Wednesday, January 21, 2015

How to Cure Stomach Pain, 1697

Conrad Gesner, Historiae animalium
"If you apply a living duck, the feathers being pulled off behind, to the Stomach, it will ease the Pain of the Cholick." 
John Pechey, A Plain Introduction to the Art of Physick
Feeling a little crampy? What you need is the soothing touch of a duck's bare bottom.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 22, 2015 at 11:13 AM

    Simply apply to tummy and all will be better:
    http://iamalpham.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ducktail.png

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  2. JannaJanuary 22, 2015 at 5:40 PM

    I don't know if this is 17th Century trolling a genius stand-in for a heating pad.

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