A patient going to a doctor for his first visit was asked, "And whom did you consult before coming to me?"<br>"Only the village druggist," was the answer.<br>"And what sort of foolish advice did that numbskull give you?" asked the doctor, his tone and manner denoting his contempt for the advice of the layman.<br>"Oh," replied his patient, with no malice aforethought, "he told me to come and see you."

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