Part 5
“Here is a cook-book prepared by an educated lady physician. It seems to be a very sensible addition to the voluminous literature on this subject, which ordinarily has little reference to the hygienic character of the preparations which are described.”—_Zion’s Herald._
“This one seems to us to be most sensible and practical, while yet based upon scientific principles—in short, the best. If it were in every household, there would be far less misery in the world.”—_South and West._
“There is much good sense in the book, and there is plenty of occasion for attacking the ordinary methods of cooking, as well as the common style of diet.”—_Morning Star._
“She sets forth the why and wherefore of cookery, and devotes the larger portion of the work to those articles essential to good blood, strong bodies, and vigorous minds.”—_New Haven Register._
The work will be sent to any address, by mail, post-paid, on receipt of price, $2.00. AGENTS WANTED, to whom special terms will be given. Send for terms. Address
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Healthful and Palatable.
The most important question with all interested and intelligent housekeepers should be “What can I prepare for my table that will be HEALTHFUL and PALATABLE?” The world is full of Cook Books and Receipt Books, but in nearly every case not the slightest attention is given to the health and strength giving qualities of the dishes described, and a large part of the directions are useless (for never followed) and in many cases harmful (if tried).
What is needed is a practical work in which these conditions are carefully considered and one which is simple enough to be easily understood.
A recent publication, HEALTH IN THE HOUSEHOLD, by Dr. S. W. Dodd, a lady physician and a practical housekeeper, covers this ground very fully and can be recommended. It considers the value of the different food products, the best methods of preparation, and the reason why.
The Chicago _Inter-Ocean_ says: “She evidently knows what she is writing about, and her book is eminently practical upon every page. It is more than a book of recipes for making soups, and pies, and cakes; it is an educator of how to make the home the abode of healthful people.”
“She sets forth the why and wherefore of cookery, and devotes the larger portion of the work to those articles essential to good blood, strong bodies, and vigorous minds,” says _The New Haven Register_.
Housekeepers who consult this will be able to provide for the household that which will positively please and increase the happiness by increasing the healthful conditions.
It contains 600 large pages, bound in extra cloth or oil cloth binding, and is sold at $2. Sent by mail or express, prepaid, on receipt of price. Address
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THE NATURAL CURE: CONSUMPTION, DYSPEPSIA, NERVOUS DISEASES, GOUT, RHEUMATISM, INSOMNIA (SLEEPLESSNESS), BRIGHT’S DISEASE, ETC. BY C. E. PAGE, M.D. 12MO, CLOTH, $1.00.
A FEW OF THE MANY NOTES FROM READERS.
J. RUSS, Jr., Haverhill, Mass., says: “Dr. Page’s explanation of the colds question is alone worth the price of a hundred copies of the book—it is, in fact, invaluable, going to the very root of the question of sickness.” Mrs. W. O. THOMPSON, 71 Irving Place, Brooklyn, N. Y., says: “I wish every friend I have could read it, and, only that hygienists never harbor ill-feeling, that my enemies might not chance to find it. I owe much to the truths made clear in ‘Natural Cure,’ and it is certain that to it and the professional attendance of the author, my sister-in-law owes her life and present robust health.”
FROM A TEACHER.
Mrs. S. S. GAGE, teacher in the Adelphi Academy, Brooklyn, N. Y., says: “My friend, Mrs. Thompson, recommended this book (‘Natural Cure’) to me. Thanks to her and ‘the book,’ my old headaches trouble me no more; I am better in every way. I never could accomplish so much and with so little fatigue; and I am sure that all my intellectual work is of better quality than it ever was before.”
FROM A HUSBAND.
D. THOMPSON, Lee, N. H., says: “Through following the advice in ‘Natural Cure’ my headaches, which have tortured me at frequent intervals for forty years, return no more. Formerly I could not work for three days at a time, now I work right along. For this, as well as for the restoration of my wife to health, after we had given her up as fatally sick, I have to thank Dr. Page and ‘The Natural Cure.’”
FROM THE WIFE.
