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Drakefyre Triad Mage Member # 7	written Wednesday, September 7 2005 14:00 Profile Homepage #125 Only Marathon 2 works for PCs. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy desperance.net - We're Everywhere ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 \| Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Thursday, September 8 2005 02:55 Profile Homepage #126 quote: Originally written by Laudanum: Today's name, Laudanum, is an extract of opium in alcohol, popular in tonics in the 19th century. Laudanum was prescribed to men, women and children alike for all kinds of ailments, and while it undoubtedly granted a certain measure of short-term relief from the stresses of life, its widespread usage would hardly be considered responsible medical practice today. It's getting time for the next name... isn't it evening already in Australia? -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Thursday, September 8 2005 04:04 Profile Homepage #127 It's still 11 pm. I'm not late, just somewhat delayed. :P My new name, Trephination, is the drilling or cutting of a hole in the skull. Not for the sake of performing brain surgery, mind you -- just for the sake of making the skull have a hole in it. Centuries ago, surgeons (or at least, what passed for surgeons in those days) used to perform this procedure to treat mental illness or epilepsy, among other conditions. The fact that this procedure was mostly carried out before the days of aseptic surgery and antibiotics probably didn't have a beneficial effect on the patient survival rate. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Thursday, September 8 2005 04:09 Profile Homepage #128 I've heard it referred to as "trepanation". Is there a difference? Edit: Wikipedia says there isn't. [ Thursday, September 08, 2005 04:23: Message edited by: Arancaytar ] -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Thursday, September 8 2005 04:11 Profile Homepage #129 Nope. The practice also predates standardised spelling. :P Well, I have a cold and shouldn't be a awake now. I'm off to down a couple of antihistamine tablets and go to sleep. Hey, wouldn't it be ironic if those were later found to have some horrible side effect? [ Thursday, September 08, 2005 04:13: Message edited by: Trephination ] -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
stranger Agent Member # 1558	written Thursday, September 8 2005 04:22 Profile #130 That's that thing from the Northern Lights books. I can hardly believe that's real. -------------------- I'm tired of the strain and the pain ___ ___ ___ I feel the same, I feel nothing Nothing is important to me ___ ___ ___ ___ __ And nobody nowhere understands anything About me and all my dreams lost at sea ___ __ But we’re not the same, we’re different tonight We’ll make things right, we’ll feel it all tonight _ The indescribable moments of your life tonight The impossible is possible tonight ___ ____ ___ Believe in me as I believe in you, tonight Go All Blacks xtraMSN Rugby _ MuggleNet Posts: 1112 \| Registered: Friday, July 19 2002 07:00
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Thursday, September 8 2005 04:25 Profile Homepage #131 quote: Originally written by stranger: That's that thing from the Northern Lights books. I can hardly believe that's real. It is. Just before I read "His Dark Materials", we learnt about trepanation in the Stone Age in history class. Lack of both antiseptics and anesthesia quite delineate the difference between surgery and human sacrifice. o_o [ Thursday, September 08, 2005 04:26: Message edited by: Arancaytar ] -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Archmage Alex Skip to My Lou Member # 40	written Thursday, September 8 2005 05:38 Profile Homepage #132 -------------------- Take the Personality Test! INTJ 100% 75% 100% 44% Huzzah for the Masterminds! www.Keirsey.com for personality information. The Sloganizer! "Swing your Archmage Alex." Deep down, you wish you were a stick figure. Posts: 1629 \| Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
Jumpin Salmon ? Man, ? Amazing Member # 5755	written Thursday, September 8 2005 09:13 Profile #133 This has been happening for thousands of years. Archeologists have seen evidence of brain surgery in Eygption tombs, including healing scars on some of the treated. Debatable evidence exists that similar work was done prior to that, specfically by Cro-Magnon. Also, given the surgical prowess of the Middle Eastern countries between 1000BC and 1000AD, I wouldn't be shocked if such surgery was practised. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if they discovered and used anasthesia, and did have specific maladies that required this treatment. this message sponsored by atlas drill company Posts: 4114 \| Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Thursday, September 8 2005 13:54 Profile Homepage #134 quote: Originally written by Jumpin' Salmon: This has been happening for thousands of years. Archeologists have seen evidence of brain surgery in Eygption tombs, including healing scars on some of the treated. Debatable evidence exists that similar work was done prior to that, specfically by Cro-Magnon. Also, given the surgical prowess of the Middle Eastern countries between 1000BC and 1000AD, I wouldn't be shocked if such surgery was practised. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if they discovered and used anasthesia, and did have specific maladies that required this treatment. this message sponsored by atlas drill company Allegedly, anesthesia in ancient times was considered more of a luxury than a necessity. -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Sturg Master Member # 4614	written Thursday, September 8 2005 16:55 Profile Homepage #135 I wonder if there was whiskey then. Or was that the luxury? -------------------- -ben4808 For those who love to spam: CSM Forums RIFQ Posts: 3360 \| Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Thursday, September 8 2005 17:28 Profile Homepage #136 Getting someone boozed out of their mind was a pretty common early form of anaesthesia, yes. