Category Archives: Naval Medicine
Yellow Jack
We periodically take side trips to geographical points so that places mentioned in novels set during the Age of Sail are presented in context (see our Geography category). We recently looked at syphilis and it’s treatment by calomel of mercury … Continue reading
Filed under Age of Sail, Alan Lewrie Novels, Naval Life, Naval Medicine
“A night with Venus, a lifetime with Mercury”
The sailor during the Age of Sail rather epitomized the concept of “work hard, play hard.” When at sea, he could be called on deck at all hours in all weather to set or reef sail. When in port and … Continue reading
Filed under Age of Sail, Naval Fiction, Naval Life, Naval Medicine
