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Giving of time to help other genealogists….

We all take many things for granted: the sun coming up in the morning, the water coming out of the faucet in the morning when we go to make our much needed coffee, our genealogy records being available…wait, what? Yes…we do sometimes take that for granted, as well. I have donated quite a bit of [...]

Old Illnesses – II

Today’s Old Illnesses are F – J F Falling sickness = Epilepsy Fatty Liver = Cirrhosis of liver Fits = Sudden attack or seizure of muscle activity. Flux = An excessive flow or discharge of fluid like hemorrhage or diarrhea. Flux of humour = Circulation. French pox = Syphilis G   H Heart sickness = [...]

Old Illnesses – I

Todays list of old illnesses are A – E A Ablepsy = Blindness Ague = Malarial Fever American plague = Yellow fever. Anasarca = Generalized massive edema. Aphonia = Laryngitis. Aphtha = The infant disease “thrush”. Apoplexy = Paralysis due to stroke. Asphycsia/Asphicsia =Cyanotic and lack of oxygen. Atrophy =Wasting away or diminishing in size. [...]