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Cow's urine used as a medical treatment in India: a sick man is held over a cow's hindquarters, so that the cow's urine streams onto his face. Engraving after B. Picart, 1728.
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Cow's urine used as a medical treatment in India: a sick man is held over a cow's hindquarters, so that the cow's urine streams onto his face. Engraving after B. Picart, 1728.

Bernard Picart · 1728

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Lettering: Malade agonisant qui reçoit sur son visage l'urine d'une vache. B. Picart del. 1728.

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