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UNINA9910456355503321 |
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Autore |
Haller John S |
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Titolo |
Medical Protestants [[electronic resource] ] : The Eclectics in American Medicine, 1825-1939 |
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Carbondale, : Southern Illinois University Press, 2013 |
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0-8093-8106-0 |
0-585-02966-0 |
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1 online resource (365 p.) |
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Medicine, Eclectic - History - United States |
History, 19th Century |
History, 20th Century |
Eclecticism, Historical |
History of Medicine |
Electronic books. |
United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The American Landscape; 2. Every Man His Own Physician; 3. Reformed Medicine, 1825-1856; 4. Buchanan's Feuds and Fads; Gallery of Illustrations; 5. Consolidation, 1856-1875; 6. Eclectic Materia Medica; 7. Challenges, 1875-1910; 8. Malaise, 1910-1939; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; Author Biography; Back Cover |
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John S. Haller, Jr., provides the first modern history of the Eclectic school of American sectarian medicine. The Eclectic school (sometimes called the ""American School"") flourished in the mid-nineteenth century when the art and science of medicine was undergoing a profound crisis of faith. At the heart of the crisis was a disillusionment with the traditional therapeutics of the day and an intense questioning of the principles and philosophy upon which medicine had been built. Many American physicians and their patients felt that medicine had lost |
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UNICASPUV0289383 |
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Hippocrates |
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8 / \Hippocrates! ; edited and translated by Paul Potter |
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Cambridge, Mass. ; London, England, : Harvard university press, 1995 |
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The Loeb classical library ; 482 |
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UNINA9910790295503321 |
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Prince Edward Island sayings / / edited by T. K. Pratt and Scott Burke |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1998 |
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©1998 |
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1 online resource (202 p.) |
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English language - Dialects - Prince Edward Island |
English language - Prince Edward Island |
Canadianisms - Prince Edward Island |
Figures of speech |
Quotations. |
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Prince Edward Island Languages Dictionaries |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Dictionaries and Other Collections Consulted -- THEMES -- Human Appearance -- General -- Ugliness -- Hair -- Eyes -- Skin -- Mouth and Teeth -- Height -- Size -- Thinness -- Legs -- Clothes -- Voice -- Hearing -- Human Age -- Youth -- Old Age -- Death -- Health -- Character -- Laziness -- Dishonesty -- Cunning -- Avarice -- Arrogance -- Obstinacy -- Innocence -- Eccentricity -- Intelligence -- Certainty -- Assurance -- Futility -- Worth -- Uncertainty |
Foolishness and MistakesMood -- Happiness -- Misery -- Anxiety -- Shock -- Irritation -- Anger and Contempt -- Exclamations -- Social Life -- Solitude -- Company -- Bad Manners -- Talking -- Silence -- Chatter -- Smooth -- Arguments -- Nonsense Greetings -- Nonsense Replies -- Nonsense Farewells -- Food -- Hunger -- Eating -- Drink -- Thirst -- Drunkenness -- Bedtime and Rising -- Work -- Hard Work -- Busyness -- Money -- Thrift -- Poverty -- Farming and Fishing -- Weather -- Thunder -- Rain -- Storm and Cold |
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DarknessFine Weather -- Physical Properties -- Age of Objects -- Ease of Job -- Tightness -- Touch -- Heat -- Dimensions -- Locations -- Speed -- Miscellaneous -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y |
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A long-awaited companion volume to Pratt's Dictionary of Prince Edward Island English, this delightful collection includes more than 1,000 proverbs, folk sayings, and catchphrases characteristic of the speech and attitudes of Prince Edward Islanders. |
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