<p>Catalysterium, a fake doctor, breaks into the Niflanguille's house and diagnoses the couple and their servant with a supposedly fatal disease. He asks them to stay in bed, eats their food and prescribes very expensive medicines (in fact water) to rob them. Mr. Niflanguille finds out about the scam and gets his money back. Cataclysterium is beaten by the Niflanguille and their servant and forced to take an oath to give up medicine forever.</p>

Glove-puppet

All audiences

France

Paris

Duranty Louis Émile Edmond

Printed

False doctor

Medicine

Illness

Health

Medicines

Swindler

Punishment

Money

Syringe

Farcical

Satirical

French

Physician

Domestic servant

Lazzi

Headbutt

Blow-with-a-stick

Chase

Les Drogues de Cataclysterium

Cataclysterium's Drugs