Curing conjunctivitis with frogspawn
Fishing line and marine sponges: the operating theatre of 1888
That’s one way to give up smoking
Dear oh dear
The child that cried in the womb
Wrong
Injured by the imagination
Skipping-ropes: the silent killer
A case of hiccups
The case of the poisonous pheasants
The incredible sleeping woman
King George’s heart
Thank you for publishing this excellent and fascinating blog.
Many of us, myself included, often long for the “good old days”. Here are many examples of certain unpleasant shortcomings of medical practice in those times.
Thank you! Glad you’re enjoying it.
Thank you so much for the time you have put into making this type of infomation readable and easy to access.
“Back in the day” they sure did not have the luxuries we now have: pain killers, ICU and the knowledge etc.
As a person who has experienced accidents equal to several you have mentioned (horse related, some things do not change), I am especially grateful for our modern advances.
Thank you for all you do. The website was great fun while healing. Keep up the good works.
I am hoping all is going well in your neighborhood. I was wondering if it is possible that you have ever come across some situations in your researches, similar as to what we are dealing with now but smaller, that had been documented and hopefully on a positive note, “contained”?