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A 15th century engraving depicting an indiginous south american handing a box marked Inda Chocolata to Posidan , standing on a chariot in the sea.

A Chocolate Valentine

February 14, 2014 Circulating Now

By Michael J. North ~ Chocolate for Valentine’s Day shows affection, but chocolate also has a history as a medicine.

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Three Illustrations of people working with horses.

Markham’s Masterpiece of Horse Care

October 22, 2013 Circulating Now

By Michael J. North Markham’s Masterpiece One of the most important and enduring books in the English language about the care of horses is by

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Red Cross nurses kept the morale high for the wounded Army soldiers by serving a (slightly) traditional Thanksgiving dinner behind the French battlefields.

Have a Safe and Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃 In 1945, a more colorful version of this menu for Thanksgiving dinner was served at the seat of each patient in the mess halls of the US Army's Brooke Hospital Center in Fort Sam Houston, Texas. This version appeared in the hospital's magazine titled Brooke Bluebonnet Broadcast (Vol. II, Issue no. 11) that ran from 1944 to 1946.

Need some last minute #RareCooking inspiration for your #Thanksgiving meal? 🥧 Explore the recipes of Lydia Fisher's The Prudent Housewife, or Compleat English Cook (London, 1800). Originally published in 1750 with over 20 editions, this collection of the "newest and least expensive recipes in cookery" became one of the most popular #cookbooks in #18thCentury England. "How to roast a turkey" includes one of nine #Woodcut illustrations from the book that shows readers how to roast game and fowl. 🍗

NLM recently acquired a collection of #postcards depicting 1,379 hospitals and healthcare facilities across the United States. This collection of 2,223 illustrated and real-photo postcards were generously donated by Dr. W. Bruce Fye, a retired cardiologist and emeritus professor of medicine and the history of medicine at the @mayoclinic.

For #WorldTelevisionDay, we are sharing an image from page 122 of the book US National Library of Medicine, published in 2017 (#LinkInBio). The caption reads: "Librarian Patricia Burmeister teaches a library training class, ca. mid-1970s, using a chalkboard as well as emerging technology of the day connected to a television: a dial-up modem and keyboard. Training always has been, and continues to be, an important activity at the National Library of Medicine. Advances in medical science and changes in terminology make it necessary for indexers and reference librarians to engage in continuous learning to be effective in their public service."

If you're lion around on a lazy #Caturday morning, here is Clark's Cleveland Almanac issued by R.C. & C.S. Clark in 1875 as an advertisement for their Anti-Bilious Compound. Calendar and #astronomical data are included on one side of each page with diseases and testimonials on the other. Proverbs like "A muffled cat is no good mouser" are printed beneath each calendar month. Visit the link in our bio to explore in NLM Digital Collections.

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