Tag: medical
Arm Sewn to Boy’s Face
This 1911 plastic surgery procedure is not for the weak of heart or stomach. The process describes cutting away malformed jaw muscle and attaching the…
Flour for Fixing Burns
For starters, the article below comes from a newspaper printed in 1851. It should not, under any circumstances, be used as medical advice. It is…
Doctors Wanted to End Kissing
1912 was the year when medical doctors were trying to get kissing outlawed. Not for religious reasons, but because they felt that kissing was gross….
A 1903 “Cure” For Insomnia
The medical discoveries and advice in the early 1900s flip-flops between scary and silly. I have seen everything from harvesting lightning to cure rheumatism to…
15 Incredibles Ways Urine Is Being Used For Beauty
You are flushing gold down that toilet, and I am not talking about dropped earrings and wedding rings. I’m talking about your pee: that stuff…
Husband Diagnosed With Leprosy and Wife Will Join Him on Leper Colony
In this article, found in a 1912 newspaper, a husband is believed to have leprosy. It was a frightening discovery at that time because there…
Spanish Flu Spreads Over All Of Europe
Claiming millions of lives, the Spanish flu filled the newspapers in 1918 to 1919. It was a frightening time when people were desperately searching for…
Strange 1913 Cure For Insomnia
I often have problems falling asleep, so I work instead. I don’t put any stock in the insomnia remedies, but I found this old cure…
Whistling Cure for Stomach Ache
Okay, I have officially heard it all when it comes to weird cures. Here is an article, found in a 1903 newspaper, that announces that…
10 Weird Historical Facts And Beliefs About Rabies
Before it became known as rabies, it was called hydrophobia (fear of water). The fear of water is one of the symptom of rabies, a…
