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June 29, 2005

Snake on a Stick

The Staff of Asclepius, through the years [via]: "So what does the staff of Asclepius symbolize? Dr. Blayley speculates the image's origin might arise from the practice of removing subcutaneous parasites. The worms would be pulled from an incision and wound around a stick -- the practice was so common that doctors may have come to advertise their services by depicting this procedure."

Posted by timothompson at June 29, 2005 07:47 AM