Not for the faint of hearties: Blackbeard's medical devices

CNN ^ | January 29, 2015 | Sarah LeTrent

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Shiver me timbers: Archaeologists have unveiled some unnerving medical tools found amid the wreckage of Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge.

[exnavy]

Argggggg!

[EagleUSA]

Repeal Obamacare.

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Good freaking grief. Absolutely cringe-worthy.

[max americana]

“Among the more cringe-inducing findings were a urethral syringe used to inject mercury for the treatment of syphilis”

They use the syringe in the UK nowadays, what’s the big deal? s/

[knarf]

But SOOOOO kewl !

[SWAMPSNIPER]

[JPG]

AAARRGGGG! I told the doc it was just a wee bit of an ingrown toenail...an ee says...matey, I got no time to fool with that..lemee just lop er off!

[Viking2002]

I stopped at the urethral syringe.........

[Tennessee Nana]

[Professional Engineer]

Bfl

[2banana]

Yikes!!!!

Among the more cringe-inducing findings were a urethral syringe used to inject mercury for the treatment of syphilis and a clyster pump used to deliver medical enemas for "quicker absorption."

[Paladin2]

Looks like the first items they should’a nabbed were fresh sails.

[TChad]

When this ship sailed, the germ theory of disease was not widely accepted.

Not a good time to be a patient.

[Flick Lives]

Open wide and say, aaaarrg.

[Flick Lives]

Yikes. I just noticed the corpses hanging off the bow and stern of the boat. Nice decorations!

[TigersEye]

Those were air fresheners. Pirates didn’t bathe much ya know!

[SunkenCiv]

[Joe Boucher]

In Kissimmee, they have Medieval Times diner theater.
Besides the show and dinner they have a real good museum showcasing the medieval torture devices.
Well worth seeing, the museum that is.

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[gleeaikin]

On a died of ships biscuits (with weavils), and salt meat, virtually no fruit and vegetables except if in port, and no limes until a certain date, can you imagine the state of constipation that many suffered.