The spidery cursive scratched into the handwritten journal from 1834 is difficult to read, but under "Recipe for a cough" the remedy calls for 60 grains of saltpeter, which was one of the components ...
“James Woods Babcock and Pellagra: Solving South Carolina’s Greatest Medical Mystery.” The Waring Historical Library at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) announces that its annual Warren ...