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    TUB NATION.

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    Tub Nation.

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    £ @ Lo » $$ ?—fifrx . ^ ttty , ti , e doctor . IX . character Mr . Pulp . He , after was his the penance most earnest , became of a students comparativel . It seemed reformed as heard if what during he had seen short , or sojourn rather , " as in he another himself place stated , " had , what made he such had an v ^^^» impression ^»^ BH *^» B * v ^ b " ^^ mv vtv a * ™ ^»^ B * upon ^^^ v ^ ^^ ^ h him ^ v ^ h ^»^»^« w that ^ b ^ b ^ v ^ v ^ f a ^ ^ it » ^^ had * nm ^^^^ b" ^ b determined ^ v ^ v ^ BF ^^ ^ v ^ h ^»^—— ' - ^^ w ^ ^^^ ^ f ^ him ^™^»™ - ™ i ^«^™ to ^ - ^ v turn ^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ 9

    leaves over an , but entirel had y gene new rall leaf y . turned He had back often again before to turned the old over ones new ; but this time he was evidently sincere . He soon passed the he Hall astonished and the College old Jabez , and , b when y one he day had declaring received his , his intention diplomas to whose seek an practice engagement should as call assistant him more to some particularly general to practitioner the treat- , ment " I prefer of the this poor sort and of the thing wretched " said . Mr . Pulp to his btf father h . " I

    want can do . experience B * B * ^» ^ B and 1 ^^ " ^ B *^ fc I - have m T _— . ^^ F ^ B » . I ^ F s want *^ ome v ^™ ^ v ^™ ^» ^ m ^ m theories ^ F an ^ BBh , w opportunity ^ t ^ ^ f ^ f ^ f ^^^ bj I ^^ w ^ Br should <» Br ^^ v ^^»^ of » B ""»^ like finding ^ f ~^^ ¦ ^^^^ v to ^ " but test ¦ ^ f ™^^^ ^^ what ^» ^ I - ticall business y , , besides is done . " particularly wish to see how the * pauper prac ' very He short was not time long he found in obtaining himself what engaged he , desired for an almost , and within nominal a stipend , as the assistant of the great Mr . Tackier .

    x . John Mr ' . s , Tackier somewhere was in the this parish great metropolis doctor of . the He was large the parish out-o ' of -door St . workhouse parish doctor doctor , as contradistinguished . His duties consisted to the in in attending -door , or purel to the y paupers necessity «»™» ^ tr ^ b" ^ b * . v * . ^« v bf w of of ^ b ^ the their ^ fbbbb parish ^ bf ^«™ being ^^ v ^ b ^ w who ^ h ^ f ^ bb » transported ^ v ^ b required v ^ v ^* ov * w m ^ ^ m ^ ^» ^ m ^ k ^ ^ v his ^ b to Bjr ^ b * assistance the ^ p ^ w ^ b ^ workhouse * ^ r 4 B ^^^ , without ^ ^ p ^^^ ^^ to ^ r - ^ v the be bbjB ^ ^ b *

    him treated at . his He . His visited them erior at officer their from own who homes m , he or obtained they visited his p direction arish relieving s as to the officer sup particular , and Mr paup . Tackier , ers he was was bound to visit to , obey was the all from written that commands individual concerning . out-o ' -door paupers proceeding fully The teeming parish Vk of arishes St . John with ' s was thousands 0 one 1 of of those « B courts large and and alleys HVF deli inter ght-

    tion lacing ^ V m « <^ V at ^ m ^ BF one ^¦* a ^^ nV" rate < another ^ p BhB * ^ perf ^^ F ** ^«^^ V , ectl ^ B breeding ~^ V ^^ V y incalculable W ^ P « V ^ B ^ B ^ V ^ fever ^ ^^ F ^ B ^ BP ^ F ^^^ B and ^ IV ^ ^ 0 ; ^ and B" disease ^| T ^ B ^ the ^^ V ^ V ^ V ^^ courts of ^^^^^»^^ every ^^^ V IQ ^^^ and ^^^ descri J *^ F alleys ^ H ^^^ ^ m ^ B p - were of their inhabited dearest by liberties a population the privilege which see of med allowing to regard maladies as one of ^ interference every * ^ " ^ f ^ b ^ ^^^ ^ h ^™ ^^ F * " description ^^^ ^^ W ^* F ^^^ with ~ ¦^¦ ' ^ V ^^ their ^^^^^ V to ^^^^ ^ ^^ " be habits ^^ ^™ ^^^^^ F ^ continuall B' ^^ ^ V ^^ V of ^^^ ^ " ^ life ^ F ^^^^ ^ BB y raging or ^^^ P ^^ . th ^ B" W ^ H e ^^^ F among ^ social ^^ F ^^^ ^^ F «¦ ^^^ F ^^ them ^ B * ^^ Br ^^^ *^ ^^ ^^ . ^^ ^^~ V P ^ Any V of ^ Btf" ^^ economy

