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[Hybrid] Call the Doctor! Victorian Medical Practices
2022-10-27 19:00:00
2022-10-27 20:00:00
America/Chicago
[Hybrid] Call the Doctor! Victorian Medical Practices
Victorians treated sickness and injury very differently than we do today: home remedies, natural cures, bleeding, purging and prayer. Some things worked and some did not!
Deerfield Public Library - Deerfield Virtual Room, Room A/B
Thursday, October 27
7:00pm - 8:00pm
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2022-10-27 19:00:00
2022-10-27 20:00:00
America/Chicago
[Hybrid] Call the Doctor! Victorian Medical Practices
Victorians treated sickness and injury very differently than we do today: home remedies, natural cures, bleeding, purging and prayer. Some things worked and some did not!
Deerfield Public Library - Deerfield Virtual Room, Room A/B
Deerfield Public Library
Deerfield Virtual Room, Room A/BVictorians treated sickness and injury very differently than we do today: home remedies, natural cures, bleeding, purging and prayer. Some things worked and some did not!
This lecture will discuss the various therapies for disease, some that worked and some that did not. We will also talk about treatments prescribed by doctors, such as bleeding and purging, and touch on how Civil War doctors treated battlefield injuries.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Adult Program |
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