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Jerome V's avatar

Much gold in your linked article, Robert! e.g. "Learning is painful, but it is salve for all other wounds. " When you do publish it, I pray it gets lots of reads and those capable of facing truth to see truth. Loved your Marcus Aurelius quotations! Inspiring! And the example you set is inspiring!

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Robert Yoho, MD's avatar

A few days❤️❤️

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SaHiB's avatar

The US military long has been a "public health front". Dr. Sanderson, attached to the Mormon Battalion, required men to take calomel.

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Jerome V's avatar

I imagine this lead to mercury poisoning... A quick search indicates that many doctors of the era were true believers: https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/the-murderous-medical-practice-of-the-18th-century/

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