Genre:

News-Commentary, Drollery

Subjects:

Quackery, Medical Practitioners, Periodicals, Pharmaceuticals

    Criticises a morning newspaper for upholding the value of Thomas Holloway's pill, a position which might induce a 'fool' to take the pills. Proceeds to another extract in which Holloway's pills are praised as 'miracle-working', but which Punch thinks contains 'not one word of truth'. Doubts whether the newspaper could know that the pills have the curative effects that they claim, and berates 'that portion of the press' that publishes testimonials in support of Holloway's pills.