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Quacks : fakers and charlatans in English medicine
Porter, Roy (1946-2002)
Published by Stroud : Tempus Publishing, 2000
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Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Provenance: Bookplate of John F. Ashby. Physical description: 254 pages illustrations (some colour), facsimiles, portraits 26 cm. Notes: Includes bibliography. Subjects:18th Century; Quacks and Quackery; History of Medicine; England. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 389327
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Synopsis: What did the people of 17th century England do when they got a dose of the clap? They reached for "Walker's Jesuit Drops" or "Wessels Specific Purging remedy for Venereal Diseases" of course. Did either work? Was urine-gazing by the 'pisse prophets' (with or without the patient being present) an effective diagnostic tool?
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Title: Quacks : fakers and charlatans in English ...
Publisher: Stroud : Tempus Publishing
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Illustrated Edition.