Athothis : a satire on modern medicine / by Thomas C. Minor.
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CHAPTER VII.
Doctor Paulus Androcydes admits that modern medicine is
a mere trade and hath its tricks 60
CHAPTER VIII.
The spirits witness an ancient surgical operation—And
Athothis praises Jewish doctors, much to the disgust of
Paulus Androcydes 70
CHAPTER IX.
In which Doctor Paulus Androcydes boastfully names nu-
merous modern physicians who have figured in the realms
of literature, and Athothis admits that the profession
has contributed some little to the store of human
knowledge 80
CHAPTER X.
Paulus Androcydes extols the modern method of medical
teaching, while Athothis insists that the so-called char-
itable institution known as a Hospital is run in the
interest of the doctor, and not for the benefit of the
sick 91
CHAPTER XI.
In which the spirits take a ride behind an old fashioned
phaeton and overhear a conversation between a rural
preceptor and his student 98
CHAPTER XII.
Athothis, to his surprise, rediscovers one of the lost arts 107