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Fascinating fact 3 - Cruel to be kind

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Previous fact Cruel to be kind Blood letting by applying leeches, or cutting the skin with a sharp blade was a common remedy for many ailments in the 18th Century. This rare bowl would have been used to collect blood. Next fact

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