Matusalem Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Piracy wouldn't be fun without the scourge of disease on bord ships and making contact with distant people. I give you the preliminary top ten that only a commited non-farb reenactor would wear with a badge of honor today! 10. Ague (....malarial fever) 9. Bronze John or Yellowjacket (...yellow fever) 8. Sprue (...tropical disease characterized by intestinal disorders and sore throat) 7. Worm Fit (...Convulsions associated with teething, worms, elevated temperature or diarrhea) 6. Mania (...insanity, no less) 5. Dry Belly Ache (...Lead poisoning) 4. Lockjaw (...fatal after 8 days) 3. King's Evil (...tuberculosis neck& lymph glands) 2. Scurvy (...lack of vitamin C) & Morphew (subset of scurvy) ...and my all-time favorite: 1. Delirium Tremens (...hallucinations due to alcohol) ..and there are countless others ( Sloes, Screws, Cachexy, Viper's Dance,etc....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Mermaid Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Piracy wouldn't be fun without the scourge of disease on bord ships and making contact with distant people. I give you the preliminary top ten that only a commited non-farb reenactor would wear with a badge of honor today!10. Ague (....malarial fever) 9. Bronze John or Yellowjacket (...yellow fever) 8. Sprue (...tropical disease characterized by intestinal disorders and sore throat) 7. Worm Fit (...Convulsions associated with teething, worms, elevated temperature or diarrhea) 6. Mania (...insanity, no less) 5. Dry Belly Ache (...Lead poisoning) 4. Lockjaw (...fatal after 8 days) 3. King's Evil (...tuberculosis neck& lymph glands) 2. Scurvy (...lack of vitamin C) & Morphew (subset of scurvy) ...and my all-time favorite: 1. Delirium Tremens (...hallucinations due to alcohol) ..and there are countless others ( Sloes, Screws, Cachexy, Viper's Dance,etc....) Hey you forgot arrrrrrthritis. Sorry, couldn't help myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matusalem Posted November 16, 2006 Author Share Posted November 16, 2006 Rogue Mermaid wrote Hey you forgot arrrrrrthritis No, That was below, on the addendum to the Top Ten as "Screws" (also known as rheumatism) However, in keeping in line with your sense of humor, here's a clip of a Saturday Night Live sketch from a while back: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWnxsVcNL2w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackjohn Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 There's a famous (well, at least to this researcher) tabulation of causes of death, in London, for the year 1700. Some clever fellows have transcribed it here, complete with links to the some of the more obscure terms. My Home on the Web The Pirate Brethren Gallery Dreams are the glue that holds reality together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbitz Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Given the day to day life at sea I would that Boredom would also qualify as a disease!! Rabz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jib Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 How about VD mates? Of course a little quick silver will cure you just fine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn_Enigma Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 How about VD mates? Is that not also meant with "screws"? "The floggings will continue until morale improves!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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