CHILDREN from a Dales school were given a glimpse of the past during a two-day workshop on a doctor's lot a hundred years ago.
Baked turnip, cobwebs and herbal tea were among the remedies hardy Yorkshire families used to swear by at a time when minor operations were often carried out on kitchen tables.
The youngsters from Reeth School were even encouraged to try a herb and lard balm for chapped lips, shown how to use cobwebs to bind cuts and tasted nettle tea, once prized for its curative properties.
However, the class also studied the advent of modern techniques and equipment from the turn of the 20th Century up to the year man first landed on the moon, in 1969.
The project - inspired by artefacts kept at Reeth's Swaledale Museum - was co-sponsored by Richmondshire District Council and Rural Arts North Yorkshire.
"The children were so enthusiastic about the project," said Rural Arts spokeswoman Angela Hayward.
"They learned a lot about the subject and were also able to experiment with a range of new artistic techniques.
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