Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1888 — Resources of Quackery. [ARTICLE]

Resources of Quackery.

One of the?® quacks, at the time in immense practice in London, once consulted the great Abernethy for some ailment. Curious to know the secret of his success in attracting clients, the surgeon asked him if he knew why he had so many more patients than any regular physician. Drawing Abernethy to the window, he pointed to the surging crowd on the street below, and asked: “Doctor, of ey^ry loo persons who pass this window, he w many do you suppose are educated people, capable of appreciating study and cultivation in others?” “Perhaps ten,” answered the surgeon. “Exactly, ’' rejoined the charlatan “Well, you get those ten—the rest come to me.”-” Oregon claims the only five-masted schooner afloat.