With the approach of what seems like an extremely early spring — particularly in the Northeast — many of us are checking the expiry dates on our allergy medications. According to Dr. M.M. Townsend, however, all we need is a pint or four-ounce bottle of his hay fever, allergy, and catarrh remedy to have a sneeze-free season: “…this Remedy, it is believed, will relieve every case.” (5) Continue reading
Here are a few of the news stories that have come across our desks here at the MHL recently… Continue reading
From Alexander Ecker’s The Anatomy of the Frog (1889). As always, for more from the Medical Heritage Library, please visit our full collection! Continue reading
On September 27, 2011, the Office of Digital Humanities Project Directors held a meeting at the Old Post Office in Washington, D.C. Two of the MHL’s partners, the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine and the College of Physicians in Philadelphia, sent representatives. Lori Jahnke and Kathryn Hammond-Baker did a short ‘lightning round’ presentation about the work the MHL is doing with an National Endowment for the Humanities start-up grant. To see videos from other presenters, check out this full… Continue reading
The Medical Heritage Library is pleased to announce a new content contributor. Continue reading
From John H. Pepper’s The True History of the Ghost (1890). As always, for more from the Medical Heritage Library, please visit our full collection! Continue reading
Come follow us on Twitter! We’re a bit new to the interface, but we’re having a great time finding new folks to follow and chat with. If you have any suggestions for Twitterers we should be aware of, please drop us a comment and let us know. Continue reading
From John Read’s A description of Read’s patent syringe, or, Stomach pump, and lavement apparatus : with directions for its employment in the following operations, viz.: extracting poison from the stomach : administering clysters : introducing tobacco fumes into the bowels : transfusion of blood & venous injections : drawing off the urine : injecting the bladder : female injections : administration of food and medicine : drawing the breasts : injecting the wounds… Continue reading
The supernatural has enduring appeal in pop culture — as evidenced by the popularity of shows like Supernatural, True Blood, and Misfits — but also has a firm place in more academic surroundings. Before the physiological or neurological reasons were known for issues like epilepsy or schizophrenia, demoniac possession or the curse of a deity seemed as good an explanation as any for the symptoms at hand. Continue reading
In May the MHL blog will play host to the Giant’s Shoulders blog carnival. The carnival is a monthly gathering of history of science (broadly construed!) blog posts begun by Dr SkySkull and Thony C. Continue reading
