Medicine and magic - a talk by historian Peter Watson
Peter Watson reveals some of the techniques in traditional and historical medical practice, including the treatment of illness by weird and wonderful methods such as holding children over hot tar barrels to cure whooping cough and rubbing raw meat onto warts.
2pm - 3pm
Admission £1
Blackburn Central Library, Town Hall Street, Blackburn, Lancashire BB2 1AG
Wed 10 Dec 2014