Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz

Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz

The following list is only a sampling of the supplies taken west by the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery, but should give a sense of what an undertaking the expedition was.

Medicine and Medical Supplies
*50 dozen Dr. Rush's "Rush's Pills"
*Lancets
*Forceps
*Syringes
*Tourniquets
*1,300 doses of physic
*1,100 doses of emetic
*3,500 doses of diaphoretic (sweat inducer)
drugs for blistering, salivation and increased kidney output.

Presents for the Native Americans
*12 dozen pocket mirrors
*4,600 sewing needles
*144 small scissors
*10 pounds of sewing thread
*Silk ribbons
*Ivory combs
*Handkerchiefs
*130 rolls of bright colored cloth
*Tomahawks that doubled as pipes
*288 knives
*8 brass kettles
*Vermillion face paint
*33 pounds of assorted colored beads.

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