Re:Everyday Life and Fatal Hazard in Sixteenth-Century England
by hodgesrm on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @12:32AM
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There's a great story in the Jamestown Museum about how John Smith almost died from stepping on a stingray.
>> When exploring and mapping the Chesapeake bay
Smith waded in the shallow water. Smith was stung by a sting ray.
The barb in the ray’s lashing tail pierced his arm. Smith got so very sick, thinking he would not survive this …his men dug him a grave. But a doctor applied heat to the wound and by this Smith was saved. Feeling better that evening, he ate the stingray for supper that night.
When he drew up his map,… he marked the spot on his map where he almost met death “Stingray Point”
>> When exploring and mapping the Chesapeake bay Smith waded in the shallow water. Smith was stung by a sting ray.
The barb in the ray’s lashing tail pierced his arm. Smith got so very sick, thinking he would not survive this …his men dug him a grave. But a doctor applied heat to the wound and by this Smith was saved. Feeling better that evening, he ate the stingray for supper that night.
When he drew up his map,… he marked the spot on his map where he almost met death “Stingray Point”
(http://www.williamsburgprivatetours.com/captain-john-smiths-..., there's a similar account inside the museum)