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objects of intrigue

Nostradamus Wrote Prophecies; He Also Made Jelly

His cookbook contained recipes for sweets and plague remedies.
Anne Ewbank February 15, 2018
Hot water thermoses, like the one on the table, have long been a fixture of Chinese public life.
medicine

Are China’s Days of Hot Drinking Water Over?

Bottled water or thermos—pick a side.
Vittoria Traverso February 13, 2018
Lam's plush viscera include kidneys, the gallbladder, and intestines.
medicine

The Most Adorable Way to Learn Anatomy Is With Knitted Organs

Using needles and yarn, a medical student is working his way through the human body.
Jessica Leigh Hester February 6, 2018
Hopital Notre-Dame à la Rose.
Lessines, Belgium

Hopital Notre-Dame à la Rose

One of Belgium's oldest hospitals saw patients from the 13th to 20th centuries before becoming a museum.
Powdered maca root.
Gastro Obscura

Maca

The Andean root once fueled Inca warriors.
An engraving of surgical instruments.
medicine

Orificial Surgery Was a Gruesome 19th-Century Sham Medicine

Phrenology (and surgery) below the belt.
Natasha Frost January 16, 2018
Moses Carpenter Grave.
Middlesbrough, England

Moses Carpenter's Grave

The final resting place of a celebrated First Nations man who traveled through England with a snake oil salesman.
To push back against quack cures, public health officials urged listeners to consult accredited doctors.
radio

When Quackery on the Radio Was a Public Health Crisis

In the 1920s and 30s, regulators and experts grappled with how to stop the sale of dubious devices and miracle cures over the airwaves.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 12, 2018
Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania operating amphitheater, 1915.
medicine

Student Life at the First Medical College for Women

The pioneering women who faced jeers and discrimination to become doctors.
Anika Burgess January 4, 2018
Limair Sanatorium, Luray, Virginia.
caves

The Forgotten Sanatorium That Was Cooled by Cave Air

It was billed as the first air-conditioned building in the United States.
Eric J. Wallace December 27, 2017
A postcard of the Scranton Miners, Graham's minor league team. Graham is in the middle row, third from left.
sports

How an Ingenious Collector Landed One of the Rarest Autographs in Baseball

It took 17 years to find the signature of "Moonlight" Graham, who played a single major-league game.
David Seideman December 22, 2017
An 1819 etching of Sarah "Crazy Sally" Mapp, based on an earlier caricature.
medicine

The Rapid Rise and Spectacular Fall of London's Greatest Bonesetter

Sarah "Crazy Sally" Mapp led a highly unusual life.
Eric Grundhauser November 28, 2017
Bedale Leech House.
Bedale, England

Bedale Leech House

The only surviving leech house in the United Kingdom was a home for bloodsucking worms until the 1900s.
The Battle Creek Sanitarium, home of the Corn Flake (and Snowflake Toast)
food

Before Avocado Toast, There Was Snowflake Toast

The Kellogg brothers' spa served health food that still sounds trendy.
Anne Ewbank November 20, 2017
A collection of dental mannequins.
art

The Artist Who Sees Vintage Medical Devices as Sculpture

A Chicago gallery showcases haunting pieces of medical and dental history.
Sarah Laskow November 20, 2017
Official prescription pad for medicinal alcohol issued to Dr. W.W.F. Dykes, 1933.
food

The Lucrative Business of Prescribing Booze During Prohibition

Those looking to self-medicate could score at the doctor's office.
Paula Mejia November 15, 2017
Bovril from the Supermarket
Gastro Obscura

Bovril

This "Fluid of Beef" fed an army and makes a hearty tea.
Gastro Obscura

Kava

The South Pacific's shrub-based drink causes relaxation, euphoria, and a tingling sensation.