OCCUPATION, 739

241. THE PHYSICIAN AND THE FATHER, 742

242. THE PETER FUNK PHYSICIAN, 745

243. VIRTUE, 747

244. THE FREEDOM OF THE PARK, 761

245. “IT COSTS NOTHING,” 766

246. A NATURAL POSITION, 792

247. AN UNNATURAL POSITION, 792

248. CORRECT POSITION, 796

249. INCORRECT POSITION, 796

250. HOW WASP WAISTS ARE MADE, 799

251. A CONSUMPTIVE WAIST, 800

252. NON-CONSUMPTIVE WAIST, 800

253. A HEALTHY POSITION, 804

254. POSITION OF ARTERY IN ARM, 811

255. COMPRESSING AN ARTERY IN ARM, 812

256. POSITION OF ARTERY IN LEG, 812

257. THE DOCTOR’S QUEUE, 816