That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for February 06, 2020

It took some years before they realized that electroshock therapy worked better when it was applied higher up.

“Take a note, George. This taser doohickey doesn’t heal wounds, but it’ll be a riot at parties.”

Ah Doc? I think you should point the bazooka the other way!

Yet another San Jose Shark has blown out his ACL and MCL.

The first prototype of the electric chair.

‘ve haff vays uff mekink you talk, bubula’…

Medical

Electricity

To the Poor

GRATIS.

From 8 till 10

in the Morn

Is what the sign says. So he’s not charging for the discharge…

Sneaky way to do research without paying the subjects…

Young man, your fears about this process are groundless,..

Neat painting. I like the Leyden jars on in the box on the floor.

“Sign zee papers”

The closing reflex test needed some improvements.

“Smile at the camera, kiddo, or I will snatch your nuts with this device!!!”

I once read an essay that translated certain medical terminology into their true meanings. “This may sting a little” means “I’m about to hit you with a cattle-prod.” “You may feel a little pressure” means “You’re about to be sat upon by an elephant.” “You may have some slight discomfort” means “Sitting in an electric chair will feel like a La-Z-Boy.”

“Hey Doc let’s turn up the volume and make him wet his pants.”

In his later years, Pinocchio paid the bills by volunteering to participate in scientific experiments.

Tooth extraction, the old fashioned way.

The new hair gel is still holding, turn up the juice, let’s see how high we can go.

See, if I hold the magnifying glass just so, his kneecap begins to smolder.

Dr. Shock casually mentioned the charge for the procedure.

“I sing the body electric..” – Walt Whitman

To the poor he charges no fee/ he’s as charitable as can be/he’s worked wonders galore/ so we gladly ignore/ the occasional casualty.

WTF

Here’s a page with a fair amount of info on the subject. https://www.sciencesource.com/archive/Electrotherapy—1824-SS2747146.html

Painting Title “The Dispensing of Medical Electricity”

I want to know who the person is peeking through the window in the back.

Sorry – too creepy for me to like….!

The procedure for head elongation and neck removal.

This is a shocking commentary on the medical practices of the day!

At least modern quacks can disguise their flim-flams behind fancy computers and big shiny machines.

“Yes, Little Man, my probe IS shockingly cold. Just wait’ll my assistant throws the switch!”

“I promise you, this will greatly enhance the ahem marital relationship.”

No, no not my knee. I need it to charge my Tesla.

Dispensing of medical electricity: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dispensing_of_medical_electricity._Oil_painting_by_Edmund_Br_Wellcome_L0007159.jpg 

has info and links that point to info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting. First Other versions has strip coloration.

https://www.the-athenaeum.org/people/detail.php?ID=8100 

https://www.askart.com/artist/Edmund_Bristow/11019184/Edmund_Bristow.aspx 

https://prabook.com/web/edmund.bristow/2402645 

http://www.avictorian.com/Bristow_Edmund.html 

all have info, or links that point to more info, about this artist (again, the askart.com can be read in full for free on Fridays), perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the title URL. This is the first work by him used here.

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2378 (February 5, 2020) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment

“Is it safe?”

ZAP! You’re sterile!

many things were tried before the cure for E.D. was found.

“It’s not the electricity. I’m sitting on one of your pointy bottles! I no longer need that prostate exam.”

Dr. Harvey Kellogg, the early years. (for his later work, view "The Road to Wellville).

“Yes, Doctor, it’s only giving me a little bit of paiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!”