Comment by adammarples
Comment by adammarples 2 days ago
I get the impression from the second part of this that you think the village elders were correctly diagnosing things?
Comment by adammarples 2 days ago
I get the impression from the second part of this that you think the village elders were correctly diagnosing things?
I wonder how likely that is? I suspect their understanding of their diagnostic technique is flawed, but beyond that, would a small enough group have a similarly small pool of common afflictions such that you could develop a useful body of medical lore?