    it their was existence undertaken , or by the those arrange who ment strove of their to place habitations them , in althoug a con h - regarded dition of b co y them mfort , with and a fierceness stay the and spread a jealousy of dise that ase , d were rove w the ere authoritie well , they s to we despair re exacting . They when were they independent were ill , when and when they they crave rise rise died to to " such such the inquiries furious furious discussions discussions " and the inquests in in the the Dress held and and upon a amoncr them gave press mong

    the been parish more officials or less , murdered that one ' would by the have people supposed in authority they , who had re all - prese of this nted deli the gh tful unfortunate parish wer ratepayers e always . fighting The board togeth of er guardian as to the s condition and treatment of particular paupers—as to how they had seemed died to , and be gen whos erally e fault allowed it was , before that they any discus had died sion — began for it , be be that fo fo it und und must to to be be be somebody censured censured ' . . Of Of ult cours course , and e . that Mr Mr . . some Tackier Tackier one being beiner must

    for the do con ctor dem , appeared nation , and gen th era ere lly being to be the on nearest the , Board availabl and e in object the prove parish that a large Mr . Tackier body of was anti responsible -Tacklerites for , wh the o endeavoure death of every d to paup had er bee that n bro took ught plac about e in the by M parish r . Tackler , and ' that s cri every minal such neglect death of fe th in nded e the case parish Mr — . and Tackier , an there equ against also ally la being rge all accusations upon y of the pro same - , Tacklerites and Board who , m ? who truth also de it

    m must ust be be said said , , gener generally ally ccarried arried the the day day , . it it may may well well be be imagined imagined pro that ve Mr agreeabl . Tackler e ' to position a man was of not a quiet which and sensitive calculated dispo - sition . Mr . Tackier , however , fortunately for himself , was not

    man of such y contentions a nature . and From of having so many been attacks made , he the subject graduall of so y resolved his at one time amiable temper into one of the most bellicose of his of some and furious sort under character discussion . There and was whenever always Mr " . Tackier a case " entered into conversation he would ; invariably give his listener in in the eloquent eloauent entire particulars language laneuacre of the the the defence defence " case he he " in had had question made made , before before and recite the the Board Board to him .

    and how once again he had crushed his enemies . In conse- , existence sidered quence of that was all his this altogether salary it can received a be very well livel from understood y the one p ; arish and that when for Mr his . it Tackler labours is con ' s - ph was ysic something , it can also under be ^ ioo very per readil annum y imag , and ined which that included he was not the th inordinatel e very best y overpaid professional , and att that ention the possible paupers . were likely to get

    XI . in " an You oratorical see , Mr manner . Pulp , " , said for he Mr had . Tackier become to his oratorical new assistant through sions the fact before of having the Board to make , —" so many see speeches , Mr . Pul on p , so that many paupers occa- , especiall deny ^ m ^ bf ^^ ^ b that v ^»^» v y ^» ** in out 4 the ^ - o ^ ' - door majority ^ fc ^^ m mr g ^^ ^ paupers ^ r ^ " T of ^^ *• ^ instances i , are ^ ¦ ^ v » ~ " peculiar ^ ^** ^^ ^ " ^ they ^ r # ™^ ¦ ^ r . are I will ^^ positivel vw - ^» not - ^^ ml w ^ r altogether ^ r ^* y m mad ^^ ^ m m ^ # o > -

    dening . I do not pretend to know whether the parish of St . John know ' s that is the peculiarl paupers y distinguished it is my duty to in treat this respect seem , universall but I do y to possess idiosyncracies of the most bewildering character . obtain By the relief term from ' paupers the parish , ' Mr . , Pul medical p , we or include otherwise all , those although who b of y the far word the . majority Paupers of when them taken are not invariabl so in the commence strict sense b

