tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post8196554824254335095..comments2024-03-28T22:25:23.698-05:00Comments on Western Fictioneers: THE DOCTOR'S BAG by Keith Souter aka Clay MoreWestern Fictioneershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01683314579075461026noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-49609815867145375952013-01-31T12:44:31.623-06:002013-01-31T12:44:31.623-06:00Why, thank you, Oklahoma doctor!Why, thank you, Oklahoma doctor!Keith Souterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206349930107528691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-22160692112492815352013-01-30T18:06:40.158-06:002013-01-30T18:06:40.158-06:00what to say i praise of this blog, which contains ...what to say i praise of this blog, which contains a lot of amazing information as well as the thoughtful writes.<br /><br /><a href="http://local.webmd.com/local/oklahoma/oklahoma-city.htm" rel="nofollow">Oklahoma doctor</a>Oklahoma doctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14907891701324478302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-40524834459750946802013-01-25T03:58:49.733-06:002013-01-25T03:58:49.733-06:00Thanks, Charlie. I will add that to my list. I wou...Thanks, Charlie. I will add that to my list. I would have had an eclectic approach myself and added whatever worked. Which is how Logan Munro practices.<br /><br />I very much enjoyed Road to Rimrock, by the way.Keith Souterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206349930107528691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-19423955687873643872013-01-25T02:38:11.056-06:002013-01-25T02:38:11.056-06:00Keith. Thank you so much. As you know (I think) Dr...Keith. Thank you so much. As you know (I think) Dr. Goodfellow makes an appearance in my Road to Rimrock novel. He was the go-to doctor for abdominal wounds. Personally, I tend to go to native medicine men or women who were usually herbalists and had access (training) to centuries of experience. Could you give us some information on those, too, as we move along?<br />Thanks for the great blog subject. Look forward to more.<br /><br />CharlieChuckTyrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02609200010767178944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-88205065693154230702013-01-24T16:37:20.349-06:002013-01-24T16:37:20.349-06:00You'e got it, Jacquie. I've got this in my...You'e got it, Jacquie. I've got this in my list of to-do's. This subject is actually one of my areas of interest. And I'll also throw in some of the early quack treatments, like Perkin's tractoration, of which George Washington was an enthusiastic supporter.<br /><br />Nowadays we think of patents as being an official government protection, but the original meaning comes from a 'patent of royal favour,' which was granted to those who supplied medicines to the British royal family. And of course in the early days of actual patents it was all flouted and we saw the rise of the quacks and snake oil salesmen.<br /><br />Dr Liebig's Lost Manhood Restorer! A letter day viagra. Excellent! LOL!Keith Souterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206349930107528691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-62726110812494484422013-01-24T16:04:14.868-06:002013-01-24T16:04:14.868-06:00Oh goodie! I'm going to love this series. Si...Oh goodie! I'm going to love this series. Since other put in their requests, mine's for medicines. I'm fascinated with the patent medicines in the Old West. My first western historical romance features laudanum, Dr. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, and Dr. Liebig's Lost Manhood Restorer. The ingredients in these medicines would shock our modern day sensibilities. :)Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-30340538775155512412013-01-24T13:35:02.807-06:002013-01-24T13:35:02.807-06:00Thanks for your kind words, Jerry. I am having a g...Thanks for your kind words, Jerry. I am having a great time working on Wolf Creek. I think we are all conscious of Troy's masterful touch behind the scenes. The town he created feels like home to so many characters. I must say that I really enjoy your chapter in Murder in Dogleg City. I thought the whole book worked really well as a western-mystery.Keith Souterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206349930107528691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-7206094554520229452013-01-24T13:33:59.800-06:002013-01-24T13:33:59.800-06:00Small bits of content which are explained in detai...Small bits of content which are explained in details, helps me understand the topic, thank you!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://public.hcsc.net/providerfinder/home.do?corpEntCd=OK1" rel="nofollow">Oklahoma doctors</a>healthgradeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08939725885738679026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-90273243929002997812013-01-24T13:10:24.499-06:002013-01-24T13:10:24.499-06:00Keith,what can I say but that your blog was totall...Keith,what can I say but that your blog was totally fascinating.