My physiognomy is medically sound thanks to today’s
veterinarian medicine. I wonder how I might have fared in the 1820’s. Have you
ever wondered something similar? On Friday, February 13th at 3:00
the doctor will be in at the Pine River Public Library. You can ask him
yourself. This is not an ordinary doctor, but Fort Snelling’s medical personage
from the 1820’s. In this historical re-enactment the doctor will discuss
treatments for various diseases of the time. Often the treatment sounds worse
than the ailment.
The following day, February 14th, is, of course, Valentine’s Day. One must wonder whether visiting Fort Snelling’s doctor would have allowed you to live until Valentine’s Day. Incidentally, Valentine of Rome was a priest in Rome who was martyred about AD 496. That’s a lot of Valentines Days!
Remember that February 16th is
President’s Day, honoring our early presidents, George Washington of cherry
tree fame, and Abraham Lincoln, a man who knew his hats. (This is an obscure
reference to “The Cat in the Hat”.) The library will be closed that day.
Also starting
this year a different business or person will be sponsoring Story time for the
month. This Month I will be the sponsor.
I remain
