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If anyone ever doubts the seriousness and the adequate medical skills of my 18th century colleagues, well... they have every right to do so. In my continuous journey into the History of Ancient Medicine, i found a splendid article concerning a famous 18th century medical Hoax.
Let me...
Read MorePosted in: default | 4 commentsthe fencing activities have got me looking for more information and I found this wonderful bit:
I especially love the last line about a man who wears a sword...
Read MorePosted in: default | 0 commentsLoire - Atlantique, 14th of May 1770Dear diary,We finally arrived at the harbor of St. Nazaire. Here we are going to take a ship that will bring us to Flanders.It was a long journey, and it took us several days by carriage to travel over 350 kilometers from la Chasseresse to the harbor. We didn't...
Read MorePosted in: default | 1 commentsTourraine, 7th of May 1770.
Dear diary,
I received a letter from my cousin Jan in Flanders regarding some bad news. It seems Abb Abelard, my dear friend who once learned me to write and read, is dying. Of course he has already a respectable age, and lived a good life, but still......
Read MorePosted in: default | 4 commentsMy face is not that of a beauty, on the contrary I myself have difficulty tolerating it, and personally think [...] that I have a highly impertinent appearance, which [...] would mostly seem to invite a box on the ears [...]. I detest flattery, but welcome...
Read MorePosted in: default | 0 commentsPosted in: Garden | 4 commentsTobacco use by todays standards is often taboo, or frowned upon by society, but as I am sure most of us know, it has not always been like that. In fact, some forms of tobacco use were actually considered elegant and stylish. During the eighteenth century, tobacco use in Europe took on the...
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