The decision of Aesculapius, in the cause O.P. versus M.D.

Date:
1810
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The decision of Aesculapius, in the cause O.P. versus M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    —M. D. etfilius Jovis Ammon 4 Rewarded with the filth of Mammon !— Proli pudor !—Ge’mon of the jurj^ Find for the plaintiff.—• M. D.—Death and fury ! ‘ iEs.—Guards! hurry M. D. from before us! 0 tempora ! o doctorum mores ! Diseases^ rise !—pursue !—-And mind you Be steady to the post assign’d you : His limbs, ye galling host of Rowels,— t His head> Vertigo,—Gripes, his bowels : Till, purified by oil of castor. He own me for his lawful master. And you, O. P., successful plaintiff. To my advice be now attentive : Leave M. D. to his fees and hoaxes— His recipes and empty boxes; And, till he grant O. P.’s petition, I Use Buchan’s Familv Physician.”