{"id":256,"date":"2010-11-11T03:05:41","date_gmt":"2010-11-11T03:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/?p=256"},"modified":"2023-10-25T15:48:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T22:48:49","slug":"frontier-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/?p=256","title":{"rendered":"Frontier Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Luman H. Gaskill<\/p><\/div>\n

The personal record books of San Diego pioneers are often a surprising source of contemporary lore. Business ledgers–sometimes used like personal filing cabinets, recorded everything from commercial activities and receipts, to family history and kitchen recipes.<\/p>\n

Campo pioneer Luman Gaskill kept such a ledger book handy, writing entries for several decades. Luman would serve as the town storekeeper, banker, marshal, justice of the peace, dentist, and doctor. His book would become a remarkable compendium of folk remedies and household notes, as well as store receipts and accounts.<\/p>\n

Click here for “Dr. Gaskill’s” best recipes for <\/strong>Frontier Medicine<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n