Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician
William A. (William Andrus) Alcott
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Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician
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FORTY YEARS
IN THE WILDERNESS
OF
PILLS AND POWDERS;
OR, THE
COGITATIONS AND CONFESSIONS OF
AN AGED PHYSICIAN.
AN AGED PHYSICIAN.
PREFACE.
TO THE READER.
CONTENTS.
FORTY YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS OF PILLS AND POWDERS.
CHAPTER I.
EDUCATIONAL TENDENCIES.
FOOTNOTES:
EDUCATIONAL TENDENCIES.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER II.
MY FIRST MEDICAL LESSON.
MY FIRST MEDICAL LESSON.
CHAPTER III.
THE ELECTRICAL MACHINE.
THE ELECTRICAL MACHINE.
CHAPTER IV.
THE MEASLES AND POURING DOWN RUM.
THE MEASLES AND POURING DOWN RUM.
CHAPTER V.
LEE'S PILLS, AND THE DROPSY.
LEE'S PILLS, AND THE DROPSY.
CHAPTER VI.
THE COLD SHOWER-BATH.
THE COLD SHOWER-BATH.
CHAPTER VII.
MY FIRST SICKNESS ABROAD.
MY FIRST SICKNESS ABROAD.
CHAPTER VIII.
LESSON FROM AN OLD SURGEON.
LESSON FROM AN OLD SURGEON.
CHAPTER IX.
LEE'S WINDHAM BILIOUS PILLS.
LEE'S WINDHAM BILIOUS PILLS.
CHAPTER X.
DR. SOLOMON AND HIS PATIENT.
DR. SOLOMON AND HIS PATIENT.
CHAPTER XI.
PHYSICKING OFF FEVER.
PHYSICKING OFF FEVER.
CHAPTER XII.
MANUFACTURING CHILBLAINS.
MANUFACTURING CHILBLAINS.
CHAPTER XIII.
HOW TO MAKE ERYSIPELAS.
HOW TO MAKE ERYSIPELAS.
CHAPTER XIV.
STUDYING MEDICINE.
STUDYING MEDICINE.
CHAPTER XV.
NATURE'S OWN EYE WATER.
NATURE'S OWN EYE WATER.
CHAPTER XVI.
THE VIPER STORY.
FOOTNOTES:
THE VIPER STORY.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XVII.
STRUCK WITH DEATH.
FOOTNOTES:
STRUCK WITH DEATH.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XVIII.
EFFICACY OF COLD SPRING WATER.
EFFICACY OF COLD SPRING WATER.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHEATING THE PHYSICIAN.
CHEATING THE PHYSICIAN.
CHAPTER XX.
THE MEDICINAL EFFECTS OF STORY TELLING.
THE MEDICINAL EFFECTS OF STORY TELLING.
CHAPTER XXI
OSSIFIED VEINS.
OSSIFIED VEINS.
CHAPTER XXII.
HE'LL DIE IN THIRTY SIX HOURS.
HE'LL DIE IN THIRTY SIX HOURS.
CHAPTER XXIII.
ABOUT TO DIE OF CONSUMPTION.
ABOUT TO DIE OF CONSUMPTION.
CHAPTER XXIV.
MY JOURNEYMANSHIP IN MEDICINE.
MY JOURNEYMANSHIP IN MEDICINE.
CHAPTER XXV.
MY TEMPERANCE PLEDGE.
MY TEMPERANCE PLEDGE.
CHAPTER XXVI.
TRIALS OF A YOUNG PHYSICIAN.
TRIALS OF A YOUNG PHYSICIAN.
CHAPTER XXVII.
A DOSING AND DRUGGING FAMILY.
A DOSING AND DRUGGING FAMILY.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
POISONING WITH LEAD.
POISONING WITH LEAD.
CHAPTER XXIX.
STANDING PATIENTS.
STANDING PATIENTS.
CHAPTER XXX.
KILLING A PATIENT.
KILLING A PATIENT.
CHAPTER XXXI.
A SUDDEN CURE.
A SUDDEN CURE.
CHAPTER XXXII.
GIGANTIC DOSES OF MEDICINE.
GIGANTIC DOSES OF MEDICINE.