    treating themselves . , For cholera , , they take strong doses y they of senna are very ; for bad a fever they get they orders consume from the spirits relieving largely officer . When for me ticular to visit times them printed . They on are their directed orders to . wait Without upon an me exception at parvariabl ¦ they P ^^ W 1 M > flP V always ^ B * 4 W > y w when r W W * riV ^ T come *^ I W am V ^ BUB ^ fr at - ^ B ^ either ^ Bf other » WMp * V > ^ BF ^ B out VF ti ^* mes VjF or ^^ ^ B » ^ ' ^ at than ^ V dinner ^ V ^ ^ ^ PV ^ ^ b those ^ B ^ BF ^» BJ . They ^ H directed ^ " ^ ~^^ W are WV ^ b ^ tB , and ord ^^ F ^ ^ m ^ feFV > ered ^ B" ^ B ~ in V ^ B -

    n ever bring do bottles bring bottl to contain es , and their have p to hysic go . back As a to certain fetch them rule , , they and then tastes Paupers bring nasty refuse them . to If take smelling it happen physic either to if it be of clear gin not , or . coloure blacking ghly coloured d , and or pickles sweet and . lected tasting by , they the comp doctor lai , and n to that the their Board case that is they not properl are being y treated neg . - Paupers , I really believe , Mr . Pulp , enjoy being ill . I know , as

    will a a fact fact startle , , that that you they thev . revel revel The im nastier n p ohvsic hysic you . . can The The make quantity auantitv it the they thev better consume consume they like a day it , . and If you write tell it in them large to letters take two upon tablespoonfuls the bottle , they three are times posithey tively -reach certain hom to drink , and c the ome whole back of the it in next one day dose for immediatel more . If y to you be give used them , it is lotion the most s with usual particular thing directions in the world how that they they are ^ swallow ¦ F ¦ * * ^^*^ F ^ B ^^ ^ V th ¦ V ^ ei them ^ WW ^ V ^ BF ^ V ^ V at ^*^ F ^ F ^ the ^ F ^>*^ V I ^^ F ^ firs v ^ b of ^^ ^ HF t ^ V opportunity ^ B ^^ Bf ^ V H ^^ ^ BF ^ H ^ V ^^^ ^ v lect ^ f W ^» j ^ , m and ^^ r ^ F ^ v ^ v ^ f ^ F , ^ M ^ if ^ ^^ they ^^ ^^«^ ^^^ before y ^ survive ^^ ^^>^ F ^^ V ^ V the V ^ B ^ B ^ , BJ

    bring Board . If r case they as one 't survive gross neg there is on an your inquest part , and ten their chances verdict to one . At if the all jury hours don of 't the append day— a at censure every upon one of you your to meals possession in paupers their — , cases at comp , all to . hours licati obtai They ons of n appear having which the nig to ht they taken nurture —you have place are a sickness expended , being in their sum as esti moned a valuable m utmost atio b n y , trouble—a possession which they are " anxious everyone should

    appear share ^ B *^ ^^ ^ F » ^^» ^* ^ wi BF to th ^ F" ^ F regard the ¦^» ~^ BR W m ^^» ^ , as a nd ^ ^ BF a your piece F » ^» ^ ^ ^ B ^ attempts ^» " ^ of ^ F ^ f ^ cruelty ™ ^ mr J ^ " ¦—— to - ^^ on rob ™ ^ " - ^ ^ ^^ your - ^— them w- ~ ^^ part - ^ r — ^^ ' of ¦ ^» , and which ^ ' ^ 1 ^ ^ " " ^^ ¦ ^ a ^ ^ " ^ F they ~ pur ^^ " ^^^ ^ B ^ - parish pose effecting which do " . ctor I th a ey for m certainl several not exaggerating y years do their . I have ut 1 , m Mr ost worked . Pul to p prevent . like I have a slave you been . from It a has nearly driven away the whole of my private practice . I hav and tat e been but BB ^ « F » attack tried ed criminall ¦¦ , BVVBi abused ^ Bl , conde for performing mned , censured duties , which roared are at ,

    most B * BJ «<^ BBjf WB b »*» eyon d W o n ^ e m W an ' ^ s ^ — WVW power y » , BJ ^ ^^ , and f ^ ^» ^ - ^ - ^ which ^ ^ ^^^ £ " , I ^ ^ ^^ can ^^ ^^ safel W ^^ ^ ^ T y say ^ "W ^ P ^ BT , to I have have alwavs obtaine p erformed ur assistance conscientiousl . You y commence . I am deeply thankful duties to-morrow , Mr . Pulp yo , and you will then have an opportunity your of seeing my course of practice , and I think it will astonish you . " { To be continued . Commenced in No , 127 . )

• Citation
  • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Oct. 23, 1869, page 193, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_23101869/page/9/