Hee, that's a fitting icon! And I doubt I would have read the whole thing if it had been on paper/screen, but I can listen to audiobooks while doing chores etc.

Yes, I suppose Aristotle was seen as an authority, and also the actual author wanted to remain anonymous...

Anne Lister recounts in her diaries how she treated a sexually transmitted infection (probably trichomoniasis) using mercury.
Augh. /o\