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Calomel and Castor Oil

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9378
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Abstract:
Antebellum medicinal prescriptions relied heavily on the use of whiskey and herbs. Some treatments such as bleeding with leeches and gashing and cupping seemed less desirable than the malady. Miracle Cures and elixirs and odd practices used by the clergy seem ludicrous and far-fetched by today's standards.
Source:
The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 42 Issue 7, Dec 1974, p16-18, 34, il
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