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# 14
Physician's card system, French, 18th century
Circulation
Medicine
to improve circulation. Use the ashes of a grape vine to make a strong lye
solution, heat it to make it as hot as can be tolerated, and immerse the sick
person in it for as long as possible.
January 1734 Part b 96 Page 78.
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Card from a set that once comprised the "scientific" card system of a physician or charlatan. Cures in the early 18th century appear to be worse than the ailment: if you get burned as a result of immersion in this hot solution, your heart is sure to start pumping faster!
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