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On superstitions connected with the history and practice of medicine and surgery / By Thomas Joseph Pettigrew.

  • Pettigrew, Thomas Joseph, 1791-1865.
Date:
1844
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: On superstitions connected with the history and practice of medicine and surgery / By Thomas Joseph Pettigrew. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. PAGE InTRopucTIon :—Value of Health—Veneration for Physicians— Empiricism—Paracelsus ; his character—The ‘ Six Follies of Science ’—Speculative Conceits of Learned Men ; A 1-4 AucHymMy:—Origin of Chemistry—Geber—Alchymy of Egyptian origin ; evidence of it afforded by the Enchorial Manuscripts ; propagated by the Arabians—Objects of the Alchymists— The most celebrated—Royal Alchymists—Elias Ashmole ; his ‘Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum’—Philosopher’s Stone— Mineral Stone — Vegetable Stone — Magical or Prospective Stone—Angelical Stone—Secresy of the Alcbymists—Eminent Men chargeable with the folly—Girtanner’s Prophecy . . 5-16 Asrrotocy :—Origin of Talismans—Doctrive of Signatures—Pla- netary Influence—Sol- Lunar Influence upon Diseases—Colours of Substances—Gathering of Plants ‘ é ; : Re We Earty Mepicine anpD Surcery :—Ridiculous Speculations—Surgi- cal Instruments—Combined Duties of Physician and Surgeon ; when separated—First Surgical Operation—Royal Egyptian Physician wrote on Anatomy—Practice of Medicine with the Priesthood—Supposed Celestial Influence in the production of Diseases— Theological Anatomy—Appropriation of parts of the Body to various Deities—Zodiacal Constellations— Hippocrates the first Physician to relieve Medicine from the trammels of superstition—Egyptian Adsculapius—Magic and Divination— Prohibition of Priests to practise Medicine and Surgery— Various Decrees of Councils to effect the same—Miraculous Cures by the Interposition of Saints—Particular Saints for special diseases—Holy Cures—Holy Wells and Fountains—Relics of Saints. ° ° ‘ . : A . - : - 25-42 TALISMANS :—Cabalistical Characters — Astronomical—Magical— Mixed—Sigilla Planetaram—Hebrew Names and Characters— Phylacteries—Characts ‘ - : ° : é ~ 43-46 Amutets :—Eastern origin—Various kinds—Grigris— Odd Num- bers—A braxas— Abracadabra : : : ; : » 4T-54 Cuarms :—Origin of the term—Charm for Luxation; for Protec- tion against Diseases in general; against Accidents; against Malignant Influences—Evil Eye — Epilepsy—Convulsions and Fits—Hysteria—St. Vitus’s Dance—Madness—Palsy—Sciatica — Lameness—Headach—Toothach—Plague—Fevers—Ague—