George Morrow. The medical notes are equally worthy of consideration.
On one page we are given a list of herbal remedies, and we are told
how one disease can be cured by pouring boiling water on hay (upland
hay being better than meadow hay) and applying it to the stomach. But
Raphael is no crank, as we see in his suggestion for the treatment of
influenza:

"If you think you have got an attack of influenza slip off
to bed at once and take the whisky or brandy bottle with
you, and don't be afraid of it, for alcohol is the best
medicine you can take as it kills the germs in the blood. Do
not wait until you are half dead--remember that a stitch in
time saves nine, even with health."

Even on the subject of the care of children's teeth he makes it clear
that, whoever may have come under the blight of Pussyfoot, it is not
he:

"I believe a Committee is to be appointed to inquire into
the failing eyesight and decaying teeth in children. I think
I have already stated that these troubles were due to the
excessive amount of sugar or sweetstuffs consumed. All sweet
things cause an excessive exudation of saliva from the gums,
which affect and impair both the teeth and the eyesight for,
despite of what dentist and doctor may say, there is an
intimate relation between the two. Dr Sims Wallace, the
eminent lecturer on Dental Surgery, recommends _Beer_ or dry
_Champagne_ as an excellent mouth wash. They are also
pleasant to the throat and stomach!"