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The Evolution of Medical Treatment Across Ages
A compact overview traces beliefs about illness from ancient times through the early modern era and into the nineteenth century. It notes that superstition and the healer barbers coexisted with physicians, the advent of ether in 1846, and shifting social status of surgeons. It also mentions early American remedies and a New York sewing pattern advertisement, illustrating period contrasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
Avicenna
England
Barber Surgeons
Company of Barbers and Surgeons
Holland
Winthrop