{"id":469,"date":"2016-03-22T07:00:24","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T11:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=352"},"modified":"2022-05-16T10:18:27","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T14:18:27","slug":"the-english-doctor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=469","title":{"rendered":"The English Doctor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Up until the end of the nineteenth century, most \u201cdoctoring\u201d in the rural parts of Appalachia was done by folk healers or \u201cgranny-women,\u201d who used old time roots and herbs and traditional treatments. One of the first true doctors to settle in the mountains of Southwest Virginia was an Englishman named Lawrence Haddon, who came to Wise County, Virginia, to practice medicine.<\/p>\n<p>Today we tell his story.<\/p>\n<p>You can subscribe to the Stories podcast on your favorite podcast app.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5840\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-469-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746901\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746901\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746901\/download.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746901\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=469-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746901\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"download.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Up until the end of the nineteenth century, most \u201cdoctoring\u201d in the rural parts of Appalachia was done by folk healers or \u201cgranny-women,\u201d who used old time roots and herbs and traditional treatments. 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