In "the Miller's Tale", Geoffrey Chaucer depicts the parish priest assistant Absolon and his sexual interests in Allison, the miller's daughter. In addition to his "religious" duties, he also had obligations in hair cutting. He could "laten" blood, shave, and "clippe". This latter term fives rise to the medical treatment bleeding which was performed by most barbers of that era. After the disappearance of medicine during the Dark Ages, a new knowledge surfaced throughout the …
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…hypnosis. The ways in medieval times initiated some of the greatest medical advances in the world, though today's society would probably be more accepting to surgeons acting as barbers on the side and NOT vice versa! Bibliography The Roots of modern medicine. http//noonyide.lick.pvt.k12.ca.us/Lick/courses/intro/h2/med/medm1.html The Roots of Roman Medicine. http://noontide.lick.pvt.k12.ca.us/Lick/courses/intro/h2/med/medr1.html