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3733505] {Salesman’s Sample Book, 1870} Plain Home Talk About the Human System—The Habits of...

{Salesman’s Sample Book, 1870} Plain Home Talk About the Human System—The Habits of Men and Women—The Causes and Prevention of Disease—Our Sexual Relations and Social Natures; Embracing Medical Common Sense Applied to Causes, Prevention, and Cure of Chronic Diseases—The Natural Relations of Men and Women to Each Other—Society—Love—Marriage [...]

The very scarce salesman’s sample book for Foote’s notorious health manual, offering both home medical guidance and explicit advice on sex, marriage, and reproduction. Includes..... Read More about {Salesman’s Sample Book, 1870} Plain Home Talk About the Human System—The Habits of Men and...

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For Dyspepsia [Early nineteenth-century medical receipt].

An early nineteenth-century domestic or apothecary recipe headed “For Dyspepsia,” prescribing a complex mixture of botanical gums and roots combined with West Indian rum. The..... Read More about For Dyspepsia [Early nineteenth-century medical receipt

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Recipe for Wet Feet [Eighteenth or early nineteenth-century receipt]

An anonymous handwritten “receipt” or practical formula titled “Recipe for Wet Feet,” offering instructions for waterproofing leather shoes or boots. The mixture calls for “1..... Read More about Recipe for Wet Feet [Eighteenth or early nineteenth-century receipt

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3734358] Die Germantauner Zeitung. Dienstags, den 10ten December, 1793. Num. 167. [Philadelphia...

Die Germantauner Zeitung. Dienstags, den 10ten December, 1793. Num. 167. [Philadelphia Yellow Fever Epidemic]

This rare issue of Die Germanfauner Zeitung, a bi-weekly publication, is dedicated almost exclusively to covering Philadelphia’s devastating Yellow Fever epidemic in the fall of..... Read More about Die Germantauner Zeitung. Dienstags, den 10ten December, 1793. Num. 167. [Philadelphia Yellow...

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3731408] 1897–1921 Archive Concerning Sarah Jane Farmer, Green Acre Bahá’í Founder, with...

1897–1921 Archive Concerning Sarah Jane Farmer, Green Acre Bahá’í Founder, with Letters from Franklin B. Sanborn and Others in Her Circle, in the Papers of Dr. J.L.M. Willis of Eliot, Maine.

Archive of 628 letters received by Dr. John Lemuel Murray Willis (1856–1924), physician of Eliot, Maine. The most important facet of this archive centers on..... Read More about 1897–1921 Archive Concerning Sarah Jane Farmer, Green Acre Bahá’í Founder, with Letters...

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Report on Cholera in Europe and India. (Association copy)

First edition, first printing of this comprehensive medical and public health report. The book details the incidence, spread, and control measures of cholera outbreaks in..... Read More about Report on Cholera in Europe and India. (Association copy

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Announcement of the Philadelphia College of Medicine, for the Spring Session,1851.

Description of the Spring 1851 course of medical lectures and classes held at the Philadelphia College of Medicine, includes a list of faculty, the schedule..... Read More about Announcement of the Philadelphia College of Medicine, for the Spring Session,1851

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3730410] Syllabus of a Course of Popular Lectures on Physiology, With an Outline of the...

Syllabus of a Course of Popular Lectures on Physiology, With an Outline of the Principles Which Govern the Gradual Development of the Faculties of Mind and Body.

“Coates (1802-1886) was apprenticed to Benjamin Rush in Philadelphia and graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania. He accepted a position at..... Read More about Syllabus of a Course of Popular Lectures on Physiology, With an Outline of the Principles Which...

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3731453] Doctor J. Flagg, Respectfully acquaints the ladies and Gentlemen of this town, that he...

Doctor J. Flagg, Respectfully acquaints the ladies and Gentlemen of this town, that he continues his practice as Surgeon Dentist. [opening lines]

A superb artifact from the nascent years of American dentistry, this unrecorded late 18th Massachusetts handbill advertises the dentistry services of Josiah Flagg (b. 1763..... Read More about Doctor J. Flagg, Respectfully acquaints the ladies and Gentlemen of this town, that he continues...

