Category Archives: medicine

“A Touch of Honor” [or] What to Do With a Character You Despise?

Posted on January 8, 2020 by reginajeffers

Early on, I convinced my traditional publisher, Ulysses Press, to print one of my Regency romances – a book I originally called A Touch of Gold and later called A Touch of Scandal. Ulysses released the book under the title … Continue reading →

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The Treatment of Typhus Upon the Russian Front During the Napoleonic Campaign

Posted on October 11, 2019 by reginajeffers

In the year 1817, a Prussian army physician by the name of Krantz published a medical history of the treatment of typhus during the Napoleonic campaign in Russia. It was entitled: Bemerkungen ueber den Gang der Krankheiten welche in der … Continue reading →

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Did Lady Bertram Suffer from a Thyroid Condition? a Guest Post from Eliza Shearer

Posted on September 20, 2019 by reginajeffers

This post originally appeared on Austen Authors on July 23, 2019. Enjoy! Mansfield Park’s Lady Bertram is the epitome of laziness and indolence. Her favourite activity is sitting on her favourite sofa, with a piece of sewing on her lap … Continue reading →

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How Did Smith Brothers Cough Drops Get Its Name?

Posted on January 14, 2019 by reginajeffers

William (Trade) and Andrew (Mark) were the sons of James Smith, who moved his family from St. Armand, Quebec, to Poughkeepsie, New York in 1847. A carpenter by trade, Smith meant to open a restaurant, Smith’s Dining Saloon, in his … Continue reading →

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In History, “False Teeth” Were Not So False

Posted on November 26, 2018 by reginajeffers

  What we refer to as “false” teeth are not false, for most dentures in history contained real teeth, either from an other human or from an animal. Some of the oldest finding regarding false teeth come to us from Mexico. … Continue reading →

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Solving a Baby’s “Teething Woes” During the Regency

Posted on November 7, 2018 by reginajeffers

 In one of scenes for Lady Chandler’s Sister: Book Three of the Twins’ Trilogy, a baby belonging to the story’s heroine is running a slight fever and is fussy. The physician summoned to the child’s aid suggests a coral for … Continue reading →

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Admiral Croft’s Gout in Austen’s “Persuasion” and How to Cure It…

Posted on March 26, 2018 by reginajeffers

In Chapter 18 of Jane Austen’s Persuasion, Mary Musgrove writes to her sister Anne Elliot of their father’s tenants, the Crofts. “I have this moment heard that the Crofts are going to Bath almost immediately: they think the Admiral gouty.” … Continue reading →

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Jane Austen’s Problematic Health, a Guest Post from Kyra Kramer

Posted on January 31, 2018 by reginajeffers

This post originally appeared on Austen Authors in December 2017. Predicting the due date of a pregnancy is a matter of guesswork, even in these modern times. Babies are notorious for following their own schedule rather than the convenience of … Continue reading →

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The 1832 Cholera Outbreak in England

Posted on November 17, 2017 by reginajeffers

Lieutenant-General Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, known as Lord William Bentinck, was a British soldier and statesman. He served as Governor-General of India from 1828 to 1835. In 1831, he wrote a letter to his brother, the Duke of Portland, in … Continue reading →

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Birthing Twins in the Regency + Release of “The Earl Claims His Comfort”

Posted on October 17, 2017 by reginajeffers

Do you adore cute babies as much as I? What about twins? Twins run in my husband’s family. Thankfully, we did not experience twins directly, but his sister and our second son both did. As a 70-year-old grandmother, I enjoy … Continue reading →

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