Sue Knaup

Sue Knaup


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Bicycle Helmets - Today's Bloodletting

Bloodletting seems a distant absurdity to us and yet, just a few hundred years ago, we lost George Washington because he trusted its rhetoric over logic when he agreed to it as treatment for a nasty cold. With only a few quiet voices protesting the countless deaths caused by bloodletting, the practice continued well into the 20 th century. Today's bicycle helmet promotions and laws hold an alarming resemblance to... (posted by Sue 3 years 126 days ago.)