LEWISITE smells like GERANIUMS

Mmm-mm-mmmm.

The Otis Historical Archives over at the National Museum of Health and Medicine has a somewhat curious collection of images (and a couple interesting posters) relating to military medicine, e.g., WWI and WWII photos.

Not that military medicine is inherently interesting, but for what it’s worth, this collection has a couple interesting images (as well as some that are frankly disturbing). If you check out nothing else, check out the WWII Gas Identification Posters (scroll down to see), which are downright bizarre. Particularly the one with the gas mask/elephant wrapping its trunk around a bundle of hay.