Stories
- In pictures
The history of sanatoriums and surveillance
The sanatorium treatment for tuberculosis was a curious combination of sunshine, fresh air, exercise and constant surveillance.
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A brief history of tattoos
The earliest evidence of tattoo art dates from 5000 BC, and the practice continues to hold meaning for many cultures around the world.
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Witches
Many of the women persecuted as witches in the 16th-century “witch craze” were over 50 and exhibited signs of menopause. Helen Foster suggests that the stigma of the wicked witch still affects older women and how they deal with menopause.
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Vivekananda’s journey
How a young Indian monk’s travels around the world inspired modern yoga.
Catalogue
- Books
- Online
History of the mission of the United Brethren among the Indians in North America. In three parts. By George Henry Loskiel. Translated from the German by Christian Ignatius La Trobe.
Loskiel, George Henry, 1740-1814.Date: 1794- Books
The invasion of America : Indians, colonialism, and the cant of conquest / by Francis Jennings.
Jennings, Francis, 1918-2000.Date: 1975- Books
History of the mission of the United Brethren among the Indians in North America. In three parts / By George Henry Loskiel. Translated from the German by Christian Ignatius La Trobe.
Loskiel, George Henry, 1740-1814.Date: 1794- Books
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The mental novelist, and amusing companion, a collection of histories, essays, & novels: Containing Historical Description of the Indians in North-America. Curious Odd Thoughts. History of Milo, the Bruiser. The Man of Spirit; or History of Alacer. Humourous & wonderful History of the Lancashire Witches. History of the unfortunate Man of Honour. The Final Philosopher. Unheard-of Sufferings of Davidmenzles, amongst the Cherokees, and his surprizing Deliverance. The Innocent Suicide, a Tale. Dialogue between Miss Prater and Lady Dunny, on Ghosts. Series of Dilemmas and Difficulties of an Officer of Marines. With many other curious literary productions of Alexander Kellet, Esq.
Kellet, Alexander.Date: 1783- Books
The return of the patient as person : contemporary attitudes towards the alleviation of suffering in North America / Margaret Lock.
Lock, Margaret MDate: 1995