The great patent medicine era, or, Without benefit of doctor / [Adelaide Hechtlinger].

  • Hechtlinger, Adelaide.
Date:
[1970]
  • Books

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Publication/Creation

New York : Grosset & Dunlap, [1970]

Physical description

248 pages : illustrations, facsimiles (part color) ; 31 cm

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Notes

Selections of Americana from various books, magazines, almanacs, newspapers, etc

Contents

Books to aid afflicted.--Parts of the body.--Home remedy books.--Indian doctor's dispensatory.--The Indian doctor.--Passions and sex--The guide board.--Health and disease.--Book advertisements.--Almanacs of patent medicines.--Labels of old patent medicines.--Sears & Roebuck.--Aphrodisiacs.--Electricity.--Dr. Pierce.--The Indian vegetable family instructor.--Dr. Chase's recipes.--Medicology.--Advertisements.--Trading cards.--Medicinal plants.--Medical folklore.

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