Punch,  2 (1842), 87.

A Few Lines from Mr Joseph Muff

Joseph Muff

Genre:

Letter, Spoof

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Illustrators:

J Leech *

Subjects:

Medical Practitioners, Medical Treatment


    Describes his experience of opening a new surgery. Notes that his patients are 'select rather than numerous' and explains how he managed to raise his reputation by treating a case of a dislocated shoulder. Explains that he has thrown away the labels on his bottles of medicine because of the illiteracy of people in his neighbourhood. Describes a case in which a local patient rubbed her leg with a poisonous lotion. The illustration shows a small girl being served in an apothecary's shop.



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