Mrs. S. E. D. THOMPSON, Lee, N. H. says: “I can not well express my gratitude for the benefit I have received from the book and its author’s personal counsel. Condemned to die, I am now well. It is truly wonderful how the power of resting is increased under the influence of the regimen prescribed. I have distributed many copies of this book, and have known of a _life-long asthmatic cured, biliousness removed, perennial hay-fever banished_ for good, and other wonderful changes wrought, by means of the regimen formulated in ‘Natural Cure.’ A friend remarked: ‘It is full of encouragement for those who wish to live in clean bodies.’ Another said: ‘It has proved to me that I have been committing slow suicide.’ Our minister says: ‘I have modified my diet and feel like a new man.’” To this Mrs. Thompson adds, for the author’s first book, “HOW TO FEED THE BABY”: “I have known of a number of babes changed from colicky, fretful children to happy well ones, making them a delight to their parents, by following its advice.”
WILLIAM C. LANGLEY, Newport, R. I., says: “While all would be benefited from reading it, I would especially commend it to those who, from inherited feebleness, or, like myself, had declined deeply, feel the need of making the most of their limited powers. I may add, that this work bears evidence that the author has had wide range, and extensive reading, together with a natural fitness for physiological and hygienic research, keen perception of natural law and tact in its application.”
Mrs. Dr. DENSMORE, 130 West 44th Street, New York, says: “You can judge of my opinion of ‘Natural Cure’ when I tell you that I am buying it of the publishers by the dozen to distribute among my patients.”
THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY for September, 1883, speaks highly of the work, closing with, “the public has in this work a most valuable manual of hygiene.”
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for August, 1883, says: “It is an effort at impressing common-sense views of preserving and restoring health.”
Sent by mail, post-paid, on receipt of price, $1.00. Address
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A STORY WORTH READING.
ABOUT HUMAN NATURE.
We have recently published a volume containing a story of Human Nature which will be found of interest. It is called “The MAN WONDERFUL in the HOUSE BEAUTIFUL,” and is an allegory, teaching the principles of Physiology and Hygiene, and the effects of Stimulants and Narcotics. The House is the Body, in which the Foundations are the Bones, the Walls are Muscles, the Skin and Hair the Siding and Shingles, the head an Observatory in which are found a pair of Telescopes, and radiating from it are the nerves which are compared to a Telegraph, while communications are kept up with the Kitchen, Dining-room, Pantry, Laundry, etc. The House is heated with a Furnace. There are also Mysterious Chambers, and the whole is protected by a Burglar Alarm. In studying the inhabitant of the House, the “Man Wonderful,” we learn of his growth, development, and habits of the guests whom he introduces. He finds that some of them are friends, others are doubtful acquaintances, and some decidedly wicked. Under this form, we ascertain the effects of Food and Drink, Narcotics and Stimulants.
It is a wonderful book, and placed in the hands of children will lead them to the study of Physiology and Hygiene, and the Laws of Life and Health in a way that will never be forgotten. The book will prove of great interest even to adults and those familiar with the subject. The authors, Drs. C. B. and Mary A. Allen, are both regular physicians, and therefore the work is accurate and on a scientific basis. “Science in Story” has never been presented in a more attractive form. It is universally admitted that a large proportion of sickness comes from violations of the laws of Life and Health, and therefore it is important that this subject should be understood by all, as in this way we may become familiar with all the avoidable causes of disease. The reading of this book will very largely accomplish this end. It will be sent securely by mail, prepaid, on receipt of price, which is only $1.50. Address
Fowler & Wells Co., Publishers, 775 Broadway, New York.
THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN,
A READY PRESCRIBER AND HYGIENIC ADVISER, WITH REFERENCE TO THE CAUSES, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DISEASE.
“WHAT THEY SAY”—NOTICES OF THE PRESS.
