An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform

An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform
Author: Christopher Hoolihan
Publisher: University Rochester Press
Total Pages: 784
Release: 2001
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781580462846

This is a catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of rare books dealing with 'popular medicine' in early America which is housed at the University of Rochester Medical School library. The books described in the catalogue were written by physicians and other professionals to provide information for the non-medical audience. The books taught human anatomy, hygiene, temperance and diet, how to maintain health, and how to cope with illness especially when no professional help was available. The books promoted a healthy lifestyle for the readers, giving guidance on everything from physical fitness and recreation to the special health needs of women. The collection consists of works dealing with reproduction (from birth control to delivering and caring for a baby), venereal disease, home-nursing, epidemics, and the need for public sex education.

Poise and Symmetry of Figure (Classic Reprint)

Poise and Symmetry of Figure (Classic Reprint)
Author: Susanna Cocroft
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2017-05-20
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9780259805991

Excerpt from Poise and Symmetry of Figure Physical beauty is not alone in regular features, in the color of the eyes or in the whiteness of the teeth; it is in the subtle charm of the manner which eludes us, whenever we try to define it, in the dainty grace and rhythm of movement, which speak to soul, not eye, not ear. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.