Saturday, April 17, 2010

MADNESS OF KING GEORGE III: mental illness

RESTRAINING CHAIRS

In the 18th Century....













































Contemp. execution chair...


























Contemp. child restraining chair...




















Restraining chair from concentration camps...



























STRAIT WAISTCOATS
Or straightjackets as we call them in 'Merica...









































































Senna: a common diarrhetic, then and now.


















Ipecac: a common emetic, then and now.
































GOUT! OWIE!


Gout is a medical condition that usually presents with recurrent attacks of acute inflammatory arthritis (red, tender, hot, swollen joint). It is caused by elevated levels of uric acid in the blood. The uric acid crystallizes and deposits in joints, tendons, and surrounding tissues.



A case for Porphyria
King George III: Mad or misunderstood?http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/3889903.stm

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