‘Extraordinary Effects of Morrisons Vegetable Pills’, 1834

Mounted coloured lithograph, entitled ‘EXTRAORDINARY EFFECTS OF MORRISONS VEGETABLE PILLS!’, designed and lithographed by Charles Jameson Grant, and published by J. Kendrick in 1834.

In ‘EXTRAORDINARY EFFECTS OF MORRISONS VEGETABLE PILLS!’ two ragged friends meet, one proudly showing off his new legs; his old wooden legs are tucked under his arm, his legless companion is regarding him with amazement.

Their conversation describing how the man grew new legs by taking Morison’s Vegetable Pills is as follows: “Vy Snook is that you !, Vell if I arnt completely Struck ! Vy Ven did you change your Vooden Legs for Cork’uns ! _ ? Cork ones ! now do they look like a Pair of Cork ones. No old Boy they are real Flesh and Blood, and ten times a Better Pair than wot I was Born with, it’ll only cost you a Shilling my tulip, and you’ll have as good a Pair of Stumps as myself. Yesterday you must know I bought a Box of Morrisons Uniwersal Wegetable Pills, for a Swelling in my Thighs, well, so I took ’em all afore I wen