Frontier Medicine at Fort Davis BLCA Celebrate the majestic beauty of

Celebrate the majestic beauty of the desert with the Saguaro National Park Footed Mug

Trim: 5 1/2" x 8 1/4"

Ken Lamberton

Finished size: 26 5/8" x 19 ¼"

Frontier Medicine at Fort Davis BLCA Celebrate the majestic beauty ofFrom a headless burial to cocaine toothache drops, the true stories hidden in the Wild West's medical records are a match for its tallest tales. In the 19th century, when dying young was a fact of life, a routine bout of diarrhea could be fatal. No one had heard of viruses or bacteria, but they killed more soldiers on the frontier than raids. Physicians dispensed whiskey for TB, mercury for VD, and arsenic for indigestion. Baseball injuries were