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wandering Jews, raw apothecaries, and all the other satellites of ignorance 

 and superstition (Fig. 121). There were, however, several eminent men in 

 some of the imperial towns, such as Strasburg, Frankfort, and Hamburg, 





Fig. 121. A Charlatan performing an Operation. Fac-simile of an Engraving by Wael 



(Seventeenth Century). 



and in the studious cities of Swit/crland. The plain barbers, in many ca-es, 

 became very proficient, owing to the great experience they acquired. At 



the same time, Jerome I'.rimswich, Jean < iersdort', ami Hoe-elm obtained a 



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