From Karl Heinrich von Bardeleben’s Handbuch der Anatomie des Menschen (1896). As always, for more from the Medical Heritage Library, please visit our full collection! Continue reading
“Brain-work” may not be something we’re thinking about in the middle of the summer but the dangers of overwork are always with us — at least, so thinks Horatio C. Wood. In 1880, he published Brain-work and overwork to publicize his view of the causes and cures of mental over-exertion which include gluttony and artificial stimulants — it seems unlikely that his arguments against coffee and tea made many converts. Still less attractive to the modern… Continue reading
Here are a few things that have gotten our reading attention this week: How can you make resources accessible for those with disabilities? from the Jisc blog. The latest publication from the History of Modern Biomedicine Research group, one of our partners: Human Gene Mapping Workshops, c. 1973-c.1991. Newly uploaded from the Royal College of Surgeons, Hermes Trismegistus, The book of quinte essence or the fifth being, that is to say, man’s heaven : a tretice in… Continue reading
From John Gordon’s Engravings of the skeleton of the human body (1818). As always, for more from the Medical Heritage Library, please visit our full collection! Continue reading
Who doesn’t enjoy a good self-help read from time to time? This one comes stocked with suggestions for home medical treatment, rules for healthy living, and suggestions on how to take out stains (among other recipes)! Flip through the pages below or follow this link to read The American household adviser : an ever ready guide for the wants of the family (1875). As always, for more from the Medical Heritage Library, please visit our full collection! Continue reading
Our Bookworm tool is live on its very own website — have you used it yet? In case you’re not in the ‘press buttons and see what happens’ school of learners, here are a few tips. Bookworm is a search and visualization tool that allows users to graph and compare word occurrences in the full text and catalog records of all items in the MHL holdings with a user‐defined period of time. Bookworm delivers item level results and… Continue reading
From Sir James Annesley’s Researches into the causes, nature, and treatment of the more prevalent diseases of India, and of warm climates generally. Illustrated with cases, post mortem examinations, and numerous coloured engravings of morbid structures (1828). As always, for more from the Medical Heritage Library, please visit our full collection! Continue reading
Around this time of year, most of us enjoy some good iced tea from time to time: perhaps green or black, maybe with lemon, maybe with mint, or maybe some southern “sweet tea” (which I’ve never gotten to taste!) A. Ibbotson’s 1910s (possibly 1912? but there’s no date given) volume on Tea, from grower to consumer could be a nice light read to have with your tea, illustrated with photographs of tea plantations and starting with… Continue reading
Click “play” above or follow this link to watch Children for the Chaw (undated). As always, for more from the Medical Heritage Library, please visit our full collection! Continue reading
From Matthew Robinson’s The new family herbal : comprising a description and the medical virtues of British and foreign plants, founded on the works of eminent modern English and American writers on the medical properties of herbs to which is added, the botanic family physician valuable medical receipts and important directions regarding diet , clothing, bathing, air, exercise, &c., &c. (1872) As always, for more from the Medical Heritage Library, please visit our full collection! Continue reading