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3730852] The Barbers’ Compend. A Complete Compend of Diseases of the Scalp and Face, Their...

The Barbers’ Compend. A Complete Compend of Diseases of the Scalp and Face, Their Appearance, Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment. Medicated and Non-Medicated Baths and Numerous Formulae for all the Various Tonsorial Preparations.

Unrecorded barber’s compendium of diseases with chapters on bathing and hygiene. Includes over 230 recipes for treating various ailments and skin conditions and the preparation..... Read More about The Barbers’ Compend. A Complete Compend of Diseases of the Scalp and Face, Their Appearance,...

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1876 to 1891 American Academy of Medicine sammelband, 60 items.

Substantial gathering of the printed output of the American Academy of Medicine from its first 15 years: from its founding 1876 to 1891. The wide..... Read More about 1876 to 1891 American Academy of Medicine sammelband, 60 items

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3730511] An Examination of Certain Charges Preferred Against the Medical Class of the University...

An Examination of Certain Charges Preferred Against the Medical Class of the University of Pennsylvania, During the Session of 1834-35.

Controversy regarding the uproar made underclassman at the University of Pennsylvania made when their preceptor John Redman Coxe (1773–1864) was removed. Coxe was a respected..... Read More about An Examination of Certain Charges Preferred Against the Medical Class of the University of...

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3730109] Fiftieth Annual Announcement of the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia. The...

Fiftieth Annual Announcement of the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia. The Session of 1874-75 will begin on Monday, October 5th [caption title] [with Alumni Association handbill].

Printed in small type and densely filled with the doings of the College. The announcement summarizes the upcoming course of lectures on medical, anatomical, and..... Read More about Fiftieth Annual Announcement of the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia. The Session of...

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3730398] [1843 Address by the Father of American Dental Science:] Address Delivered Before the...

[1843 Address by the Father of American Dental Science:] Address Delivered Before the American Society of Dental Surgeons, At the opening of its Fourth Annual Meeting; Baltimore, July 18th, 1843.

Rare address by Dr. Chapin A. Harris (1806–1860)—the “Father of American Dental Science”—to the American Society of Dental Surgeons. Founded in 1840, the ASDS was..... Read More about 1843 Address by the Father of American Dental Science:] Address Delivered Before the American...

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3730087] [Confederate Virginia Imprint] Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office, Richmond,...

[Confederate Virginia Imprint] Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office, Richmond, August 1, 1863. General Orders, No. 107 [caption title].

Confederate General Order issued in Gettysburg’s aftermath. In their retreat South, across the Potomac, Confederate force suffered 5,000 casualties, including 3500 captured troops. The Order..... Read More about Confederate Virginia Imprint] Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office, Richmond, August 1,...

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3729934] A Dissertation on the General Principles of Anatomy and Comparative Physiology, as...

A Dissertation on the General Principles of Anatomy and Comparative Physiology, as Applied to the Science of Medicine…Translated for the Author by Thomas Wilson.

Medical dissertation on comparative anatomy and physiology by Julius Rucco (1778–1852) [i.e.,] Giulio Rucco, Italian homeopathic physician and scientist. In a two-page introduction by the..... Read More about A Dissertation on the General Principles of Anatomy and Comparative Physiology, as Applied to the...

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3729691] The Grand Parada and Carnival of Opera. Under the Auspices of the Woman’s Auxiliary to...

The Grand Parada and Carnival of Opera. Under the Auspices of the Woman’s Auxiliary to the Phoenixville Hospital. [cover title of souvenir program; Phoenixville, Pennsylvania]

Rare and unrecorded souvenir program for a Grand Parada and Carnival of Opera—staged selections from popular operas and tableaux vivants—presented under the direction of Capt..... Read More about The Grand Parada and Carnival of Opera. Under the Auspices of the Woman’s Auxiliary to the...

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3728995] Diamond Spectacle Receipt Book. [cover title of eyeglasses advertisement and cooking...

Diamond Spectacle Receipt Book. [cover title of eyeglasses advertisement and cooking recipe book].

