When pros talk about Luxilon, the common refrain is along the lines of, "You can swing hard, and the ball never goes out!" Pros love this - they're young athletes at their physical peak, so they can swing hard...
Post-Civil War, post-1880 surgical instrument identification By Dr. Michael Echols, American Civil War Surgical Antiques If an amputation knife or bone saw has a metal handle, you can be 99.9% sure it is not...
Civil War Post-Mortem Surgical Sets By Dr. Michael Echols, American Civil War Surgical Antiques Post-mortem sets are used to dissect a human body or parts thereof after death or amputation. The purpose of this...
Through an analysis of court records and transcripts, two scholars examine cases of Civil War physicians who were brought up on charges ranging from drunkenness to dereliction of duty to moral turpitude--including sex with a mare. The nature of the...