An exhibition of medical curiosities
The Royal Society of Medicine currently has an exhibition in its library of books from its collection detailing often very odd ideas about how medicine works.
Aug
05
2021
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An exhibition of medical curiosities
The Royal Society of Medicine currently has an exhibition in its library of books from its collection detailing often very odd ideas about how medicine works.
See a Georgian Miscellany of Medicine
A dead cock fed on peppercorns, equal quantities of opium, saltpetre and liquorice, a tincture of mercury -- are recommended treatments of Georgian London, and on display at the moment.