Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills And Powders; Or, the Cogitations And Confessions of An Aged Physician
Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills And Powders; Or, the Cogitations And Confessions of An Aged Physician
William a William Andrus Alcott
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But 1 was much less successful in preventing the torrent of medicine from producing its wonted effects upon this family, at other times and ^seasons ; for which Mr. L.'s business fur- nished such facilities. But you must not think of Mrs. L. as a mere tyro in this business of compounding medicine, nor in that of administering it, especially to herself From the apothecary's shop of her husband, as well as from other sources, she selected one thing after another, not merely for the time, but for ...per- manent purposes, till it was almost difficult to say which had the best assortment, she or her husband. And she not only had it on hand, but she took it, as freely, almost so, as her food and drink. More than even this should be affirmed. Had she at any time flagged in this work of self-destruction, she would have been brought up again to the line by her mother. For though the latter resided at a considerable distance, she paid Mrs. L. an occasional visit, and sometimes remained in the family sev- eral weeks.
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