The Fiery Cross

Week 3

Chapters 3 and 4

Chapter 3: Bilious Humours

Chapter 4: Wedding Gifts

Setting: Mt. Helicon, NC, Late October 1770 with cool, grey, and wet weather.

Active Characters:

• Claire 
• Brianna 
• Murray MacLeod and his patient.
• Roger 
• Duncan Innes 

Of Note:

• Clinic set-up, syphilis, contraception, patient needs, and the care Claire gives.
• Cultural views on pregnancy.
• Claire’s clinic supplies
• The implication for Brianna if she had more children in the 18th century.
• Brianna’s medicinal charm.
• Roger running into Duncan Innes while about to go wedding gift shopping for Brianna.

Interesting Links:

• Congenital Syphilis
• Sexually transmitted diseases of the British Colonies.
• Diseases of Colonial America.
• More on Disease of Colonial America
• Medicines of Colonial America
• Ancient Contraception
• Herbal contraception – email or leave me a voice mail if you would like a copy of the PDF.
• The Four Humors
• Bilious
• Cabochon Ruby

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