Summertime is upon us and it's so hot! When temps get like this, it seems like a cool treat is always the answer.
Andrew B. Anderson was my great-great grandfather. I think he could have used a cool treat after this childhood experience:
"I had recently recovered from a serious sickness of typhoid fever and for weeks I had been bothered with a swelling under my left jaw that terminated into a running sore. There were no doctors. Many friends and sympathizers contributed advice. To relieve the pain and suffering, I stood before the looking glass and with my lead pencil and pen holder, tore the lining of my tonsils, thereby creating a drain that eased my pain."
What a brave kid to take out his own tonsils! Drastic times call for drastic measures!
"I had recently recovered from a serious sickness of typhoid fever and for weeks I had been bothered with a swelling under my left jaw that terminated into a running sore. There were no doctors. Many friends and sympathizers contributed advice. To relieve the pain and suffering, I stood before the looking glass and with my lead pencil and pen holder, tore the lining of my tonsils, thereby creating a drain that eased my pain."
What a brave kid to take out his own tonsils! Drastic times call for drastic measures!
Andrew Bjrring Anderson
Birth: 14 September 1866 ~ Ephraim, UT, USA
Birth: 14 September 1866 ~ Ephraim, UT, USA
Death: 24 April 1962 ~ Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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