Colonial Story
Elizabeth Johnson-Dairy Farmer, Vet
Date: April 14, 1636
From The Journal of:
Elizabeth Johnson
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I woke up to the sound of cows groaning. “Oh, no!” I said, “My cows are sick!” I woke Marie and rushed outside. “Let’s visit Anthony Morin to get some of his better Cow Chow,” I told an exhausted Marie. Marie just yawned. Cow Chow was supposedly the best cow food anywhere. We bought that and then Marie went back to bed. I fed my dying cows. Hopefully next week they’d be better.
Date: April 21, 1636
From The Journal of:
Elizabeth Johnson
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My cows are still not better. Uh, oh! Already 3 of my cows have died. Again I woke Marie. I really didn’t want to wake her again. This time I can leave her at her friend’s house. “Marie,” I told her, “I’m going to leave you at Hannah’s house this morning, okay?” “Okay,” she answered groggily. So, walked her over to Hannah’s house, then I bought grass seed and then started planting it. Hopefully in two weeks they’d be better.
Date: May 5, 1636
From The Journal of:
Elizabeth Johnson
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My cows are still not better. I don’t think I have much hope left. Nine more of my cows have now died. I think that now I should make them some kind of medicine. I walked into my room and started thinking about what the ingredients would be. Here is my recipe:
2 tablespoons Rosemary
3 cups water
1 cup Chives
1 cup peach juice
8 Basil leaves
So, I made some medicine, using that recipe, and had my cows drink it. Will it work?
Date: May 14, 1636
From The Journal of:
Elizabeth Johnson
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My cows are all better, thanks to my new medicine! I sold gallons of my medicine and earned a lot of money. Marie and I are now living happily ever after.
From The Journal of:
Elizabeth Johnson
____________
I woke up to the sound of cows groaning. “Oh, no!” I said, “My cows are sick!” I woke Marie and rushed outside. “Let’s visit Anthony Morin to get some of his better Cow Chow,” I told an exhausted Marie. Marie just yawned. Cow Chow was supposedly the best cow food anywhere. We bought that and then Marie went back to bed. I fed my dying cows. Hopefully next week they’d be better.
Date: April 21, 1636
From The Journal of:
Elizabeth Johnson
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My cows are still not better. Uh, oh! Already 3 of my cows have died. Again I woke Marie. I really didn’t want to wake her again. This time I can leave her at her friend’s house. “Marie,” I told her, “I’m going to leave you at Hannah’s house this morning, okay?” “Okay,” she answered groggily. So, walked her over to Hannah’s house, then I bought grass seed and then started planting it. Hopefully in two weeks they’d be better.
Date: May 5, 1636
From The Journal of:
Elizabeth Johnson
___________
My cows are still not better. I don’t think I have much hope left. Nine more of my cows have now died. I think that now I should make them some kind of medicine. I walked into my room and started thinking about what the ingredients would be. Here is my recipe:
2 tablespoons Rosemary
3 cups water
1 cup Chives
1 cup peach juice
8 Basil leaves
So, I made some medicine, using that recipe, and had my cows drink it. Will it work?
Date: May 14, 1636
From The Journal of:
Elizabeth Johnson
____________
My cows are all better, thanks to my new medicine! I sold gallons of my medicine and earned a lot of money. Marie and I are now living happily ever after.
