1668 The 'cure' for pneumonia was to lay a pair of pigeons at the feet of the sufferer...

[Clutter]

2368 will T4 monotherapy be regarded as backward as the pigeon cure?

[Jessiepup]

Can you explain?

[Clutter in reply to Jessiepup]

I was comparing the quackery of Samuel Pepys time with the quackery of 2013

[lola1956]

Lol thats very funny and possibly true

[Jessiepup]

Ha! I see. Yes, totally with you on that one!

[T3sortedme]

Yes!!!

[Hidden]

Ha ha. Hope we don't have to wait 250 years before the penny drops for the medical profession.

[Clutter in reply to Hidden]

*taps foot impatiently* as double blind random control trials are scheduled for 2113.

[Diomalco]

P'raps the pigeon pie made with the offerings perked the patient up!

[Clutter in reply to Diomalco]

No, the patient died. Pepys exerted his influence with the King so his cousin's estate wouldn't go to the king, impoverishing the widow and children, after the unlawful "self-murder" attempt.

[nightingale-56]

Especially if it had a thyroid gland in it!

[Clutter in reply to nightingale-56]

*wonders how many flying rats needed for 1 grain of natural dessicated pigeon thyroid*.