Punch (62.1872)

January 6, 1872.]

PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

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MEDICAL BAES.

Me. Punch,

A peetty dodge that is of the doctors and sawbones which
have signed that there declaration respectin' Halcohol has as bin
published in the Papers. Wot I refers to moor partickler is their
sayin that "Alcohol, in whatever form, should be prescribed with
as much care as any powerful drug." Take this here aL.ng with

their likewise sayin as they thinks the sale of liquors ought to be ' including anything on draught you may choose to name, not ex-
restricted by " wise_________ceptin punch, which

Wich, afore that state of things is brought to pass, with defence
not defiance for our motter, wot I say is, let's nale our cullers to the
mast, No Surrender, and take to supplyin our customers with the
werry best rubub, senna, and prerogative drugs, and likewise
pilicotia, bark, prussichacid and pizon of hevery description, as well
as Halcohol in watever form, wich they pertends is so pernishus.

The Doctors' liquor shops, I dare say, will shut up on Sundays—
but then no doubt but wot a short Notis outside will hinform you
that " Medicine may be obtained by ringing the bell," the medsin

legislation." Yah!
What's the legisla-
tion as them medical
gentlemen would
call wise ? I won't
say, I should like to
know, cos why I do
know, and which
therefore please alow
me for to state, for
to put a inliten'd
Brittish Public on
their gard agin a
Doo. A liquor law
for to shut up all the
publichouses, and
confine the sale of
liquors—Halcohol in
wotsomedever form,
mind yer — to the
'pothecaries, chem-
ists, and druggists,
to be sold hunder
conditions, like ass-
nic or strikenine, or
only wen horder'd
by a fisitian's per-
scription. That 's
their objeck. That's
wot they 're arter.
Anybody may see
with arf an i they 're
all leged together to
get the ole of the
licker trade away
from the legitimit
Licens'd Wittlers
into their own ands.

Now, Sir, just
fancy under that
sistim, if so be ever
it passes, witch Evin
forbid, what a hal-
teration we should
■see direckly in
doctors' shops. In
coarse they'd ave to
be a good deal in-
larged to make room
for the Bar and Beer-
■engine. Then, my
i, what a variety of
rum labels there
would be on the big
bottles, and the re-
seavers, and resevoys
witch praps would
•do dooty amongst
the fizzic for caskes
and barrels. A
young doctor chap,
as uses myouse, and

promises to be a hor- ' (Daee we say a la Beefeater ?) suitable for Ladies of Robust Figure

cures the gout, the
collect, and the
tizzic — And it is
allowed to be the
werry best of fizzic.
So no more at pre-
sent from your obe-
gent umbel Servant,

Bung.

MILITARY
ECONOMY.

Here is a fine
specimen of Army
Reform. We cite it
from that Military
authority, the Ci-
vilian :—

" The expense oi
providing and main-
taining window blinds
for officers' quarters is
not chargeable againsl
the public. Blinds now
fixed, which have been
supplied free of charge,
may remain, provided
they be maintained at
the occupants' expense.
Any occupant not wish-
ing to retain the blinds
at his own cost, will
make a notification to
this effect to the Con-
troller of the district,
in order that they may
be removed and taken
into store."

Officers' better
halves are hardly
likely to approve of
this retrenchment in
officers' quarters.
Faded furniture and
carpets will probably
not find much fa-
vour in their eyes,
nor will those eyes
shine any brighter
for being dazzled, as
they will be, when
the sunbeams
stream in blindingly
through the blind-
less windows. In
rooms that face due
South, a parasol will
be a useful adjunct
to a breakfast table,
and we may even
hear of officers with

niment to his perfes-____._'.____J weak eyes being at-

TOILETTE

sion, rote me down a tacked by sharp

few names of liquors; he says, in Doctors' lattin, along with Pil: Colo-
cynth Comp:, arid Mist: Camph:, and sitch as we shall then see—
Cereyis: Fort: XXX Burton:; Barcl: Perk: etSoc: Integr:; Aq: Vitse
Gallic :; Sp : Junip : Batavorum:; Vin: Rubr: ; Vin Alb : Hispan:;
Sp: Sacchari Jamaicens: Opt: ; Vetus Thomas: ; Ros Montan : ;
&c. ; all witch you and your honour'd readers, bein scollards, will
hunderstand. Yes ; and you '11 have medickle men perscribin wine,
beer, and sperrits in quantities of Oj., and 3j- or 5ij., and 3ifs.,
and Tfjnj.; and patients will be payin extry fees to ave the same
perscnbed for 'em—dram drinkin in drams order'd medisinallv.

ophthalmia, and, all owing to their Windless quarters, becoming
helpless inmates of the Blind Asylum.

A Minor Cannon.

The new 35-ton gun, or 700-pounder, is called The Woolwich
Infant. Sweet Innocent! Let us hope that affairs may allow it
long to remain such. Is the Woolwich Infant supposed to be a boy
or a girl ? If a boy, it must be admitted that there was never yet
before such a Son of a Gun.