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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Quackery - Medical Minstrels Performing for the Benefit of Their Former Patients - No Other Dead-Heads Admitted |
| Reference | 2004-99-37 |
| Library | Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| Collection | The William H. Helfand Collection, 2004 |
| Date | 1879 |
| Author | Keppler, Joseph |
| Description | From 'Puck' (New York, November 19, 1879). |
| Document Type | Ephemera |
| Theme(s) | Homeopathy; Satire and Parody |
| Keywords | doctor, cure, death, morphine, phlebotomy, vegetarianism, medium, baths, arsenic, laudanum, quinine, calomel, eclectic, hydrotherapy |
| Additional Information | In a biting satire on the excessive promotion and irresponsible formulation of many proprietary medicines, Keppler leaves no group untouched, attacking regular physicians - the allopaths - and many practitioners of alternative systems: homeopaths, eclectics, vegetarians, phlebotomists, hydropaths, and even spirit mediums and Turkish bathers. The cartoonist takes pains to single out arsenic, calomel, laudanum, quinine, and morphine, placing them in the same league as quack medicines. |
| Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Philadelphia Museum of Art's catalogue. |
| Visual Content | View thumbnails |
| Copyright | Philadelphia Museum of Art |