RAW VEAL CURES RABIES

The odd remedy for the viral disease

ROME

Being bitten by a wild animal in Ancient Rome wasn’t the end of the world according to Pliny the Elder. There were three simple steps you needed to follow. First and foremost, cut the wound open and put raw veal on it. Next, switch to a diet of lime and hog’s fat – not the tastiest, but what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, right? Finally, you needed to drink a mixture of wine and boiled badger dung. Somehow, the practice didn’t catch on.