Underwood & Underwood 



CURL-ALLS AND NOSTRUMS ARK OLDER THAN BABYLON ITSLLF 



The ancient Babylonian laws, called the Code of Hammurabi, contained penalties for mal- 

 practice and quackery, and also stipulated the amount of the fee which a physician might 

 charge, the fee varying according to the ability of the patient to pay. 



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