Stories
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The law of periodicity for menstruation
Dr Edward Clarke's Law of Periodicity claimed that females who were educated alongside their male peers were developing their minds at the expense of their reproductive organs.
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The ancient doctors who refused payment
The NHS might only be 70 years old, but the idea of free healthcare goes back to Ancient Greece, when devout doctors provided their services without charge.
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Parasites and pests from the medieval to the modern
Humans have been reluctant hosts to a plethora of unpleasant parasites for centuries. And medieval evidence shows our modern distaste for these little irritations is just as ancient.
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Ointment jar, London 17th century
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Ointment jar, London 17th century
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Ointment for the scab in sheep / prepared by Cary Cocks and Roper.
Cary Cocks and Roper.Date: [between 1890 and 1899?]- Books
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Ointments and oleates especially in diseases of the skin / by John V. Shoemaker.
Shoemaker, John V. (John Veitch), 1852-1910.Date: 1890- Books
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Ointments and oleates especially in diseases of the skin / by John V. Shoemaker.
Date: 1890