We give a few of the favorable notices which this work has received:
It possesses the most practical utility of any of the author’s works, and is well adapted to give the reader an accurate idea of the organization and functions of the human frame.—_New York Tribune._
The work is admirably simple, clear, and full, and no popular work that we ever saw had half its claims to notice. We hope it may have a wide circulation. Its mission is a most important one. It lies at the foundation of all other missions of reform. Let the world be informed in regard to the laws of health, and every other reform will have its way cleared. Till then, every effort for moral and intellectual improvement can be only partially and feebly effective.—_Boston Ledger._
Without the fear of our family physician before our eyes, we say that this is a very good book to have in families. It contains much valuable instruction in the art of preserving and restoring health, which every man of common sense, who understands anything about the human frame, will see at once is, and must be, sound and reliable. It might, almost any day, be the means of saving a valuable life. We are honestly of the conviction that every household in the land would lessen its complaints and doctor’s bills, if they would read it and follow its suggestions.—_Boston Congregationalist._
The different cases upon which it treats number over _nine hundred_ in each of which the symptoms, the cause, and the _manner of treatment are given in full_.—_Clinton Tribune._
There is not a subject relating to health but what it treats upon, in an able manner.—_Howard Gazette._
Its 516 pages abound with thousands of facts and suggestions of the _highest importance to all_.—_Christian Inquirer._
It is the best work of the kind we have ever seen upon the subject, and ought to be _in every family_.—_Advertiser._
It is very elaborate, and is one of the very best of medical works. Every family should have a copy.—_Star of the West._
It is worth its weight in gold.—_Ellsworth Herald._
We know of no book comparable to this as THE BOOK for a family.—_Columbia Democrat._
It is a very able and excellent work, and one which we can heartily recommend to every family; it is everything that its name purports to be.—_Scientific American._
It is a very comprehensive, valuable work, and cannot fail to exert a salutary effect upon the public mind.—_Baltimore Sun._
We have no hesitancy in pronouncing it _a very useful book_, and one which should be in the possession of _every family_.—_Beaver Dam Republican._
Familiarity with its contents will save many dollars’ worth of drugs, and avert many weary days and months of sickness.—_Musical World._
The work embodies _a vast amount_ of information in regard to the structure and diseases of the human frame, which will be read with profit.—_N. England Farmer._
Not only are diseases described, and the appropriate treatment pointed out, but numerous examples are given, which cannot fail to interest the reader, and prove a _very acceptable family directory_.—_Boston Traveler._
It is exceedingly comprehensive, and well illustrated. It contains a great deal of information and sound advice, which every reader, whatever his views on medicine, would consider valuable.—_New York Courier._
A complete encyclopædia of every disease to which the human family is heir, _with the cure for each disease_.—_Day Book._
The Author has brought together a mass of information in reference to the human structure, its growth and its treatment, which will render his work of great use to readers _of all classes and conditions_.—_Philadelphia Daily Times._
Bound in heavy cloth, $3.00; library binding, $4.00. Agents wanted. Address,
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Brain and Mind,
OR, MENTAL SCIENCE CONSIDERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF PHRENOLOGY AND IN RELATION TO MODERN PHILOSOPHY.
By H. S. Drayton, A.M., M.D., and James McNeill, A.B. Illustrated with over One Hundred Portraits and Diagrams. $1.50.
The authors state in their preface: “In preparing this volume it has been the aim to meet an existing want, viz; that of a treatise which not only gives the reader a complete view of the system of mental science known as Phrenology, but also exhibits its relation to Anatomy and Physiology, as those sciences are represented today by standard authority.” [Illustration: Phrenological Head]
The following, from the Table of Contents, shows the scope and character of the work:
GENERAL PRINCIPLES. THE TEMPERAMENTS. STRUCTURE OF THE BRAIN AND SKULL. CLASSIFICATION OF THE FACULTIES. THE SELFISH ORGANS. THE INTELLECT. THE SEMI-INTELLECTUAL FACULTIES. THE ORGANS OF THE SOCIAL FUNCTIONS. THE SELFISH SENTIMENTS. THE MORAL AND RELIGIOUS SENTIMENTS. HOW TO EXAMINE HEADS. HOW CHARACTER IS MANIFESTED. THE ACTION OF THE FACULTIES. THE RELATION OF PHRENOLOGY TO METAPHYSICS AND EDUCATION. VALUE OF PHRENOLOGY AS AN ART. PHRENOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY. OBJECTIONS AND CONFIRMATIONS BY THE PHYSIOLOGISTS. PHRENOLOGY IN GENERAL LITERATURE.
Notices of the Press.
