SC - Bloodletting

[CBlackwill at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/30/00 9:46:12 PM Pacific Daylight Time, LrdRas at aol.com 
writes:

> << he doctors who wrote about these humors also wrote that you only 
>   let blood on Tuesdays and Wednesdays because those days belonged to Mars. 
>>
> 
>  
>  Agreed. These are the days that bloodletting is most effective. 
Bloodletting 
> 
>  can be done on other days of the week in case of emergency but consist 
>  results cannot be guaranteed.

How about leeching?  Would this be governed by the same criteria 
(criterion??)?  Also, does anyone know if there was a real, physical reason 
why bloodletting was more effective on certain days?

Balthazar of Blackmoor

Words are Trains for moving past what really has no Name.