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Doctor's satchel.
Drug cases like this one were used by physicians in the rural areas of Compton County. Some standard supplies in the 19th century included bleeding instruments, jars of leeches, vermifuges and other powders. It was in Eaton Corner in 1847 that Dr. E. D. Worthington performed the very first "capital operation" (a leg amputation) in Canada with the use of anesthesia.
(Compton County Museum Collection / Photo - Jackie Hyman)
Drug cases like this one were used by physicians in the rural areas of Compton County. Some standard supplies in the 19th century included bleeding instruments, jars of leeches, vermifuges and other powders. It was in Eaton Corner in 1847 that Dr. E. D. Worthington performed the very first "capital operation" (a leg amputation) in Canada with the use of anesthesia.
(Compton County Museum Collection / Photo - Jackie Hyman)