Lotions, Potions, Pills, and Magic: Health Care in Early America
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Health in early America was generally good. The food was plentiful, the air and water were clean, and people tended to enjoy strong constitutions as a result of this environment. Practitioners of traditional forms of health care enjoyed high social status, and the cures they offered--from purging to mere palliatives--carried a powerful authority. Consequently, most American doctors felt little need to keep up with Europe's medical advances relying...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0814787177
ISBN13:9780814787175
Release Date:October 2012
Publisher:New York University Press
Length:251 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.2" x 9.0"
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