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Berkeley And Jefferson Intelligencer
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia
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In the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, a bill to regulate the practice of medicine and suppress quackery was rejected after a single opposing speech by a member defending quacks over 'big doctors' for using milder medicines.
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'If I shuse to but my life indo de hans of one of dese Quacks, it is popody's pissness; pecause I know some of dese Quacks cure pigger cures as any of de pig toctors.' Mr. Speaker, I pleïve some of desc pig toctors kills miore beebles dan dese Quacks, pecaust dey use stronger medecines.
The above speech was the only one against the bill, and the bill was rejected.
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Pennsylvania
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the bill was rejected
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When the Bill for regulating the Practice of Medicine and suppressing quackery was before the House of representatives of Pennsylvania, a member observed: 'If I shuse to but my life indo de hans of one of dese Quacks, it is popody's pissness; pecause I know some of dese Quacks cure pigger cures as any of de pig toctors.' Mr. Speaker, I pleïve some of desc pig toctors kills miore beebles dan dese Quacks, pecaust dey use stronger medecines. The above speech was the only one against the bill.