The pharmacist holds a pestle and stands next to a mortar with a skull and cross bones on it. Two bottles marked "pills," a canister with a triangle and female symbol on it, and several blank bottles are on the shelf behind him., Text: You man-killing poisoning creature, / Here is pictured each ugly feature / Of your impudent conceited face, / Which a monkey even would disgrace, / Your Jallap or Rhubarb won't suit me, / And as I don't like Senna Tea, / I, really, Sir, must quite decline, / To have you for my Valentine., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
The compounder of drugs has a crane's head and is extremely thin. He carries a large red syringe and has a medicine bottle in his pocket., Text: Compounder keen of drenching drugs, / Fly-poison, baneful wash for bugs, / And boluses for rats; / Pills, plasters, rubber for the toes, / And odors to regulate the nose, / And castor oil for cats., Variant of 7.2., "115", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
The druggist holds a pestle above a mortar. Medicine bottles, books, and a skull on are the shelves behind him., Text: Thou Esculapian, half-starved wretch, / Thou nostrum vender of the pill, / The Sexton's friend -- thou shar'st his fees / With victims that thy physic kill. / Unfit to tend an ailing cat, / Or to a jackass give relief: / Thou'll' ne'er suit me, you nauseous spook, / Of human lives a legal thief., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
A thin man has a crane's head. He wears a blue jacket and cravat. He carries a large red syringe and has a medicine bottle in his pocket., Text: Mr. Pill with a very long Bill, / If my soldier laddie gets hurt, / If you don't cure him quick, I will tell you right slick, / You are brother-in-law to your Squirt., Variant of 2.39., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
