tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post1716301032861775248..comments2024-03-14T06:05:04.836-04:00Comments on Colonial Quills: Medicine at Sea -- Not for the Squeamish!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-89777263778563774192013-01-21T14:25:01.017-05:002013-01-21T14:25:01.017-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-10919289871086061242012-06-10T10:50:24.260-04:002012-06-10T10:50:24.260-04:00Oh my. That was so bad I had to cringe and look aw...Oh my. That was so bad I had to cringe and look away. I would not have wanted to be aboard ship back then. Actually, I wouldn't want to now. There are still so many stories of sickness sweeping through those big cruise liners.<br /><br />Very informative, even if I had to close my eyes for the amputation part!Lori Bentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714197239425827339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-19331578553703448422012-06-08T23:34:49.449-04:002012-06-08T23:34:49.449-04:00Don't think they would have cared since they d...Don't think they would have cared since they didn't know any different.Ursulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00941009153698544898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-23222665028465692792012-06-08T20:42:08.540-04:002012-06-08T20:42:08.540-04:00Eye of newt and toe of frog... yeah. Glad we don&...Eye of newt and toe of frog... yeah. Glad we don't have to mix these things up anymore. :)Pegg Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113756304449398701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-9271512136075277742012-06-08T18:07:50.875-04:002012-06-08T18:07:50.875-04:00oh yes... lots of creepy things on ships.. my pers...oh yes... lots of creepy things on ships.. my personal favorite, cockroaches! I have a terrible fear of them. It does make you glad we live in the century we do, but they were also thankful for their medical "advances" thinking they were on the cutting edge (no pun intended) <br />And yes.. kissing a man who hadn't seen a dentist in his entire life. Or who probably hadn't had a MaryLu Tyndallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03627854450199870544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-24849597458441362732012-06-08T17:19:07.368-04:002012-06-08T17:19:07.368-04:00MaryLu, the nurse in me loved this. I always snic...MaryLu, the nurse in me loved this. I always snicker just a bit when these guys you authors write about grab the ladies who end up on their ship and kiss them, especially when they "deepen the kiss". LOL Ah, the wonder of fiction!! :-)Mocha with Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16387717261200678465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-27765709211214295402012-06-08T16:59:03.396-04:002012-06-08T16:59:03.396-04:00Interesting and horrible! I'm glad I live in t...Interesting and horrible! I'm glad I live in the 21st century! Great reseach MaryLu!Marian Baayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10990486522138340848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-36512761495414909862012-06-08T11:26:02.079-04:002012-06-08T11:26:02.079-04:00Amazing information, MaryLu. This is a keeper for...Amazing information, MaryLu. This is a keeper for me as my WIP takes place at sea. I'm reminded each day why I'm so thankful to be a member of this group of writers. <br /><br />I can't imagine being on board a ship and having "a fear of creepy things." Seems like that is all that was on these ships -- "creepy things"!Susan Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00922171469364860239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-62698254427365858202012-06-08T10:20:54.440-04:002012-06-08T10:20:54.440-04:00Thank you, Ladies! When I researched this, it tru...Thank you, Ladies! When I researched this, it truly made me squirm. The things they used to do to these poor sailors! Yes, Indeed, recruitment would have definitely dropped with just one peek at the instruments used!! Carrie, I'm so jealous of your Blackbeard Festival. It truly is amazing that such a fierce, greedy pirate would blockade an entire city for medical supplies! I have a post MaryLu Tyndallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03627854450199870544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-38269154725947707302012-06-08T09:15:51.596-04:002012-06-08T09:15:51.596-04:00I certianly makes me thankful to love in the moder...I certianly makes me thankful to love in the modern times! Very thankful, indeed. How did anyone survive with medical treatment like that?<br />Thank you for this post! Very fascinating.Kate S (4readin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03311476103331480075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-82223920019679411532012-06-08T09:07:05.395-04:002012-06-08T09:07:05.395-04:00MaryLu, We just had the Blackbeard Festival in Ham...MaryLu, We just had the Blackbeard Festival in Hampton Roads, VA. This really explains why Blackbeard blockaded Charleston, as you mentioned, for medical supplies--one of my son's favorite pirate trivia facts!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-82327323228530830052012-06-08T08:45:23.091-04:002012-06-08T08:45:23.091-04:00Wow, Marylu!
If sailors had all of that informatio...Wow, Marylu!<br />If sailors had all of that information, recruitment might go down. Sadly, some had no choice. Good work!Janet Grunsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635290708361600803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-21976449006758706692012-06-08T05:30:39.127-04:002012-06-08T05:30:39.127-04:00What a wonderful compendium of research. Thank you...What a wonderful compendium of research. Thank you!Judith Roblhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09896616623573839165noreply@blogger.com