Mrs. Culp Revisited: April 9, 1937

Else has a fall

Sister Else fell on the edge of her bathtub at the Bay View Hotel, "hurting under her breast." Mrs. Culp gave her an Epsom salt treatment, presumably soaking in the offending bathtub. Epsom salt was once in everyone's first-aid cabinet for treatment of sprains, muscle aches, and bruises — and for good reason, according to this article in WebMD. Here's a…