On Superstitions Connected With the History and Practice of Medicine and Surgery 1844
, by Pettigrew, Thomas Joseph- ISBN: 9780766136922 | 0766136922
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 1/1/2003
1844. A history of superstitious medical practices and quackery. Contents: Introduction; Alchemy; Astrology; Early medicine and surgery; Talismans; Amulets; Charms; On the influence of the mind upon the body; Royal gift of healing; Valentine Greatrakes' cures; Sympathetical cures.