It was as recent as 120 years ago, that the ill and dying, were “bled,” to effect a cure. George Washington, regarded by many, as the greatest president the United States ever had, was bled to death.
There can be scarcely a doubt that the treatment of his last illness by the doctors was little short of murder. Although he had been bled once already, after they took charge of the case they prescribed “two pretty copious bleedings,” and finally a third, “when about 32 ounces of blood were drawn,” or the equivalent of a quart. Of the three doctors, one disapproved of this treatment, and a second wrote, only a few days after Washington’s death, to the third, “you must remember” Dr. Dick “was averse to bleeding the General, and I have often thought that if we had acted according to his suggestion when he said, ‘he needs all his strength— bleeding will diminish it,’ and taken no more blood from him, our good friend might have been alive now. But we were governed by the best light we had; we thought we were right, and so we are justified.”
Read more: The True George Washington: Physique: His Death — Infoplease.comhttp://www.infoplease.com/t/history/true-washington
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The life of the flesh is in the blood
We now know, that blood is the source of life, and that healthy blood is an absolute necessity to transport nutrients, and oxygen to every cell in the body. The Bible made the scientific statement 3,500 years ago – in Leviticus 17: 11, while scientists have really only begun to understand the significance of blood in the past 100 years. Only very recently, scientists have discovered two new blood types! See here.
The blood . . .
- – carries on all the different body processees
- – absorbs oxygen from the air, and carries it throughout the body
- – collects Co2 and waste
- – collects digested food from cilia in the intestines and distributes it
- – grows new cells, bones, flesh, hair and nails
- – sustains all organs
- – repairs wounds, grows new flesh
- – fights disease
If blood flow is cut off from the brain for only a few minutes, the brain is harmed to such an extent, that should the victim survive, there is permanent brain damage.
The Vine Vigil 
