Mount Vernon, the home of Washington . Material was prepared for clothing 28] bureau, washstand and mir-ror, all used by Washington,are in place. It is sad to bereminded that Washingtonwas likely bled to death byold-fashioned attendants andphysicians, for it was thecustom in those days to bleedfor fever, and the popularremedies were lances andcalomel. It was three daysbefore the news reachedPhiladelphia, for this was in1799, and there was no tele-graph service to carry thenews, no cable to flash a bul-letin across the ocean, nonearby wireless as at presentto carry the sad message tothe then un
Mount Vernon, the home of Washington . Material was prepared for clothing 28] bureau, washstand and mir-ror, all used by Washington,are in place. It is sad to bereminded that Washingtonwas likely bled to death byold-fashioned attendants andphysicians, for it was thecustom in those days to bleedfor fever, and the popularremedies were lances andcalomel. It was three daysbefore the news reachedPhiladelphia, for this was in1799, and there was no tele-graph service to carry thenews, no cable to flash a bul-letin across the ocean, nonearby wireless as at presentto carry the sad message tothe then unheard of stationsat Panama and San Fran- 29 cisco; there were no tele-phones, and messengersscoured the country on horse-back to bring the physiciansto the bedside of Americasgreatest man in the criticalhour of his illness. Andwhen the summons did arrivethere were no swift-runningautomobiles to speed the menof presumed science to theside of the sick man. Wash-ington, who lay in his roomand gazed out over the Poto-. A Stirrup SO Washington . . gazed outover the Potomac
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