University of Cincinnati College of Medicine - Annual Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Now such as hale newrfashioned mp Began to 100k extremely glum; They said that rattles were made fm- lmys. And vowed that his buzzing was all at hum. There. was an old lady had long licun sick. And what was lllu lllullur none did know; Her pulse was slow. though her tongue was quick; To her this knowing youth must gnu So there the nice old lady Hat, With phials and boxes all in 21 WW; She asked the young doctor what he was at. T0 thump her and tumble her ruFFlPs Rn. Now. when the stethoscope- came out, The flies began in huzz ancl whiz: 0h, ho! the matter is clear, no doubt: An anewism there plainly is. The bruit de rape and the bruit de safe And the brui! de diable are all combined: llow happy Ruillaurl would be. If he a case like this could lindl an, when the neighboring doctors found A case so rare had been described. They every day her ribs did pound In squads of twenty: so shc died. Then Six young tlamsels, slight and frail, Received this kind young doctor's cares; They all were getting slim and pale. And short of breath on muunting ril'dlrh. Page One Hundred Ninety-jue

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Smile said that his liver was short of bilq, And some that his heart was over 512e, XNhih-z some kept arguing all the while, He was crammed with tubercles up to his eyea. This Fine young man then up stepped he, And all the doctors made a pause: Said he: ' Iihe man must die, you see: By the fifty-seventh 0f Louis's laws. But since this case is a desperate one, To explore his chest it may be well; For if he should die and it were not done, You know the autopsy would not tell. Then out his stethoscope he took. And on it placed his curious ear; RIM. DieulH said he. with a knowing Iook. Why here is a sound that is mighty queer! 'l'he hourdomtemem is very clearh Amphorz'c buzzing. as I'm alive! Five doctora wok Lhcir turn to hear, XAmpkom'c buzzing. said all the five. There's em-pyema, beyond a doubt; We'll plunge a tmcar in his side; The diagnosis was made out- They tapped the patient; so he died. HE OUGHTA BE A PEERGHEE , THE X WPH HE GHN Page Om: Hundred Ninety-four

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They all made rhymes with usignsH and skies: And loathed their puddings and buttered rollsi And dieted, much to their friends' surprise, On pickles and pencils and Chalk and coals. So fast their little hearts did bound, The frightened insects buzzed the more: So over all their chests he found The rate stflam. and the Mk whore. I19 shook his head. There's grave disease; I greatly fear you all must die; A slight post-mortem, if you please, Surviving friends would gratify. The six young damsels wept aloud, Which so prevailed on six young men; That each his honest love avowed, Whereat they all got well again. This poor young man was all aghast; The price of Stethoscopes came down: And so he was reduced at last To practise in a country town. The doctors being very sore, A stethoscope they did dcvisc That had a rammer To vlear the bore, With a know at the end to kill the Flies. Now use your cars. all you that Can. But donit forget to mind your eyes; Or you may he cheated, like this young man, By a couple of silly, abnormal flies. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES. tlsilSJ .EFOEE-Z AND AFTER? SAM IGLRUEE OPERATED Page 01:: Hundred Ninaty:5ix