yes they did. they didn't wash there hands often and didn't really know what they were doing usually they just used a method from their ancestors that didn't work.
IN colonial times, a doctor would be needed (on house calls mainly) for: 1. Illness. If you had someone at home who was sick, you would call for the doctor, because then, there were no hospitals2....
Knife - to bleed the patients
Mortar & pestle - used to crush herbs
Hot poultice - soft moist substance applied to body to help an aching part of the body
Cold Cloth - applied to the body to...