A 19th century cure

Dr. William Sweeting's Flag Salt Remedy is rarely used these days, but his discovery of the treatment remains ripe for dramatic recreation.

The one-year anniversary meeting of the Montezuma Historical Society saw Sweeting depicted by Savannah town historian John Spellman, who has extensively studied the Savannah doctor and his medical career in central New York.

“Dr. Sweeting was a very honest, modest person, and he always saw the good in people,” Spellman said. “We can do that today the same way.”