Frontier Medicine at Fort Davis BLCA Trim: 5 1/2" x 8

Trim: 5 1/2" x 8 1/4"

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Celebrate international friendship and cultural heritage with our Chamizal National Memorial Mug

Finished size: 26 5/8" x 19 ¼"

Frontier Medicine at Fort Davis BLCA Trim: 5 1/2" x 8From a headless burial to cocaine toothache drops, the true stories hidden in the Wild West's medical records are a match for its tallest tales. In the 19th century, when dying young was a fact of life, a routine bout of diarrhea could be fatal. No one had heard of viruses or bacteria, but they killed more soldiers on the frontier than raids. Physicians dispensed whiskey for TB, mercury for VD, and arsenic for indigestion. Baseball injuries were