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Bleed, Blister, and Purge
A History Of Medicine On The American Frontier
Volney, M.D. Steele
Softbound
367 pages with complete index
Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing Company
Date Published: April 15, 2005
Bleed, Blister, and Purge traces the fits and starts of medical progress on the
western frontier. With the authority of a scholar and the sparkle of an old-time
storyteller, Dr. Volney Steele takes the reader from rotgut whiskey to modern
anesthetics, from castor oil to antibiotics, and from barroom surgery to modern
hospital operations.
Dr. Steele wrote Bleed, Blister, and Purge to shed light on
and celebrate the dedication and humanitarianism of those many physicians, nurses,
shamans, and people of sound practical sense who saw their patients often friends
and family through the adversities that bedeviled them. Citing everything from
government reports to first-person remembrances, combined with his own sensitive
interpretation, the author creates a full, clear, and colorful picture of illness
and the healing art in the old West.
The reader will find fascinating descriptions
of the mysterious rituals of Indian medicine men; the spread of venereal disease
among gold camp hurdy-gurdy girls; how military surgeons grew vegetables to combat
scurvy; pioneer home remedies such as applying fresh cow manure to wounds;
the cure-all tonics of traveling medicine-show quacks; the horse-and-buggy
house calls of homestead doctors; and much more. Nearly one hundred historical
photographs and a glossary of medical terms enhance the text
This volume came from the collection of a discrete owner.
The book has been gently read, and the pages are clean and bright with gentle light wear to it's cover.
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