Christopher Neil

May 25, 2023 | onlineopinion.com.au | Christopher Neil |Duncan Syme |Jevanthi Kunadhasan

Two days prior to his death, an apparently healthy George Washington had ridden around his estate on a cold wet day. Not wanting to keep guests waiting for dinner, he did not change out of his wet clothes. He felt sick a day later, developing a throat infection. He was given a mixture of butter, molasses, and vinegar to no avail. His team of doctors administered the medical therapy that had been used for at least 3,000 years since the time of Ancient Egypt, bloodletting.