The Past recommends
How to Dress a Wound, 1653
To stanch the bleeding of a Wound. Take a Hounds Turd…
How to Stop Bleeding, 1596
A very good Medicine to staunch bloud… Take a peece of Salt Biefe…
How to Make Someone Die of Laughter, 13th century
Beneath the armpits are certain veins called “ticklish”…
How to Beautify Your Face, 1660
An ointment that takes away all Bunchings and Speckles of the face…