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[[File:Untitled-Stitched-01.jpg|right|thumb||A stone pig made by [[Adirondack | [[File:Untitled-Stitched-01.jpg|right|thumb||A stone pig made by [[Adirondack Hardware Company|Adirondack Hardware Company]].<br>Courtesy of Lee Arnold.]] | ||
[[File:Stone | [[File:Stone Pig ad.jpg|left|thumb|[[Adirondack Hardware Company|Adirondack Hardware Company]] Stone Pig advertisement from the ''[[Journal of the Outdoor Life|Journal of the Outdoor Life]]''|. Historic Saranac Lake collection. ]]'''Stone pig''' was the nickname given to large, ceramic hot water bottles, used by TB patients attempting the fresh air cure, which typically meant sleeping in bitterly cold weather on a [[cure porch|cure porch]] wrapped in layers of blankets. The stone pig was a great comfort in such circumstances. | ||
[[File:Stone | [[File:Stone Pig.jpg|thumb||Stone Pig. Historic Saranac Lake collection. ]] | ||
Revision as of 11:27, 23 December 2025
Courtesy of Lee Arnold.
Stone pig was the nickname given to large, ceramic hot water bottles, used by TB patients attempting the fresh air cure, which typically meant sleeping in bitterly cold weather on a cure porch wrapped in layers of blankets. The stone pig was a great comfort in such circumstances.
