Images of touch-pieces for scrofula.
In 1896, William Andrews published The doctor; in history, literature, folklore, etc.
Andrews assembled 20 chapters written by a variety of authors, including at least one woman (Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks although, of course, the name may be a pseudonym). Continue reading
For your mid-week, here are some of the stories that have come across our desks recently here at the MHL… Continue reading
From the Ralston Health Club’s Companion book of complete membership in the Ralston Health Club : in seventeen departments ; being a complete study of the natural causes and the natural cures of disease, without medicines or apparatus of any kind (1895).
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Sample diet from "Foods for the Fat."
In current health and medical news, “obesity” is a much-used term — the current state of fright over the weight status of the “average” American would seem to be a relatively new issue being linked to everything from children’s inability to pay attention in school to the rise of Type II diabetes in adults.
But the MHL collections include plenty of older material that evinces an extremely modern concern with weight, weight-related health issues, and weight loss. Included in that number is Nathaniel Edward Davies’ 1896 Foods for the Fat: A Treatise on Corpulency and a Dietary for Its Cure. Continue reading
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From Horatio G. Kern’s Catalogue of surgical and dental instruments, elastic trusses, syringes, &c. : manufactured by Horatio G. Kern, No. 25 North Sixth Street, above Commerce, Philadelphia (1869).
As always, for more from the Medical Heritage Library, please visit our full collection!
Distillery equipment.
Lewis Feuchtwanger’s 1858 Fermented Liquors is much more than the subtitle implies: a treatise on brewing, distilling, rectifying, and manufacturing of sugars, wines, spirits, and all known liquors, including cider and vinegar. Also, hundreds of valuable directions in medicine, metallurgy, pyrotechny, and the arts in general. Continue reading
Welcome to the 47th edition of the Giant’s Shoulders Blog Carnival! We’re delighted to have this opportunity to showcase the latest and greatest online writing (and talking!) on a variety of topics including 20th century literary figures, astronomy, alchemy, geography, publishing, and letter-writing.
In alpha order by blogger’s last name (or first name or blog name if that’s all we could find!), then, and divided only by media type, here is your recommended reading list: Continue reading
From Edward L. Ormerod’s British social wasps, an introduction to their anatomy and physiology, architecture, and general natural history, with illustrations of the different species and their nests (1868).
As always, for more from the Medical Heritage Library, please visit our full collection!
Reproduction of papyrus page from "History of Medicine."
The University of Edinburgh has a long and distinguished history as a school of medicine. In 1900, they published a History of Medicine: Syllabus and Specimen Extracts, combining what we would think of now as a schedule of lectures with the primary source documents (in modern terms) to be used and discussed in the class. Continue reading
