The Devil's Gentleman Quotes

“Elsewhere in the journal, he transcribes the rules laid down by Benjamin Franklin as a prescription for happiness and success: “Eat not to dullness,” “Avoid trifling conversation,” “Waste nothing,” “Let all things have their place,” “Use no hurtful deceit,” “Tolerate no uncleanness in body, clothes, or habitation,” and so on.”
― Harold Schechter, The Devil's Gentleman: Privilege, Poison, and the Trial That Ushered in the Twentieth Century

“It was a time when formaldehyde was routinely prescribed for the common cold, arsenic for asthma, strychnine for headaches, morphine for diarrhea—and mercury for everything from anemia to yellow fever.”
― Harold Schechter, The Devil's Gentleman: Privilege, Poison, and the Trial That Ushered in the Twentieth Century