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tleman of no mean medical ability, and hath much culture,
for he reads many interesting papers before the Philau-
tian Medical Society, among which may be mentioned:
' The Musical Qualities of the Umbilical Chord,' ' Notes
on the Sphincter,' ' Essay on the Drum of the Ear,'
' Maladies of the Digestive Organs,' etc. Yes, Sym-
phony is a man of genius, and is rapidly accumulating a
fortune."
" Enough ! " cried Athothis. " Let me hear no more or
you will next convince me that modern medicine is
the science of deceiving the public. So you acknowledge
that success in the healing art requires neither wisdom
nor honesty ?"
" I admit that medicine, like all other trades, hath
its tricks," replied Paulus Androcydes. " But, see that
gathering of doctors' carriages opposite the brown-stone
front below! Let us descend and enter, as some impor-
tant operation is about to be performed. Come ! " So
saying, the two spirits dropped down a high chimney,
alighting in the parlor of a wealthy merchant.
