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Paper, 'Account of the worm which came out of his wife's ear which worm he presented to the Royall Society' by John Rogers

Reference number: CLP/12ii/6

Date: 1722

Description

Rogers recounts a story of his wife suffering from extremely severe headaches, initially in her face and eye and eventually in her right ear. Rogers attempted applying a hot roasted garlic clove to her ear, and then inserted a mixture of various hot oils into her ear. A worm then crawled out, which Rogers preserved in a sort of spirit. The worm was presented to the Society by Peter Le Neve in May 1722.

Subject: Medicine

Communicated by Peter Le Neve. Read to the Royal Society on 7 June 1722.

Reference number
CLP/12ii/6
Earliest possible date
1722
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, 'Account of the worm which came out of his wife's ear which worm he presented to the Royall Society' by John Rogers, 1722, CLP/12ii/6, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_12ii_6/paper-account-of-the-worm-which-came-out-of-his-wifes-ear-which-worm-he-presented-to-the-royall-society-by-john-rogers, accessed on 23 January 2025

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