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Epicurius posted:He knows that pneumonia is inflammation of the lungs. I think, from the other times he's talking about emetics is that he figures that the mechanism of vomiting has the secondary effect of loosening up mucus. Talking about treatment of tuberculosis, he says, "The mucus membrane, lining the bronchial surfaces, is the primary seat of tuberculous deposits, and this is the reason why emetics are of great benefit in removing them." He also recommends it for asthma, croup, and whooping cough, so it's clear that he thinks emetics have a positive value in treating diseases of the lung. If you had a general idea what was going on but not much idea how to treat it, it's not surprising if you fell back on the humors. Maybe vomiting was considered to drop the phlegm levels in a body? And pneumonia was very hard to treat for a long time since it's an internal problem, it's not like you could physically go and clean out the lungs or w/e.
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Take A, toss the rest.
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A and B. Dump the rest.
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Jun 26, 2019 19:00
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I don't think we can get our wagon load much lighter. Double-team.
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All those lost goods? Meaty Ore was selling them off on the side, desperately hoping to get medicine.
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Pick them all and let God sort us out.
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Haifisch posted:Keep caulking and floating until we find something that's not a river.
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