<br />I have an old book, "A Minnesota Doctor's Home Remedies," that I refer to from time to time. Your doing Dr. Munro is perfect. I'll certainly be looking for your next blog. <br />The best,<br />JerryJerry Guinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17074197803776713004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-51205020413411979392013-01-24T12:55:06.964-06:002013-01-24T12:55:06.964-06:00Thanks Cheryl! And it was a total pleasure to work...Thanks Cheryl! And it was a total pleasure to work with you on the book as well. And with Troy, Jim, Larry and James. It was quite the most enjoyable writing experience that I have ever had.Keith Souterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206349930107528691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-3618206366257422582013-01-24T12:22:05.166-06:002013-01-24T12:22:05.166-06:00Keith, I am SO looking forward to your blog post e...Keith, I am SO looking forward to your blog post each month. This is a fascinating subject--medicine of those times past. Like Troy, I find your Dr. Munro to be a character that grabs my interest and makes me want to know more. I'm anxiously awaiting next month's post now that I've read this one. And I have truly enjoyed working with you on Wolf Creek-Bloody Trail. <br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-46984465845254817942013-01-24T11:18:34.283-06:002013-01-24T11:18:34.283-06:00Thanks, Ron. I didn't know that Doc Holliday h...Thanks, Ron. I didn't know that Doc Holliday had considered medicine.Keith Souterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206349930107528691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-14257960002417411642013-01-24T10:58:46.429-06:002013-01-24T10:58:46.429-06:00Handsomely written. Thanks. I have read that docto...Handsomely written. Thanks. I have read that doctors had fallen into such disrepute in the U.S. in the latter 19th century that Doc Holliday chose to study dentistry instead of medicine, which would have been his first choice.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-14555031015859785052013-01-24T10:32:39.408-06:002013-01-24T10:32:39.408-06:00Phrenology is an interest of mine, Meg. I collect ...Phrenology is an interest of mine, Meg. I collect nineteenth century phrenology books and have written about it in one of my non-fiction books, Medical Meddlers, Mediums and Magicians - the Victorian Age of Credulity, as well as having a phrenologist as a lead character in my YA mystery series, set in Victorian London. I will be writing at some stage about this amazing pseudo-science which seems so plausible. Indeed, Orson Squire Fowler, one of the most prominent 19th century phrenologists was so successful and influential that the town of Fowler, Colorado is named after him.Keith Souterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206349930107528691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-70969267490933743302013-01-24T10:21:19.514-06:002013-01-24T10:21:19.514-06:00Thanks, Livia. That is a great idea for a topic - ...Thanks, Livia. That is a great idea for a topic - The Doctor's Bag - Then and Now. I shall certainly do that.Keith Souterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206349930107528691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-31517202409065287312013-01-24T10:20:16.735-06:002013-01-24T10:20:16.735-06:00Thank you, Kathleen. The Last of the Mohicans is e...Thank you, Kathleen. The Last of the Mohicans is etched in my unconscious. Logan could well have been related to the Munros of the great yarn, since there had been a long military tradition in the clan. Interesting to see that Daniel Day-Lewis, who played Hawkeye in the 1992 film may well add a third Oscar to his tally with Lincoln.Keith Souterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206349930107528691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-27411295423322163092013-01-24T10:07:41.513-06:002013-01-24T10:07:41.513-06:00Why, thank you Troy. That's the sort of thing ...Why, thank you Troy. That's the sort of thing that would make a lot of men blush - but not Logan. Scotsmen don't blush - it comes from having the nerve to wear a kilt, I guess. And of course, he would be wearing one tomorrow night, since it is Burns' Night (when we celebrate the birth of Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns of Ayre.)Keith Souterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206349930107528691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-58748947552727005262013-01-24T09:53:33.268-06:002013-01-24T09:53:33.268-06:00Oooooooh, phrenology!! Fascinating, Keith. Or shou...Oooooooh, phrenology!! Fascinating, Keith. Or should I say Doc? ;-) I'm looking forward to this series! And Yorkshire - one of my fave spots in England. SIGH.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734148270217773194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-83119761669993455842013-01-24T09:21:56.392-06:002013-01-24T09:21:56.392-06:00Like Troy said, interesting and helpful. I will b...Like Troy said, interesting and helpful. I will be looking forward to your future blogs. If you can work it in one of them, I would love to know what tools of the trade a country doctor might carry in his black bag during the 1870's compared to what you carry in yours.Livia J Washburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-84915906559990715592013-01-24T09:02:48.909-06:002013-01-24T09:02:48.909-06:00This is definitely a series to follow. So much goo...This is definitely a series to follow. So much good information here, Keith -- thank you! I'm already looking forward to the next installment. (And I echo Troy's comment about Logan Munro. Fascinating character, that one. [Every time I see the good doctor's name, I hear whispers of LAST OF THE MOHICANS. ;-) ])Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-66378177671603289362013-01-24T08:41:35.433-06:002013-01-24T08:41:35.433-06:00This is going to be -not just an interesting -but ...This is going to be -not just an interesting -but an extremely helpful blog series. Re: Doc Adams... I always wondered if maybe his father had also been a physician, hence the fact he was named Galen (was his middle names Hippocrates?)... and the TV version of doc was referenced more than once as having been a surgeon in an Ohio regiment during the war. Let me add in this space that your Doctor Logan Munro is, in my opinion, one of the most fascinating town doctor characters in any western I'd come across.Troy D. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744762061580915223noreply@blogger.com