Folk Medicine: A New England Almanac of Natural Health Care
- ISBN13: 9780449208809
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
“A fascinating book by a distinguished Vermont physician.”
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
For centuries the vigorous and healthy families of Vermont have passed down simple commonsense home remedies for all sorts of common ac… More >>
Folk Medicine: A New England Almanac of Natural Health Care From A Noted Vermont Country Doctor
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When I first saw this book at my local pharmacy, my inner skeptic warned me that it would be a load of horse manure. He was wrong, of course; a load of horse manure will fertilize a garden nicely, while Dr. Jarvis’ book is too light to even serve as a doorstop.
A great deal of factual inaccuracy is forgivable, since the book itself was written before 1960 (however, his chapter on ‘race’ is not, especially from an alleged man of science…I gather that if you’re not from Western Europe, you don’t have anything to gain from it). The decision of Fawcett Crest to publish this as a medical guide rather than as a piece of folklore. (Notice that the prominent blurb on the cover is from the New York Daily News, a tabloid slightly more respectable than the Weekly World News).
There’s some value in folk remedies…but there are more of them that simply don’t work, or that don’t work as well as conventional medicine. While this book contains some interesting factoids about New England folk medicine, there are enough glaring errors and faulty assumptions to make the whole thing questionable, cover to cover.
Rating: 1 / 5
The book is interesting for it goes back many years and today there are articles for sale with the same idea of honey and applecider to heal.Have tried the honey but not the cider and the results not sure yet.
Tom-MA.
Rating: 3 / 5
Very fast shipping; book’s in great condition; I LOVE the book!! Very happy; thanks!
Rating: 5 / 5
I was very pleased with the timely matter that I received my book, as well as, impressed about the timely feedback. There was an E-mail the next morning saying that my book had been mailed and when to expect it. The book was on time and packaged very well and sent to my door step. Thanks for such excellent Service.Folk Medicine: A New England Almanac of Natural Health Care from a Noted Vermont Country Doctor
Rating: 5 / 5
The book, when it arrived, was in fine condition. The negative was that it so long to get the book. A friend ordered this same book from another seller and it only took 3 days to get to her. Just when I thought I had gotten “taken” with my purchase, it arrived. Although it states that the book could take up to 2 weeks to get to you (and it was definitely longer than 2 weeks) I assumed (I guess wrongly) that, for such a small order, and based on my friend’s order, that there was no way it would take that long. In fact, I was about to write a negative review (and I guess this review isn’t exactly raving!), but then the book showed up in the mail. Long story short, if you want a book quickly, go to another site.
Rating: 4 / 5