German Syrup and the Germ Theory of Consumption
A historical medical claim explains consumption as a germ disease. It argues tiny bacilli enter the body via food air or skin and reach the lungs where they multiply. German Syrup allegedly loosens kills expels and heals the damage, making consumptives germ proof and well.
Rat Adventure Ends In Grim Suicide After Repeated Attacks
A doctor recounts trapping a large rat that he had drugged and operating on. The rat later escaped up a chimney, then repeatedly attacked the doctor at night, finally dying after a second brutal encounter when the rat attacked its own abdomen. The account appears in the New York Journal and Chambers' Journal notes follow.
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