Stories
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Jim, the horse of death
Horses’ blood was used to produce an antitoxin that saved thousands of children from dying from diphtheria, but contamination was a deadly problem. Find out how a horse called Jim was the catalyst for the beginnings of medical regulation.
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Spanish flu and the depiction of disease
The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 killed many millions more than World War I did. Find out why contemporary artistic depictions of its devastating impact are so rare.
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The cook who became a pariah
New York, 1907. Mary Mallon spreads infection, unaware that her name will one day become synonymous with typhoid.
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The power of unicorns
Discover the unlikely connection between pharmaceuticals and unicorns.
Catalogue
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Horse diseases / H.G. Belschner.
Belschner, H. G. (Herman Godfrey), 1895-1976.Date: [1969]- Books
Horse diseases / H.G. Belschner.
Belschner, H. G. (Herman Godfrey), 1895-1976.Date: [1974]- Books
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The gentleman's stable directory; or, modern system of farriery. Comprehending All the most valuable Prescriptions and approved Remedies, accurately proportioned and properly adapted to every known Disease to which the Horse is incident; interspersed with Occasional References to the dangerous and almost obsolete Practice of Gibson, Bracken, Bartlet, Osmer, and others; also particular Directions for Buying, Selling, Feeding, Bleeding, Purging, and getting into Condition for the Chase; with experimental Remarks upon the Management of Draft Horses, their Blemishes and Defects. To which is now added, a supplement, containing practical observations upon thorn wounds, Punctured Tendons, and Ligamentary Lameness; with ample instructions for their treatment and cure; Illustrated by a Recital of Cases, including a Variety of Useful Remarks; with a Successful Method of Treating the Canine Species, in That Destructive Disease Called the Distemper. By William Taplin, surgeon.
Taplin, William, 1740?-1807.Date: 1796- Books
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The gentleman's stable directory; or, modern system of farriery. Comprehending All the most valuable Prescriptions and approved Remedies, accurately proportioned and properly adapted to every known Disease to which the Horse is incident; interspersed with Occasional References to the dangerous and almost obsolete Practice of Gibson, Bracken, Bartlet, Osmer, and others; also particular Directions for Buying, Selling, Feeding, Bleeding, Purging, and getting into Condition for the Chase; with experimental Remarks upon the Management of Draft Horses, their Blemishes and Defects. To which is now added, a supplement, containing practical observations upon thorn wounds, Punctured Tendons, and Ligamentary Lameness. With ample instructions for their treatment and cure; Illustrated by a Recital of Cases, including a Variety of Useful Remarks; with a Successful Method of Treating the Canine Species, in that Destructive Disease Called the Distemper. By William Taplin, Surgeon.
Taplin, William, 1740?-1807.Date: MDCCXCIII. [1793]- Books
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The gentleman's stable directory: or, modern system of farriery. Comprehending all the most valuable prescriptions and approved remedies, accurately proportioned and properly adapted to every known Disease to which the Horse is incident; interspersed with Occasionar References to the dangerous and almost obsolete practice of Gibson, Bracken, Bartlet, Osmer, and others; also particular directions for buying, selling, feeding, bleeding, purging, and getting into condition for the Chase; with experimental remarks upon the management of draft horses, their blemishes and defects. To which is now added, a supplement, containing practical observations upon thorn wounds, Punctured Tendons, And Ligamentary Lameness. With ample instructions for their treatment and cure; Illustrated by a Recital of Cases, including a Variety of Useful Remarks. With a Successful Method of Treating The Canine Species, In that destructive Disease called The Distemper. Inscribed to Sir John Lade, Bart. By William Taplin, Surgeon.
Taplin, William, 1740?-1807.Date: MDCCXCIII. [1793]