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[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 36 points 2 years ago (3 children)

"You have a little sniffle, sir. I'm afraid we're going to have to take the whole foot." - medicine before antibiotics

[–] AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Reminds me of the "plague doctor" greentexts

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago

"you should have drank the pee"

[–] RojoSanIchiban@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

AMPUTATION!?!? That's how They™️ put the evil spirits into you that send smoke signals to the Queen!

-Antiamputationers

[–] lanolinoil@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Might as well while we're removing the irons -- 1900 doctors probably