Do you know how George Washington died?

October 24, 2001

" General Washington was taken in the night of the 30th of December

with a sore throat. The 'bleeder' being sent for, he took from him 14

ounces of blood. The following morning, the family physician arrived,

and proceeded to bleed him copiously, twice within a few hours, and

again the same evening, giving him thereafter a dose of calomel

(mercury).

Next morning he was given another dose. The next day another

physician was called in consultation, and the result was that they

took an additional 32 ounces of blood from General Washington.

There was no alleviation of the disease. Ten grains more of

calomel were given, followed by a tartar emetic in large doses. To

his extremities blisters were applied, and to his throat poultices. "

General Washington died.

(Pittsburgh Health Club Newsletter, July 31, 1931)

Former First President George Washington had the best scientific

medical attention of his day. And? They bled him no fewer than five

times in three days.

Let's do the grisly arithmetic. The first bleeding removed 14

ounces; there were then three bleedings of unspecified quantity,

collectively described as " copious " ; and then a final full quart was

removed.

Assuming that the three " copious " bleedings were also 14 ounces

each, that is another 42 ounces lost. Adding up, we have:

14

14 x 3 = 42

32

88

Some 88 ounces of blood was taken from George Washington. The

human body contains about 10 units, that is to say 10 pints (5

quarts) of blood. 88 ounces is very nearly 3 quarts, or about 6

units; well over half the blood in a person. Some estimates place

Washington's total bleeding closer to 8 units.

It doesn't take a conspiracy, nor does it require an assassin, to

kill a President. Stupidity will do it just as well.

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Number 8 Van Buren Street, Holley, New York

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