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Rattlehead's chronicles, or, A little experience with old maids and young maids, old bachelors, fools, and drunkards, quack doctors, men of science and the world at large. Byrn, M. Lafayette (1826–1903).
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RATTLEHEAD'S CHRONICLES.
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DAVID RATTLEHEAD, M.D.

RATTLEHEAD'S CHRONICLES; OR, A LITTLE EXPERIENCE WITH OLD MAIDS AND YOUNG MAIDS; OLD BACHELORS, FOOLS, AND DRUNKARDS; QUACK DOCTORS, MEN OF SCIENCE, AND THE WORLD AT LARGE.

BY

DAVID RATTLEHEAD, M.D.,

(THE MAN OF SCRAPES.) AUTHOR OF "THE ARKANSAW DOCTOR," "RATTLEHEAD'S TRAVELS," ETC. ETC.

PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO, & CO.— NEW YORK; LONG & BROTHER; STRINGER & TOWNSEND.— BOSTON: REDDING & CO.; FETTRIDGE & CO.— BALTIMORE: BURGESS, TAYLOR, & CO.

1852.
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ENTERED according to Act of Congress, in the year 1852, by B. B. WILLIS, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States. T.K. AND P.G. COLLINS, PRINTERS.

TO
GUNNING S. BEDFORD, M. D.,
PROFESSOR OF DISEASES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN THE
UNIVERSITY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK,
This Little Book
IS INSCRIBED, IN GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGMENT
OF
HIS SERVICES AS FRIEND AND INSTRUCTOR,
BY HIS
VERY OBEDIENT SERVANT AND STEADFAST FRIEND,
THE AUTHOR.

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PREFACE.

MY FRIENDS:—

I am again at your service, to shake up your drooping spirits, and drive dull care away. I cannot be long at rest or idle—I must do something, and nothing better than writing a little for your amusement.

I have been travelling much of late, and met with many misfortunes, been in a pile of scrapes, started the perpetual motion on all-fours, acted as show-master, tore off a few coat-tails, brought about a few matches, blowed up a powder house, sunk two flat-boats, run a few races, killed two hundred quack doctors, had three fights, stole some watermelons, made six speeches, exposed the Sons of Temperance in a new way, broke a steamboat bell, and fifty other things; so I have just sat down to write them out for your benefit.

To those who may consider themselves personally attacked in this little volume, let me say such is not the intention of the author, for I owe ill will to no human being, only the man that stole my trunk about two months ago, and if he'll bring it back, I'll say page: viii-ix (Table of Contents) [View Page viii-ix (Table of Contents) ] nothing more about it. If I live and don't make a fortune in some other way, you will hear from me again before long, so if you care anything about it, look in the newspapers, for I intend to encourage the "press" by advertising, if they will credit me for a few days.

Yours, as before,

DAVID.

CONTENTS.

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