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  • The guy ended up with a bad limp and a green back poltice of a back then unheard of 165,000 divided by 50% for his own negligence.

    Sunday’s Breakfast Menu, Nov. 9 - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • - Potts's legg is inflamed and very painfull to him. we apply a poltice of the roots of Cows.

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

  • Something better this morning than it was last night. we apply a fresh poltice of the wild Onion which we repeeted twice in the Course of the day. the Swelling does not appear to increas any Since yesterday.

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

  • I had last evening applyed a poltice of peruvian barks at 1

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

  • Subside. we Still Continue the application of the onion poltice. at 3

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

  • Shabonoes Son a Small child is, dangerously ill. his jaw and throat is much Swelled. we apply a poltice of Onions. after giveing him Some creem of tarter &c. this day proved to be fine fair which afforded us an oppertunety of drying our baggage which had got a little wet.

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

  • - Potts legg is inflamed and very painfull to him. we apply a poltice of the root of Cowes

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

  • The child was very wrestless last night; it's jaw and the back of it's neck are much more swolen than they were yesterday tho his fever has abated considerably. we gave it a doze of creem of tartar and applyed a fresh poltice of onions. we ordered some of the hunters out this morning and directed them to pass Collins's creek if possible and hunt towards the quawmash feilds.

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

  • Charbono's Child is very ill this evening; he is cuting teeth, and for several days past has had a violent lax, which having suddonly stoped he was attacked with a high fever and his neck and throat are much swolen this evening. we gave him a doze of creem of tartar and flour of sulpher and applyed a poltice of boiled onions to his neck as warm as he could well bear it.

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

  • I repeeted the Creem of tarter and the onion poltice.

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

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