A very sick patient – he pays well, but the senatorial quacks can’t save him
Subject(s): Brice, Calvin Stewart, 1845-1898, Care of the sick, Chandler, William E. (William Eaton), 1835-1917, Free trade--Protection, Gorman, Arthur P. (Arthur Pue), 1839-1906, Hill, David B. (David Bennett), 1843-1910, Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904, Legislators, McPherson, John R. (John Rhoderic), 1833-1897, Medical care, Medical personnel, Peffer, William Alfred, 1831-1912, Pugh, James L. (James Lawrence), 1820-1907, Quacks and quackery, Sherman, John, 1823-1900, Sick, Tariff, Vest, George Graham, 1830-1904
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Several legislators appear as quack physicians trying to cure a large sick man labeled “Protection” with a packet of “Boodle” on his lap. From left are “Hill, Pugh, Vest, Chandler, Brice, Hoar, Peffer, Gorman, [and] McPherson,” and John Sherman. They apply such medications as “Delay Tonic, Concessions to Trusts, Sympathy, Wind, Senatorial Fog, Obstruction Pills, [and] Misleading Talk.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1894-07-18
Creator(s)
Hutchins, Frank Marion, approximately 1867-1896
Language
English
Period
Civil Service Commissioner (1889-April 1895)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
A very sick patient – he pays well, but the senatorial quacks can’t save him. [July 18, 1894]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289158. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Hutchins, Frank Marion, approximately 1867-1896. A very sick patient – he pays well, but the senatorial quacks can’t save him. [18 Jul. 1894]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 24, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289158.
APA:
Hutchins, Frank Marion, approximately 1867-1896., [1894, July 18]. A very sick patient – he pays well, but the senatorial quacks can’t save him.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289158.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 24, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
