In 1799, 67-year-old US President Washington was pressed to the operating table by two doctors, who slit his throat four times in succession with knives, releasing several basins of blood...
Washington's influence on the United States was profound, but in his later years he was killed by a small cold and two quacks.
One night in December 1799, Washington, 67, rode around his estate.
Suddenly, light snow began to fall in the sky, and soon Washington's clothes were wet with melting snowflakes, but he was very confident in his body, so he did not care about this little snow, but continued to tour the manor.
It turned out that Washington overestimated his body, and the next morning he found himself with a cold and a sore throat. He thought it was just a small cold, so he didn't take medicine and continued to do his own thing.
Who knew that at night, he began to have a high fever, his throat was swollen, and he even had difficulty breathing. His wife gave him some medicine for his physical safety, but after taking the medicine, Washington's condition did not improve, but became more and more serious.
So the housekeeper had to go to the doctor overnight, and it wasn't long before two experienced doctors were invited to the Washington estate. At this time, Washington had fallen into a coma, and the two doctors immediately decided to use "bloodletting therapy" when they saw it.
"Bloodletting therapy" was very popular at that time, this method originated in ancient Greece, developed according to the "four humors" theory of the human body, before the development of modern medicine, people firmly believed that this therapy could cure all diseases. The two doctors who treated Washington naturally believed in "bloodletting therapy."
They used a knife to make a small cut on the side of Washington's neck, first put nearly 500 milliliters of blood, and after seeing no effect, they cut the other side of his neck and continued to bleed. But Washington remained unconscious and weaker.
In this way, the two doctors slit Washington's throat four times in a row, intermittently releasing nearly 2,500 milliliters of blood, equivalent to Washington's body having lost more than half of its blood.
With such treatment, it is naturally impossible to cure the disease, and due to excessive blood loss, Washington's body has completely collapsed, and the whole person is dying. Finally, on the night of December 14, 1799, the great president closed his eyes forever.
Washington has always enjoyed a high reputation in the United States as the founder of the United States, but this glorious man has an extremely cruel side.
He was born into a wealthy family, and his father was a large manor owner with a vast land and a large number of slaves, and was a veritable rich man.
After the death of his father and brother, the 21-year-old Washington inherited their rich inheritance, from a rich second generation to a young rich man.
These huge assets can allow Washington to enjoy a rich life, but it will also attract the covetousness of others. Therefore, in order to keep this family business and realize his ambitions and aspirations, Washington joined the British army.
After joining the British Army, he began to participate in the wars of the British, French and Indians, and gained a wealth of combat experience that laid the foundation for his later leadership in the War of Independence.
Time in the army always passed quickly, and at the age of 27 Washington married the widow of a large manor owner, a woman named Martha.
When Martha married Washington, she brought not only two children, but also a rich inheritance she inherited, tens of thousands of acres of land and hundreds of slaves.
So after getting married, Washington's worth rose again, becoming one of the wealthiest people in the entire Virginia. But his ambition is not just to become a rich man, he has joined the army and naturally understands the importance of rights.
It didn't take long for Washington to become a Virginia congressman and begin his political career.
After becoming a member of parliament, Washington discovered that in the eyes of the British ruling class, he with a huge family fortune was a piece of fat in front of him, and everyone wanted to take a bite.
Washington was naturally unwilling to let his family business be plundered by these colonial rulers, so he began to resist British colonial rule, advocated national independence and self-determination, and then took the initiative to participate in the War of Independence.
Then, in 1775, he was elected commander-in-chief of the U.S. Army and led the army against the British. The war lasted 7 years and ended with Britain recognizing American independence.
In this war, Washington was a great leader, a brilliant conductor, who led his people to fight hard and win independence for his country.
But at the same time, his genocidal policies for the Indians made the word "independence" ironic and ridiculous.
During the Revolutionary War, Washington used brutal tactics against the Indians, not only washing their villages in blood and cutting off their food supplies, but also ordering people to skin Indians alive and use their skins to make boots for themselves.
In addition, in order to completely domesticate the Indians, he also forcibly sterilized women, sent children to centralized boarding schools, and prevented these children from inheriting their own culture and customs.
Although Washington's cruelty to the Indians tarnished his reputation, it did not affect his successive presidency as the first and second presidents of the United States. It was not until 1797 that Washington officially ended his political career.
Washington, a historically mixed president, completed his magnificent life, and despite the absurdity of the cause of death, it is a true reflection of the poor medical conditions throughout Europe at that time.
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