'Sequah': crown prince of charlatans.
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Towards the end of the nineteenth century, quackery of all kinds was on the increase. One of the most notorious of the mountebanks was ‘Sequah’, arguably the arch-prince of charlatans, who first made his appearance in the 1890s. He is described as "the most celebrated medical operator in Britain outside the capital". Sequah started his medical career at Portsmouth in September 1887. In January 1888 he was practising at Brighton and in June 1888 in Dublin. Reports from these and other towns throughout the United Kingdom reveal the technique behind his triumphs:
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دوره 41 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2004