In the weather diary, the captains note that various migratory birds have returned to Wood River across from the mouth of the Missouri. Physicians from the United States have provided a list of questions addressing how Native People treat various diseases.
Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower
Echinacea angustifolia
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During the Fort Mandan Winter, the captains recorded the use of echinacea to cure bites from rabid dogs and snakes.
Questions for the Louisiana Indians
Inquiries relitive to the Indians of Louisiania.
1st. Physical History and Medicine
. . . .
What is their mode of treating the Small pox particularly?
Have they any other disease amongst them, and what are they?
What are their remidies for their different diseases?
Are artificial discharges of blood used among them?
In what manner do they generally induce evacuation?
Do they ever use Voluntary fasting?
What is the nature of their baths, and at what time of the day to they generally use them?
At what age do their women begin and cease to menstruate?
—William Clark[1]Undated and unsigned list written in Clark’s hand. Donald Jackson, ed. Letters of the Lewis and Clark Expedition with Related Documents: 1783-1854, 2nd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, … Continue reading
Weather Diary
Therm at rise
weather wind Therm at 4 Oclk weather wind River 15 above 0 fair SSE 25 above 0 fair S.W. fall 1 ft. 2 in. Pigeons, ducks of varis kinds, and gese have returned
—Meriwether Lewis[2]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the “day of month 1804” column, merged the “River” columns, and spelled out some abbreviations.
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Plan a trip related to February 12, 1804:
- Winter Camp at Wood River (Camp Dubois)
- Along the Mississippi (Inspiration Trip)
- Around St. Louis (Inspiration Trip)
Winter Camp at Wood River (Camp Dubois) is a High Potential Historic Site along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail managed by the U.S. National Park Service. The site, near Hartford, Illinois, is managed as Lewis and Clark State Historic Site and is open to the public.
Notes
| ↑1 | Undated and unsigned list written in Clark’s hand. Donald Jackson, ed. Letters of the Lewis and Clark Expedition with Related Documents: 1783-1854, 2nd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1978), 158. |
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| ↑2 | To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the “day of month 1804” column, merged the “River” columns, and spelled out some abbreviations. |
