Powerful Absorption Makes Sphagnum Moss a Superior Bandage
"Acidulous preservative water runs from the moss when squeezed and, no matter how often it is squeezed - it never becomes dry."
April 15, 1977
On this day, The Hartford Courant newspaper published an article with the Headline: Doctor Used Moss To Bandage Wounds.
Sphagnum moss, used by florists to keep seedlings and stems moist, was used during the Revolutionary War to bandage wounds; and as recently as World I.
Acidulous preservative water runs from the moss when squeezed and, no matter how often it is squeezed - it never becomes dry.
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