The Most Bizarre Medical Tools from Back in the Day

Bloodletting Fleam

Bloodletting was a pretty popular procedure back in the 1850s. People believed that doing that will detox the body and leave you with a healthy glow. This instrument was used by putting the blade in the vain to drain any blood from the body. It lost its popularity when people realized how many folks died after doing this.

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