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  • Two doctors discussing a patient who has a fever and a great thirst, the patient overhears and promises to cure the thirst if they can deal with the fever. Wood engraving by C. Keene, 1882.
  • A doctor suggests to an exhausted patient that he commit theft and spend some time locked in a police cell in order to regain his health. Wood engraving by G. Du Maurier, 1878.
  • A man with bronchitis asks a chemist for a remedy. Wood engraving after C. Keene.
  • An old woman attempting to cure her corns by drinking brandy while her feet are plunged in salt. Wood engraving.