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Mercy Street Season 2 premieres tonight. 

“Dive deeper into the era with Stanley B. Burns, MD, FACS and The Burns Archive...” 

Looking for a good book to read on the history of surgery? Lindsey Fitzharris's _The Butchering Art_ won the 2018 PEN/E.O. Wilson Prize for Literary Science Writing, was short-listed for both the _Publisher's Weekly_ 2017 Top Science Books and the 2018 Wellcome Book Prize, and was declared A Best History Book (2017) by _The Guardian_.

This week we're honoring surgeons, beginning with this historical review from Dr. Atul Gawande, general surgeon. (Click link below.)

You've found the Panacea!

From Rattlesnake Oil to Electric Belts, the vast gamut of 19th century cure-all concoctions and medical devices spawned an absolute treasure trove of at-times surreal advertising in period newspapers. This original and striking pharmacy icon will make the perfect addition to your home or office, a perfect gift for the doctor or pharmacist in your life!

Comprised of a painstakingly researched collection of hundreds of actual ads ranging from the 1820s to the dawn of the 20th century, this brief history of quackery and exploitation of all manner of human insecurities of the Victorian era, especially, will no doubt be an instant conversation piece.

Incidentally, the Rx on the mortar and pestle represents the Latin 'recipere' which means 'take this' or 'to take' - which is where we get the word, recipe.

You've found the "Recipe!" From Rattlesnake Oil to Bile Beans, Worm Lozenges, Prickly Ash Bitters and Flesh-Worm Paste, the vast gamut of 19th century cure-all concoctions spawned an absolute treasure trove of at-times surreal advertising in period newspapers. This original and striking pharmacy icon will make the perfect addition to your home or office, a perfect gift for the doctor or pharmacist in your life!

Comprised of a painstakingly researched and digitally remastered collection of hundreds of actual ads ranging from the 1820s to the dawn of the 20th century, this brief history of quackery and exploitation of all manner of human insecurities of the Victorian era, especially, will no doubt be an instant conversation piece. This design incorporates mostly medications rather than devices, although I did throw in a "Health Jolting Chair" that was sold as a cure for dyspepsia and constipation... Yeah. That was a thing.