My last placenta-related post… I promise

I came across the following placenta anecdote, related by Dr. H. Michener of Wichita, Kansas at the American Association of Progressive Medicine, held in Chicago, September 1917. It seemed worthy of sharing here:

A prosperous farmer who was expecting another heir had a sudden call to go East, and as he was about to take his departure he called his hired man and said to him, "Now, Mike, I am obliged to go away for several weeks and want you to look after everything carefully, and especially my wife, who will likely have another baby before my return; I want you to treat her just as well as you treat the cows when they have their calves." Mike promised to comply with the request.

When the farmer returned home he found his wife and the new-comer in such a remarkably fine condition, he hastened to the barn to thank Mike for his good stewardship; but Mike replied, "I had a 'ell of a time to get the Missus to eat the afterbirth."
     Posted By: Alex - Sun Apr 15, 2012
     Category: Babies | Pregnancy





Comments
OMG! Funny Alex! :lol:
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 04/15/12 at 08:34 PM
I put that one in my VAULT OF A MILLION LAUGHS.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 04/15/12 at 11:35 PM
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