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Friday, September 9 2005 02:44 Profile Homepage #137 (Hope nobody minds the double post to bump the topic.) Today's name, Radium, is a radioactive element which has the interesting property of spontaneously emitting greenish-blue light. In the early 20th century, it was popular for painting clock faces and dials so they would glow in the dark. Radium was also used medically; in one popular product, a disc of radium was left to sit in water with the intention of infusing the water with radon, a radioactive gas which is the decay product of radium. Radium compounds were even administered by injection in some cases. Sellers of radioactive medicines proudly advertised the "health-promoting" effects of the radiation emitted by their product. Radiation, unfortunately, turned out not to be so health-promoting after all. Of course, radiation is still used in modern medicine for procedures such as cancer treatment, but with somewhat more caution. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Nikki. Shaper Member # 3442	written Friday, September 9 2005 04:40 Profile Homepage #138 quote: Originally written by Drakefyre: Only Marathon 2 works for PCs. Still, at least one of them does. And am I right in thinking that trepanning was used to release "evil spirits" that had manifested themselves in peoples heads? [ Friday, September 09, 2005 04:40: Message edited by: SupaNik ] -------------------- "I am a living sign..." Thus endeth this post. Posts: 2864 \| Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00
Archmage Alex Skip to My Lou Member # 40	written Friday, September 9 2005 05:30 Profile Homepage #139 -------------------- Take the Personality Test! INTJ 100% 75% 100% 44% Huzzah for the Masterminds! www.Keirsey.com for personality information. The Sloganizer! "Swing your Archmage Alex." Deep down, you wish you were a stick figure. Posts: 1629 \| Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Friday, September 9 2005 07:52 Profile Homepage #140 Trepanning was used for all kinds of things. That could easily have been one of them, and not necessarily distinct from medical applications. It may also have been done to let spirits in. —Alorael, who requested double trepanning. One hole on each side to prevent traffic flow problems. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Sturg Master Member # 4614	written Friday, September 9 2005 14:01 Profile Homepage #141 Of course, being subject to radiation has had a powerful placebo effect on people taking it, many claiming to be cured of their ailments rapidly. But I'm sure many were done for advertising purposes. -------------------- -ben4808 For those who love to spam: CSM Forums RIFQ Posts: 3360 \| Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Saturday, September 10 2005 04:56 Profile Homepage #142 I have to keep this up for another 20 days? What was I thinking? Today's name, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, was one of the most famous and popular patent medicines of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, advertised for the treatment of disorders of the reproductive system (a fairly common claim among patent medicines, for some reason). The fact that the medicine was over 15% alcohol probably contributed to its popularity. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Archmage Alex Skip to My Lou Member # 40	written Saturday, September 10 2005 06:05 Profile Homepage #143 -------------------- Take the Personality Test! INTJ 100% 75% 100% 44% Huzzah for the Masterminds! www.Keirsey.com for personality information. The Sloganizer! "Swing your Archmage Alex." Deep down, you wish you were a stick figure. Posts: 1629 \| Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
Sturg Master Member # 4614	written Saturday, September 10 2005 14:06 Profile Homepage #144 Oh, dear. Way to go, AA! How do you draw these things so fast? -------------------- -ben4808 For those who love to spam: CSM Forums RIFQ Posts: 3360 \| Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00
Archmage Alex Skip to My Lou Member # 40	written Saturday, September 10 2005 14:47 Profile Homepage #145 Magic and the aid of my bowling ball collection. -------------------- Take the Personality Test! INTJ 100% 75% 100% 44% Huzzah for the Masterminds! www.Keirsey.com for personality information. The Sloganizer! "Swing your Archmage Alex." Deep down, you wish you were a stick figure. Posts: 1629 \| Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Sunday, September 11 2005 04:03 Profile Homepage #146 The 19th and early 20th century, as you are likely beginning to appreciate, was a fertile breeding ground for quackery. Another in the long list of the era's useless medical treatments was the electric belt, sometimes advertised with claims to cure every disease known to man. (If you're going to lie, you may as well make it a big lie.) Electric belts generally applied a weak electric current to the skin, which was unlikely to do anything but cause discomfort. Many belts had to be dipped in a solution of acid before use, which was likely to cause even more discomfort. [ Sunday, September 11, 2005 04:04: Message edited by: Electric Belts ] -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Archmage Alex Skip to My Lou Member # 40	written Sunday, September 11 2005 11:40 Profile Homepage #147 -------------------- Take the Personality Test! INTJ 100% 75% 100% 44% Huzzah for the Masterminds! www.Keirsey.com for personality information. The Sloganizer! "Swing your Archmage Alex." Deep down, you wish you were a stick figure. Posts: 1629 \| Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
The Almighty Doer of Stuff Shaper Member # 73	written Sunday, September 11 2005 11:56 Profile #148 desrcibe -------------------- The Lyceum - The Headquarters of the Blades designing community The Louvre - The Blades of Avernum graphics database Alexandria - The Blades of Exile Scenario database BoE Webring - Self explanatory Polaris - Free porn here Odd Todd - Fun for the unemployed (and everyone else too) Famous Last Words - A local pop-punk band They Might Be Giants - Four websites for one of the greatest bands in existance -------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Posts: 2957 \| Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Monday, September 12 2005 04:33 Profile Homepage #149 Today's name, Snake Oil, surely needs no explanation. Yes, there really were patent medicines which claimed to contain snake oil. Some may have actually contained snake oil; most probably didn't. The ones that didn't probably worked just as well as the ones that did. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00