More from the MuseumTour expert:
Fascinating though disturbing, this book will intrigue anyone interested in the history of medicine. As the title suggests, it deals with some very serious events, and is intended for a mature reader.
Did you know that modern day vaccinations were adapted from a practice called Variolization, which was used for centuries in the Far East, the Middle East, and Africa? In the Chinese version, dried smallpox scabs were blown up the patient’s nose with a tube, causing a mild case of the disease. The patient had a fifty-fifty chance of death, but if they survived, they were immune for life.