Scarce advertising booklet for “Diamond” brand eyeglasses, issued by the Spencer Optical Mfg. Co. of New York City, manufacturers of “Gold, Silver, Steel, and Plated..... Read More about Diamond Spectacle Receipt Book. [cover title of eyeglasses advertisement and cooking recipe book

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3728780] Anweisung für Kranke unter der baunscheid’schen Behandlung. (Homepathy: Instruction...

Anweisung für Kranke unter der baunscheid’schen Behandlung. (Homepathy: Instruction for Patients under the Baunscheidt Treatment)

Small handbill explaining the use of a homeopathic medical instrument called a lebenswecker or “life awakener,” a skin prick device developed by Prussian wood turner..... Read More about Anweisung für Kranke unter der baunscheid’schen Behandlung. (Homepathy: Instruction for...

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3728145] Observations on a Letter from Dr. N. Chapman, of Philadelphia, to Dr. W.B. Tyler, of...

Observations on a Letter from Dr. N. Chapman, of Philadelphia, to Dr. W.B. Tyler, of Frederick (Md.) on the Subject of Cholera, as Appearing in Philadelphia, August, 1832.

Letters on “pestilential cholera” by Dr. Nathaniel Chapman (1780–1853) of Philadelphia, reprinted from newspapers and private correspondence. Includes a fold-out statistical table of “Hospital Reports..... Read More about Observations on a Letter from Dr. N. Chapman, of Philadelphia, to Dr. W.B. Tyler, of Frederick...

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3726396] 1860 Autograph Souvenir of Joseph J. Hatlinger, Hungarian Exile, Yale Graduate, Directed...

1860 Autograph Souvenir of Joseph J. Hatlinger, Hungarian Exile, Yale Graduate, Directed African-American Troops in the Civil War.

An autograph souvenir from Joseph J. Hatlinger, a self-proclaimed “Hungarian Exile.” During the Civil War, Hatlinger, as a first lieutenant, would direct African-Americans serving in..... Read More about 1860 Autograph Souvenir of Joseph J. Hatlinger, Hungarian Exile, Yale Graduate, Directed...

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3726180] 1887 Martin Luther Holbrook, Vegetarian and Health Reformer, Autograph Manuscript...

1887 Martin Luther Holbrook, Vegetarian and Health Reformer, Autograph Manuscript Quotation Signed.

Martin Luther Holbrook (1831–1902) was a 19th-century physician, health reformer, and advocate of vegetarianism who warned against unhealthy “flesh-eaters.” He authored and published numerous medical..... Read More about 1887 Martin Luther Holbrook, Vegetarian and Health Reformer, Autograph Manuscript Quotation Signed

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3726128] An Inaugural Dissertation on the Influence of the Passions upon the Body, in the...

An Inaugural Dissertation on the Influence of the Passions upon the Body, in the Production and Cure of Diseases [Presentation Copy]

Doctoral dissertation by Philadelphia physician and surgeon Joseph Parrish (1779–1840), submitted to the trustees and medical faculty of the University of Pennsylvania. Parrish here investigates..... Read More about An Inaugural Dissertation on the Influence of the Passions upon the Body, in the Production and...

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3726125] Valedictory to the Graduating Class of the Philadelphia College of Medicine, Delivered...

Valedictory to the Graduating Class of the Philadelphia College of Medicine, Delivered in the Musical Fund Hall, February 28, 1852.

Graduation address delivered by Dr. Thomas D. Mitchell (1791–1865), professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine at the Philadelphia College of Medicine. In a...... Read More about Valedictory to the Graduating Class of the Philadelphia College of Medicine, Delivered in the...

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3726120] Introductory Lecture to the Winter Course of Instruction in the Philadelphia College of...

Introductory Lecture to the Winter Course of Instruction in the Philadelphia College of Medicine, Delivered on Monday, at 5 O’Clock P.M., October 14, 1850.

Text of a lecture delivered by Dr. James McClintock, Professor of Surgery and Anatomy at the Philadelphia College of Medicine. As the animal machine, although..... Read More about Introductory Lecture to the Winter Course of Instruction in the Philadelphia College of Medicine,...

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