Genre:

Essay

Subjects:

Medical Practitioners, Medical Treatment, Quackery

Institutions mentioned:

Army

    Fiercely attacks medical practitioners as 'vile and infamous wretches' who 'get a disgraceful living by administering to the hard exigencies' of the sick with the 'resources of a paltry science' or a 'low mechanical art'. Condemns the easy studies and avaricious existence enjoyed by medical practitioners, and praises the Army Commander-in-Chief's Office (Horse Guards) for branding deserting army medical officers with the letter 'D'.