Medicine in the ancient world through medieval
times was very different from what we experience today. People back then, just like
us, worried about their health and what they might do to ward off sickness, or
alleviate symptoms if they did fall ill. Medicines in the medieval period
were sometimes homemade, if they weren’t too complicated. Simple medicines
consisted of a single ingredient – usually a herb – but if they required
numerous ingredients or preparation in advance, they could be purchased from an
apothecary, rather like a modern pharmacist. Although some medical remedies
were quite sensible, others were extraordinarily weird. They all now come with
a health warning, so it’s probably best not to try these at home. Read complete
article at -- http://www.historyextra.com/article/medieval/9-weird-medieval-medicines
The witnesses, laying their coats at the feet of Saul, were the men that would cast the first stones at Stephen in Acts 7. Why did they all lay their coats at Saul’s feet? The Talmud contains a very interesting account of the act of stoning that may provide the answer. “When the trial was over, they take him [the condemned person] out to be stoned. The place of stoning was at a distance from the court, as it is said, ‘Take out the one who has cursed.’ [i] A man stands at the entrance of the court; in his hand is a signaling flag [Hebrew sudarin = sudar , ‘scarf, sweater’]. A horseman was stationed far away but within sight of him. If one [of the judges] says, ‘I have something [more] to say in his favor,’ he [the signaler] waves the sudarin , and the horseman runs and stops them [from stoning him]. Even if [the condemned person] himself says, ‘I have something to say in my favor,’ they bring him back, even four of five times, only provided that there is some substance to...
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