History of medicine : Syllabus and specimen extracts.

  • John Comrie
Date:
[between 1900 and 1999]
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Credit: History of medicine : Syllabus and specimen extracts. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    Ithome, and that possessed Oichalia, city of Eurytos the Oichalian, of these again Asklepios's two sons were leaders, both good physicians, Podaleirios and Machaon. And with them were arrayed thirty hollow ships. iv. 213. And anon he (Machaon) drew forth the arrow from the clasped belt; and as it was drawn forth the keen barbs were broken backwards . and when he saw the wound where the bitter arrow had lighted he squeezed out the blood and skilfully spread thereon soothing drugs, such as Cheiron of his good will had imparted to his father. xi. 514. For a physician is worth many other men, to cut out arrows and to spread soothing drugs. xi. 844. There he stretched him at length, and cut with a knife the sharp arrow from his thigh, and washed from it the black blood with warm water. And on it he cast a bitter root rubbing it between his hands, a root that took pain away and ended all his anguish. And the wound became dry and the blood ceased. xiii. 598. And the great-hearted Agenor drew out the spear from the hand, and bound it up with a bandage of well-twisted sheep's wool, in a sling. xvi. 27. . . . and smitten is Eurypylos in the thigh with an arrow. And about them the physicians skilled in medicines are busy, healing their wounds. Odyssey iv. 219. Then Helen, daughter of Zeus, turned to new thoughts. Presently she cast a drug into the wine whereof they drank, a drug to lull all pain and anger, and bring forgetfulness of every sorrow. . . . Medicines of such virtue and so helpful had the daughter of Zeus, which Polydamna the wife of Thon had given her, a woman of Egypt, where Earth the grain-giver yields herbs in greatest plenty, many that are healing in the cup, and many baneful. There each man is a physician skilled beyond all other men ; for indeed they are of the race of Paieon. xvii. 382. For whoever himself seeks out and calls to a feast a stranger from afar, save one of those who are workers for the people, a prophet or a healer of diseases, or a builder of ships, or even a godlike minstrel, who can delight all with his song ? [Nay these are men that are welcome over all the wide earth.] 2