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Medieval Medicine

Medieval Medicine

by James Joseph Walsh

“Medieval Medicine” is the story of the medical sciences in the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages are usually assumed to begin with the deposition of Romulus Augustulus, 476, and end with the fall of Constantinople, 1453. In this little volume, then, we have to outline the history of human efforts to prevent and treat the ills of mankind for nearly ..

Portraits of Dr. William Harvey

Portraits of Dr. William Harvey

by Anonymous

THE Council of the Royal Society of Medicine determined in 1912 to form a section for the study of the History of Medicine. The section immediately became popular, and one of its first actions was to arrange for the issue of occasional fasciculi dealing with such subjects in medical history as did not lend themselves readily to discussion. Mr. ..

The Great American Fraud

The Great American Fraud

by Samuel Hopkins Adams

This is the introductory article to a series which will contain a full explanation and exposure of patent-medicine methods, and the harm done to the public by this industry, founded mainly on fraud and poison. Results of the publicity given to these methods can already be seen in the steps recently taken by the National ..

The Action of Medicines in the System

The Action of Medicines in the System

by Frederick William Headland

In commencing this Essay on the Action of Medicines, I must confess that I feel at first a certain discomfort when I consider the magnitude of the task before me. Many a volume has been written to elucidate the operations of single medicines, and when the variety and complexity of such an operation is considered, the space devoted to its consi..

A Child's History of England

A Child's History of England

by Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens migration as historian through his non-fiction work of A Child's History of England explores the hundreds of decades long history of the English Islands comprising England, Scotland and Ireland. It is shocking to note the depth of rivalry  among the members of dynasties to the extent of committing disgraceful crimes to acquire ..

American Notes for General Circulation

American Notes for General Circulation

by Charles Dickens

American Notes for Circulation is Dickens views on the American Society of his days. He traveled depth of many cities North America and Canada and his observations and comparisons over British Society was not well received by Americans as they thought it was too vivid and unfair. His criticism such as ill-manners, familiarity with strangers were th..

Anticipations

Anticipations

by H. G. Wells

H.G. Wells, one of the self claimed social prophets expressed his thoughts on the effects of scientific advancement in human lives, which changed the way the business and life getting moved without the right disintegrating elements. He also foresee the present form of democracy can not lead the society to acceptable change and a new republic could ..

The Discovery of the Future

The Discovery of the Future

by H. G. Wells

H. G. Wells' philosophical lecture explores the human mind through his speech The Discovery of the Future, which characterizes the human brains driving principles to deal with what has happened and what would happen. While humans are comfortable and slightly biased towards the past, ability to discover the unknown future is consistently driven by t..