L. Emmett Holt
Long before there was a Dr. Spock or a Dr. Phil, Born and raised in Webster, New York on his parent's farm, Dr. Holt grew up to become the most prominent pediatrician of his day. Aside from his duties as chief physician at New York's Babies' Hospital (1888-1924) and his role as professor at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dr. Holt published books on the care of children. His best known works were The Care and Feeding of Children (1894) and Diseases of Infancy and Childhood (1896). The Care and Feeding of Children was by far the most successful child care manual of the first half of the 20th century, with 75 printings and 12 editions. Dr. Holt was also one of the founding members of the American Society of Pediatrics and was the Society’s president in 1897 and 1922. He was also a founding editor of the first two U.S. pediatric journals, The Archives of Pediatrics and American Journal of Diseases of Children. The Care and Feeding of Children (pdf) |
L. Emmett Holt 1855-1924 |
Run Away!
It wasn't always easy being a British sailor during the War of 1812. If the cramped ships and rotten food weren't bad enough, on at least one occasion it was even difficult to get paid.
It seems a British paymaster's ship was making its way across Lake Ontario with its cargo of gold, when it was spotted by a much larger and faster American warship. Luckily for the paymaster's crew, the Irondequoit Bay's shallow entryway proved to be an ideal escape route as the American ship was far too large to enter the bay.
The British sailed to the far end of the bay, intentionally sunk their own ship and escaped overland leaving their cargo hold of gold behind. That is at least the tale. Many have searched for the sunken treasure, but none has ever been found. Whether the events of that day ever occured or not, its certainly a more interesting tale than the more recent "Ferry Tales" of lost fortunes on Lake Ontario.
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the Webster Museum