I received compensation in the form of tickets in exchange for writing this review. Although this post is sponsored, all opinions are my own.
Hello all,
Well it looks like I made it back alive. I just spent an awesome 3 days in the most haunted city in the US, St. Augustine. And let me tell you, it was so much fun! With St. Augustine offering an abundance of tours. we had to partake in several of them. One of my favorite ones we went on was the tour of the Spanish Military Hospital Museum.
Our tour guide was very friendly and very knowledgeable. She really knew her stuff! We started off lookin at some display cases showcasing items used during the time period. There was even a case filled with prosthetic limbs they used then.
Then we proceeded into the next room. There was much to see here! First off our guide showed off some of the medical instruments used back in the day. She explained what each was used for. She said back then they didn't have anesthesia as they do today, so they used opium and medicinal herbs to help lessen the pain! She said because of the religion of the Spanish people, they washed their hands constantly throughout the day. They also constantly cleaned and wiped down their hospitals and medical instruments and beds That gave you much better odds of pulling through a medical procedure if it was performed at a Spanish Hospital. Here you see some of their instruments, and our guide showing us a bone saw.
Next we looked at some of the beds patients would be in during their stay, and objects that they might have with them. In the photo below you see a bed for an invalid. The bed actually has a hole in it with a chamber pot underneath for using the bathroom in. Then on the wall is a photo of the typical diet they would have back then.
Lastly we moved into the apothecary room. Here our guide showed us some of the medicinal herbs that were used back then. She told us lavender was used a lot and was used in their general cleaning and they burned it as an incense to calm the patients. Others, like salix alba is much like the aspirin we use today. Some came with side effects, like hallucinations, like the one she said they used to put you to sleep for operations.
All in all, the tour was a great learning experience and a lot of fun! I highly recommend it if visiting St. Augustine. For more information their number is 904-342-7730, and is located at 3 Aviles Street, St. Augustine.
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