Frontier Medicine at Fort Davis Beanies Trekking basket for improved traction

Trekking basket for improved traction in mud or snow

Packaging includes a brief history of Smokey Bear

Valley of Fire SP

and distinctive crest

Frontier Medicine at Fort Davis Beanies Trekking basket for improved tractionFrom a headless burial to cocaine toothache drops, the true stories hidden in the Wild West's medical records are a match for its tallest tales. In the 19th century, when dying young was a fact of life, a routine bout of diarrhea could be fatal. No one had heard of viruses or bacteria, but they killed more soldiers on the frontier than raids. Physicians dispensed whiskey for TB, mercury for VD, and arsenic for indigestion. Baseball injuries were