Humors+Bleeding+George Washington+Smallpox

I am honestly surprised this subject has not come up yet, because it is humorous....jk that was so lame. HUMORS! Lets talk about how "medicine" used to be and what philosophers and doctors (and even barbers?) thought about the human body. If you were sick, "hysterical," or struggling with "depraved habits," then the four humors (blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm) were out of balance, you simply needed a good bloodletting. Where did this idea come from and how did it effect society? What does George Washington have to do with it? Oh, and smallpox and its relatives!! I swear we'll connect it all! Thank you to all of our listeners and supporters! Please feel free to leave a comment or send us a DM for any questions, suggestions, or just to say, "hi." Support us on Patreon: ⁠patreon.com/thepoisonersalmanac⁠ Follow us on socials: The Poisoner's Almanac on IG- ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/poisoners_almanac?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==⁠⁠ Adam- ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@studiesshow?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc⁠⁠ Becca- ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@yobec0?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc⁠⁠ Merch is finally live, with more to follow in the future! https://www.poisonersalmanac.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goldstar002/support