CHAPTER XXXIII
THE LAMBSKIN DISEASE.
THE LAMBSKIN DISEASE.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
MILK PUNCH FEVER.
MILK PUNCH FEVER.
CHAPTER XXXV.
MY FIRST CASE IN SURGERY.
FOOTNOTES:
MY FIRST CASE IN SURGERY.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XXXVI.
EMILIA AND THE LOVE CURE.
EMILIA AND THE LOVE CURE.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
HEZEKIAH AND DELIRIUM TREMENS.
HEZEKIAH AND DELIRIUM TREMENS.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
MY FIRST AMPUTATION.
MY FIRST AMPUTATION.
CHAPTER XXXIX.
MILK, AS A REMEDY IN FEVERS.
MILK, AS A REMEDY IN FEVERS.
CHAPTER XL.
THE VIRTUES OF PUMPKIN-SEED TEA.
THE VIRTUES OF PUMPKIN-SEED TEA.
CHAPTER XLI.
BROKEN LIMBS AND INTEMPERANCE.
BROKEN LIMBS AND INTEMPERANCE.
CHAPTER XLII.
DYING FROM MERE FILTHINESS.
FOOTNOTES:
DYING FROM MERE FILTHINESS.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XLIII.
TAKING THE FEVER.
TAKING THE FEVER.
CHAPTER XLIV.
BLESSINGS OF CIDER AND CIDER BRANDY.
BLESSINGS OF CIDER AND CIDER BRANDY.
CHAPTER XLV.
THE INDIAN DOCTOR.
THE INDIAN DOCTOR.
CHAPTER XLVI.
DYING OF OLD AGE, AT FIFTY-EIGHT.
DYING OF OLD AGE, AT FIFTY-EIGHT.
CHAPTER XLVII.
DAUGHTERS DESTROYING THEIR MOTHER.
DAUGHTERS DESTROYING THEIR MOTHER.
CHAPTER XLVIII.
POISONING WITH STRAMONIUM.
POISONING WITH STRAMONIUM.
CHAPTER XLIX.
CURING CANCER.
CURING CANCER.
CHAPTER L.
SWELLED LIMBS.
SWELLED LIMBS.
CHAPTER LI.
SUDDEN CHANGES IN OLD AGE.
FOOTNOTES:
SUDDEN CHANGES IN OLD AGE.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER LII.
AN OPIUM EATER.
AN OPIUM EATER.
CHAPTER LIII.
COFFEE, AND THE LAME KNEE.
COFFEE, AND THE LAME KNEE.
CHAPTER LIV.
THE OPIUM PILL BOX.
THE OPIUM PILL BOX.
CHAPTER LV.
BLEEDING AT THE LUNGS.
BLEEDING AT THE LUNGS.
CHAPTER LVI.
BUTTER EATERS.
FOOTNOTES:
BUTTER EATERS.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER LVII.
HOT HOUSES AND CONSUMPTION.
HOT HOUSES AND CONSUMPTION.
CHAPTER LVIII.
POISONING BY A PAINTED PAIL.
POISONING BY A PAINTED PAIL.
CHAPTER LIX.
ONE DROP OF LAUDANUM.
ONE DROP OF LAUDANUM.
CHAPTER LX.
MRS. KIDDER'S CORDIAL.
MRS. KIDDER'S CORDIAL.
CHAPTER LXI.
ALMOST RAISING THE DEAD.
ALMOST RAISING THE DEAD.
CHAPTER LXII.
FEMALE HEALTH, AND INSANE HOSPITALS.
FEMALE HEALTH, AND INSANE HOSPITALS.
CHAPTER LXIII.
A GIANT DYSPEPTIC.
A GIANT DYSPEPTIC.
CHAPTER LXIV.
GETTING INTO A CIRCLE.
GETTING INTO A CIRCLE.
CHAPTER LXV.
POISONING WITH MAPLE SUGAR.
POISONING WITH MAPLE SUGAR.
CHAPTER LXVI.
PHYSICKING OFF MEASLES.
PHYSICKING OFF MEASLES.
CHAPTER LXVII.
TIC DOULOUREUX.
TIC DOULOUREUX.
CHAPTER LXVIII.
COLD WATER IN FEVER.
