For a few centuries, mummies (both human and feline) were used by some in truly surprising and disturbing ways. Read more about the 1888 cat-mummy craze here.
Cat Mummies
Everyday Life, Funerals, MedicineImages
Three Little Kittens
Everyday Life, Funerals
“…It was an age of high infant mortality. Even picture books prepared children for the melancholy realities.”
I stumbled upon this version of Three Little Kittens in the book Necropolis, London and Its Dead.
The Bell
Funerals, Medicine
Safety coffins designs were mostly created during the 18th and 19th centuries, when the fear of being buried alive was quite common, due to numerous epidemics and popular fiction.
This week’s comic was inspired by the first episode of Lore, “They Made a Tonic.”
Whale Cure
Medicine
A short-lived, yet fantastic cure. Find out more about it in the original The New York Times article from 1896, or this piece in The Syndey Morning Herald.
Leeches
Medicine
Bloodletting used to be one of the most popular medical practices, as it was supposed to bring the balance between the four humors inside the human body and thus treat all ailments, from rashes to tuberculosis. Check out this SciShow video to see what role leeches played in the whole process.
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