From Dentist to Fugitive
In my previous post I started telling you the tale of John Henry “Doc” Holliday. I know it’s been a while (and I apologize for that), but let’s pick the story up where we left it.
The Education and Consumption of John Henry H
Not long after the incidents in Lowndes County, John Henry Holliday packed up his belongings and made his way east to study dentistry at the College of Dental Surgery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After 2 years of learning the ins and outs of drilling, filing, and otherwise tampering with folks’ teeth, John Henry was finally eligible for the moniker by which he would come to be known, and headed back to Georgia, where he started his first dental practice.
Sadly, though, Holliday’s return to Georgia didn’t last very long, as shortly after he set up shop, the coughing fits from which he’d been suffering became severe enough to prompt him to seek medical advice. “Doc” Holliday was diagnosed with consumption (known today as tuberculosis), and was advised to move to drier climates.
