Medical History Charged Loins and Shocking Parties 14 Jan 2018 With summer just around the corner, it seems fitting to explore more of the electric and eclectic ways that fine folks, just like yourselves, would like to, as they say…
Medical History Electric-Zombie Kittens 3 Jan 201826 Jan 2018 WARNING: This article contains vivid descriptions of gruesome scientific experiments on small, cute, fluffy kittens. Although Karl Weinhold's experiments strain credibility and may not have taken place, they still evoke revulsion…
Medical History Electrifying Medicine Pt. 2 – Italian Frog Legs 16 Dec 201717 Dec 2017 Onxyfeld, Late Winter 1872 Welcome to the Enlightenment! The era in which we learned the mass of the earth, invented the steam engine, really invested ourselves in colonialism, and most…
Medical History The Resurrection Men, Pt 2 – Protection 29 Nov 2017 Last week we began a brief study into the trade and industry of the infamous "body-snatchers," those supposedly immoral and low collection of misfits who bravely and nobly provided the…
Medical History Trepanning Pt. 2 – Magic, Medicine and Malpractice 27 Nov 201716 Dec 2017 Last week I discussed the history of the medical procedure known as trepanning. This week I will be discussing further the historical elements of the technique as used for both…