COLD WATER IN FEVER.
CHAPTER LXIX.
COLD-TAKING AND CONSUMPTION.
COLD-TAKING AND CONSUMPTION.
CHAPTER LXX.
FREEZING OUT DISEASE.
FREEZING OUT DISEASE.
CHAPTER LXXI.
THE AIR-CURE.
THE AIR-CURE.
CHAPTER LXXII.
THE CLERGYMAN.
THE CLERGYMAN.
CHAPTER LXXIII.
HE MUST BE PHYSICKED, OR DIE.
HE MUST BE PHYSICKED, OR DIE.
CHAPTER LXXIV.
WHO HATH WOE? OR, THE SICK WIDOW.
FOOTNOTES:
WHO HATH WOE? OR, THE SICK WIDOW.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER LXXV.
THE PENALTY OF SELF-INDULGENCE.
THE PENALTY OF SELF-INDULGENCE.
CHAPTER LXXVI.
DR. BOLUS AND MORPHINE.
DR. BOLUS AND MORPHINE.
CHAPTER LXXVII.
BLEEDING AND BLISTERING OMITTED.
BLEEDING AND BLISTERING OMITTED.
CHAPTER LXXVIII.
MEDICAL VIRTUES OF SLEEP.
MEDICAL VIRTUES OF SLEEP.
CHAPTER LXXIX.
CURE BY DEEP BREATHING.
CURE BY DEEP BREATHING.
CHAPTER LXXX.
SPIRIT-DOCTORING.
SPIRIT-DOCTORING.
CHAPTER LXXXI.
REMARKABLE CURE OF EPILEPSY.
REMARKABLE CURE OF EPILEPSY.
CHAPTER LXXXII.
SCARLATINA CURED BY LETTING ALONE.
SCARLATINA CURED BY LETTING ALONE.
CHAPTER LXXXIII.
IGNORANCE NOT ALWAYS BLISS.
IGNORANCE NOT ALWAYS BLISS.
CHAPTER LXXXIV.
MEASLES WITHOUT SNAKEROOT AND SAFFRON.
MEASLES WITHOUT SNAKEROOT AND SAFFRON.
CHAPTER LXXXV.
THE CONSUMPTIVE PAIR.
THE CONSUMPTIVE PAIR.
CHAPTER LXXXVI.
HOW TO CURE CHOLERA.
HOW TO CURE CHOLERA.
CHAPTER LXXXVII.
OBSTINACY AND SUICIDE.
OBSTINACY AND SUICIDE.
CHAPTER LXXXVIII.
HEALTH HOSPITALS.
HEALTH HOSPITALS.
CHAPTER LXXXIX.
DESTRUCTION BY SCROFULA.
DESTRUCTION BY SCROFULA.
CHAPTER XC.
STARVING OUT DISEASE.
FOOTNOTES:
STARVING OUT DISEASE.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XCI.
DIETING ON MINCE PIE.
DIETING ON MINCE PIE.
CHAPTER XCII.
GIANTS IN THE EARTH.
GIANTS IN THE EARTH.
CHAPTER XCIII.
THE GREEN MOUNTAIN PATIENT.
THE GREEN MOUNTAIN PATIENT.
CHAPTER XCIV.
CURE OF POISON FROM LEAD.
CURE OF POISON FROM LEAD.
CHAPTER XCV.
FAITH AND WORKS.
FAITH AND WORKS.
CHAPTER XCVI.
WORKS WITHOUT FAITH.
WORKS WITHOUT FAITH.
CHAPTER XCVII
DISEASES OF LICENTIOUSNESS.
DISEASES OF LICENTIOUSNESS.
CHAPTER XCVIII.
CURIOUS AND INSTRUCTIVE FACTS.
CURIOUS AND INSTRUCTIVE FACTS.
CHAPTER XCIX.
ANTI-MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
ANTI-MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
CHAPTER C.
AN ANTI-MEDICAL PREMIUM.
AN ANTI-MEDICAL PREMIUM.
CHAPTER CI.
CONCLUDING REMARKS.
CONCLUDING REMARKS.
CHAPTER CII.
A LAST CHAPTER.
FOOTNOTES:
A LAST CHAPTER.
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