Curing Coughs and the Common Cold in Eighteenth-Century England

By Katherine Allen It happens at every university, every year, and is often known as ‘fresher’s flu’. This cocktail of viruses arrives at the start of term, along with students and their unprepared immune systems. After countless hours spent in the germ-infested libraries, we are now experiencing a full blown assault of sniffles and coughs, … Continue reading Curing Coughs and the Common Cold in Eighteenth-Century England