Figure 92.—Satire on the theories of Broussais. The caption read, “But, I haven’t a drop of blood left in my veins! No matter, another fifty leeches.” (Undated print. Photo courtesy of NLM.)
Figure 93.—Woman using leeches, 17th century. (From Guillaume van den Bossche, Historica Medica, Brussels, 1639. Photo courtesy of NLM.)