Mark from Florida says the thing he would miss most as a pioneer is proper medical care.

Some of the pioneer’s “cures” were a bit crazy.  When someone was bitten by a snake, a poultice of warm manure was applied on the bite area.  Coal oil cured dandruff.  And for measles, there was nothing better than a well-cooked mouse.

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