A plague remedy?
We all know that Isaac Newton was one of the most brilliant scientists of all time, right? A manuscript of his is now being offered at auction which includes his hand-written notes on cures for the plague then sweeping Europe. As reported at the Muse & Reason blog, Newton's thoughts on a promising cure (?) are pretty awesome:
“The best is a toad suspended by the legs in a chimney for three days, which at last vomited up earth with various insects in it, on to a dish of yellow wax, and shortly after died... Combining powdered toad with the excretions and serum made into lozenges and worn about the affected area, drove away the contagion and drew out the poison.”
I do NOT think I'll be trying the dangling toad remedy myself.
The adventure continues.
Published on 04 June 2020, this is my number 27/100/365 post of the https://100daystooffload.com blogging challenge.
by Roscoe