Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-06-18
Humorous Selections.
THE ADVENTURES OF A MEDICAL
STUDENT.

| entered the store, and visions OF hquorice
fcasts and lots of O-doc-col-log now danced
through my brain. Although was not al
lowed to choose the profession ! would like
to follow, still was perfectly satisfied, and
went to work like hero The first week
washed the windows, broke bottles and spill
/ cd medicines but the second week, DR.. Bo-
I lus, chicl-cook owner, and bottlc-washor OF
the establishment, came to the sage conclu-
sion that | was cold and ugly enough, to
commence what he termed the rudimcnts OF
/ the profession at once. Accordingly, pestle
was put into my hands, into which Bolus had
/ placed some "black buttons as then called
/ them and he then showed me how to reduce
the "black buttons" to powder.
"Now. my boy" said Bolus, who was a
cross, thin, long back, religious, consumptvc
/ specimen Of Il human abortion, "now, my
| boy, you must remember that these are the
beans Of nor r0mica. and that they possess
numerous and excellent medicinal qualities.
But at present the chief object is for YOU to
remember the Latin terms So do not forget
that those cylindrical substances, convex on
one side and concavc on tho other, are the
beans Of nor Uomic1.'
"Oh, yes" said frightening up, and inn
agining myself, an accomplished apothocary
in moment ooh, yes, I'll remember; those
arc the beans Of nuts nuts vomit yer, that's
it,"
"Nux WHAT asked Bolus, sharply.
"Nuts yomit yer answered ], with an in
noccut stare.
"Bc careful, child, in your pronunciatons, "
said he, "or may be under the painful ne
cessity of boxing your ears : and thus say
ing, he LEFT me to powder the 'nuts vomit
yer, which | cndeavored to do until late in
the evening without success, for the obstinate
beans seemed to be made of India rubber.
1t would only be tiresome to the reader for
me TO recount the numerous awkward mis-
takes committed during the first two years
Of my apprenticeship, and moreover, they
would be devoid of interest therefore, we
/ will pass thcm over, and again commence our
tale.
During my first two years | had rapidly
progressed in all the branches of my profess
sion. but more especially in chemistry; and
the laundering apprentice, who, two years
before, know not salt from catnip could now
explain pretty c'eycrly the medicinal proper
ties of any medicine from cream of tartar to
the ''potassy icuocyanurctum'
The eccentric Bolus still owned the store.
and he seemed to become moro and more fret
full and leycrish every day. lie preached and |
practiccd that is to say, he gave the advice
and nrcparcd the moiicinos bnt mot boin,
satisfied with practicing, | determined to
nreocb also and occordirglv if NJ Rolns
should h,r,,., g., lao LII ,7,t ,,,.,caai,'ar,
or otherwise. and a patient should han6;cn to
drop in. | would don gravo visogc and do
myself Inc homer of represcnting my suncrior
Bolus-"P rbo-hcm-haw-ba case
and contribute half the money to my port
monnaie. thinking nv advice ,y,s vorth ~
much as Tho ncdicino ,yos r;ol.t c,r u,o
medicine was Eouor;co-,,otor ond ~. od,ico
-popsorso az co,,rso ;f u,oso ,,,|,c,oI;,',,a
should bo soon ny bn,rd ~ ~, NJ ILL.,
would nav tLc forco;, hy sc,n5 Ir,LLino
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noticnts" call whom ,yas cor,air NJ poIns
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