Monday, February 28, 2011

1862 Aug. 20 Prescription for Sarah Blain (3705)

Written in pencil on a scrap of paper and dated August 20, 1862. Believed to be a prescription for a "water cure" treatment while a patient of Dr. Bancroft in Granville, Ohio.


Miss Blain (3705) Aug. 20, 1862

Bath – 5 A.M. Pour 1 pail
4 P.M. dripping sheet

Diet and exercise as usual.

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