Quiz for the day.
May. 31st, 2002 09:12 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
davywavyThe Mediaeval Magician/Doctor called Paracelcus once invented a medicine he called the "Weapon Salve". This worked on the principles of sympathetic magic - if a person were harmed by a weapon or similar object, then the weapon would be coated in the salve and bandaged and treated. The power of sympathetic magic would cause the healing opwer of the salve to tranfer itself to the would inflicted, facilitating recovery. If the weapon that inflicted the wound could not be identified or recovered, then another weapon would be touched to the wound and treated accordingly.
Interestingly, injured patients treated in this way would often recover far more quickly - and stand a better chance of recovery from their wounds - than those simply treated in the ordinary fashion. Why was this?
A drink for the first full correct answer.
Interestingly, injured patients treated in this way would often recover far more quickly - and stand a better chance of recovery from their wounds - than those simply treated in the ordinary fashion. Why was this?
A drink for the first full correct answer.
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Date: 2002-05-31 01:42 am (UTC)Me? Silly? I resemble that remark.
http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/satchmo13/paracelcus.html
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Date: 2002-05-31 01:40 am (UTC)If that's your idea of one, it's a wonder you ever passed any exams ;p
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Date: 2002-05-31 01:51 am (UTC)It could have been: cover in cow dung, hit with nettles, coat in tar, cut off with hatchet, soak in any number of herbs, piss on it, clean with maggots, wrap in silk, coat in wool, cover with wood chips, fill up with beef, stuff with incense, leave open whilst praying etc etc
not moaning as such, just pointing out a slight problem with your reques
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Date: 2002-05-31 01:34 am (UTC)No not magic it's luck.
No no wait "The Force".
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Date: 2002-05-31 01:39 am (UTC)BZZZZT!
"I'm sorry, no mini cooper for you."
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Date: 2002-05-31 01:41 am (UTC)M
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Date: 2002-05-31 01:47 am (UTC)I may have been wrong, however :)
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Date: 2002-05-31 01:45 am (UTC)Still hurt like buggery when they put it on, though.
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Date: 2002-05-31 02:26 am (UTC)1) Magnetism. Seems to be a popular idea, personally, think it's rubbish.
2) While they were waving poultices (including "The Hair of a thief" I believe) around the sword, they followed the more traditional remedies of keeping the wound clean and bandaging it.
3) If they heated the weapons before doing the touching, they'd cauterize nicely..
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Date: 2002-05-31 02:55 am (UTC)*Just being cruel now*
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Date: 2002-05-31 03:08 am (UTC)Or... aliens, it was aliens!
Well...
Date: 2002-05-31 03:08 am (UTC)...anyway, I'm not entirely sure what it is you're looking for, really.
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Date: 2002-05-31 03:45 am (UTC)I'm impressed.
You know, I can't help but wonder if the 'sympathetic magic' shit was just there to satisfy other physicians' need to meddle...
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Date: 2002-05-31 03:58 am (UTC)The sympathetic magic bit had a purpose though, but you're so close that I may as well post the answer.
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Date: 2002-05-31 02:40 am (UTC)Could it be something that was on the sword already having a healing effect? did the oils on it used as an anti rusting agent or actual metals within the sword have benefical properties