Punch,  37 (1859), 196.

An Experiment on a Vile Body

Anon

Genre:

Illustration, Drollery

Relevant illustrations:

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Subjects:

Medical Practitioners, Medical Treatment, Charlatanry, Surgery


    Depicts a consulting room in which a medical student stands in front of his patient who clutches his face in agony. The caption reveals that the student had, after 'dragging his patient round the Surgery', extracted a tooth. The student tries to reassure his patient that 'that's not so bad for a first attempt'.



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