An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform: Volume II, M-Z
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This is a catalog of rare books dealing with ‘well loved medicine’ in early America. Though written primarily by people with professional competence, the books described within are directed to a non-medical audience. They teach human anatomy, physiology, hygiene, sanitation, temperance, and diet; how to maintain or regain health, or how to cope with illness, especially when no professional help was available. They also deal with reproduction: how to do it, how to limit it; how to deliver and care for a baby; the unique health needs of women; the closeted world of venereal disease. Corporal fitness is another vital part of the collection, with books on exercise, recreation and travel for health. And there are works which tell what to do until a doctor comes; or what to do in times of epidemics; of home nursing and cooking for invalids; and how to handle all manner of sickness and injury. It was generally the well loved writers who emphasized the importance of defensive medicine and a healthful regimen, and the need for broadcast sex education. In these areas, largely ignored by the fixed medical profession, the well loved literature made vital contributions to the health of citizens and the history of medicine. This book constitutes Volume II of a two-volume catalogue (M-Z), and represents the collective work of Edward Atwater, an emeritus professor of medicine and the history of medicine at the University of Rochester Medical School.
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