Medical comforts during the heroic age of Antarctic exploration
In the literature of the exploration of the Antarctic in the early 20th century, there are many references to ‘medical comforts’. While ‘medical comforts’ was sometimes used as a euphemism for alcoholic beverages, the term, which originated in the army, covered all foods and drinks used for the trea...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:500669 2023-05-15T13:48:07+02:00 Medical comforts during the heroic age of Antarctic exploration Guly, H.R. 2013-04 text http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/500669/ https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/500669/1/S0032247411000799a.pdf https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247411000799 en eng Cambridge University Press https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/500669/1/S0032247411000799a.pdf Guly, H.R. 2013 Medical comforts during the heroic age of Antarctic exploration. Polar Record, 49 (249). 110-117. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247411000799 <https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247411000799> cc_by_nc CC-BY-NC Medicine Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2013 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247411000799 2023-02-04T19:36:27Z In the literature of the exploration of the Antarctic in the early 20th century, there are many references to ‘medical comforts’. While ‘medical comforts’ was sometimes used as a euphemism for alcoholic beverages, the term, which originated in the army, covered all foods and drinks used for the treatment and prevention of illness and during convalescence. This article describes the use of medical comforts during the Antarctic expeditions of the so called ‘heroic age’. Apart from alcohol, medical comforts included beef extracts, milk extracts and arrowroot. These products were extensively advertised to the medical and nursing professions and to the general public and the Antarctic connection was sometimes used in the advertising. The products were largely devoid of vitamins and their use may have contributed to some of the disease that occurred on these expeditions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Polar Record Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic The Antarctic Polar Record 49 2 110 117 |
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In the literature of the exploration of the Antarctic in the early 20th century, there are many references to ‘medical comforts’. While ‘medical comforts’ was sometimes used as a euphemism for alcoholic beverages, the term, which originated in the army, covered all foods and drinks used for the treatment and prevention of illness and during convalescence. This article describes the use of medical comforts during the Antarctic expeditions of the so called ‘heroic age’. Apart from alcohol, medical comforts included beef extracts, milk extracts and arrowroot. These products were extensively advertised to the medical and nursing professions and to the general public and the Antarctic connection was sometimes used in the advertising. The products were largely devoid of vitamins and their use may have contributed to some of the disease that occurred on these expeditions. |
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https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/500669/1/S0032247411000799a.pdf Guly, H.R. 2013 Medical comforts during the heroic age of Antarctic exploration. Polar Record, 49 (249). 110-117. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247411000799 <https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247411000799> |
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