Hi all,
Shame about Capt. Cook not finding the cure for scurvy seeing as
he was born not far from me, I'm sure he got some credit for it though. As
an aside the replica Endeavor is in Whitby harbour now and until August I
believe.
Regards,
Ron Benson TB
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> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 14:20:51 -0500
> From: Ray Spook01@comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: Yanks, Ausies, and Poms
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> Actually, the use of citrus fruits to combat scurvy dates to 1740. Cook
was
> a bright guy, but didn't find this problems' solution. The solution was
> found by a RN surgeon, who treated men with scurvy by giving one group
meat,
> another treated with vinegar (yuck), and the last with fresh (well, not
that
> fresh..) fruit. We know who recovered.
> "Antiscorbics" were looked for for years, some types of grass were even
> used.
> Best,
> Ray