Phrenology is no longer a thing laughed at. The scientific researches of the last twenty years have demonstrated the fearful and wonderful complication of matter, not only with mind, but with what we call moral qualities. Thereby, we believe, the divine origin of “our frame” has been newly illustrated, and the Scriptural psychology confirmed: and in the Phrenological Chart we are disposed to find a species of “urim and thummim,” revealing, if not the Creator’s will concerning us, at least His revelation of essential character. One thing is certain, that the discoveries of physical science must ere long force all men to the single alternative of Calvinism or Atheism. When they see that God has written himself sovereign, absolute, and predestinating, on the records of His creation, they will be ready to find His writing as clearly in the Word; and the analogical argument, meeting the difficulties and the objections on the side of Faith by those admitted as existing on the side of Sight, will avail as well in one case as in the other. We will only add, the above work is, without doubt, the best popular presentation of the science which has yet been made. It confines itself strictly to facts, and is not written in the interest of any pet “theory.” It is made very interesting by its copious illustrations, pictorial and narrative, and the whole is brought down to the latest information on this curious and suggestive department of knowledge.—_Christian Intelligencer._
As far as a comprehensive view of the teachings of Combe can be embodied into a system that the popular mind can understand, this book is as satisfactory an exposition of its kind as has yet been published. The definitions are clear, exhaustive, and spirited.—_Philadelphia Enquirer._
In style and treatment it is adapted to the general reader, abounds with valuable instruction expressed in clear, practical terms, and the work constitutes by far the best Text-book on Phrenology published, and is adapted to both private and class study.
The illustrations of the Special Organs and Faculties are for the most part from portraits of men and women whose characters are known, and great pains have been taken to exemplify with accuracy the significance of the text in each case. For the student of human nature and character the work is of the highest value.
It is printed on fine paper, and substantially bound in extra cloth, by mail, postpaid, on receipt of price, $1.50. Address
FOWLER & WELLS CO., Publishers, 775 Broadway, New York.
PHYSICAL CULTURE.
For Home and School. Scientific and Practical. By D. L. Dowd, Professor of Physical Culture. 322 12mo. pages. 300 Illustrations. Fine Binding, Price $1.50.
CONTENTS.
Physical Culture, Scientific and Practical, for the Home and School. Pure Air and Foul Air.
Questions Constantly Being Asked:
No. 1. Does massage treatment strengthen muscular tissue?
No. 2. Are boat-racing and horseback-riding good exercises?
No. 3. Are athletic sports conducive to health?
No. 4. Why do you object to developing with heavy weights?
No. 5. How long a time will it take to reach the limit of development?
No. 6. Is there a limit to muscular development, and is it possible to gain an abnormal development?
No. 7. What is meant by being muscle bound?
No. 8. Why are some small men stronger than others of nearly double their size?
No. 9. Why is a person taller with less weight in the morning than in the evening?
No. 10. How should a person breathe while racing or walking up-stairs or up-hill?
No. 11. Is there any advantage gained by weighting the shoes of sprinters and horses?
No. 12. What kind of food is best for us to eat?
No. 13. What form of bathing is best?
No. 14. How can I best reduce my weight, or how increase it?
No. 15. Can you determine the size of one’s lungs by blowing in a spirometer?
Personal Experience of the Author in Physical Training.
Physical Culture for the Voice. Practice of Deep Breathing.
Facial and Neck Development. A few Hints for the Complexion.
The Graceful and Ungraceful Figure, and Improvement of Deformities, such as Bow-Leg, Knock-Knee, Wry-Neck, Round Shoulders, Lateral Curvature of the Spine, etc.
A few Brief Rules. The Normal Man. Specific Exercises for the Development of Every Set of Muscles of the Body, Arms and Legs, also Exercises for Deepening and Broadening the Chest and Strengthening the Lungs.
These 34 Specific Exercises are each illustrated by a full length figure (taken from life) showing the set of muscles in contraction, Which can be developed by each of them. Dumb Bell Exercises.
Ten Appendices showing the relative gain of pupils from 9 years of age to 40.
All who value Health, Strength and Happiness should procure and read this work; it will be found by far the best work ever written on this important subject. Sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt of price. $1.50.
Address, Fowler & Wells Co., Publishers, 775 Broadway, New York.
HUMAN-NATURE.
If you want something to read that will interest you more thoroughly than any book you have ever read, send for a copy of HEADS AND FACES, a new Manual of Character Reading for the people. It will show you how to read people as you would a book, and see if they are inclined to be good, upright, honest, true, kind, charitable, loving, joyous, happy and trustworthy people, such as you would like to know; or are they by nature untrustworthy, treacherous and cruel, uncharitable and hard-hearted, fault-finding, jealous, domineering people whom you would not want to have intimate with yourselves or your families.
A knowledge of Human-Nature will enable you to judge of all this at sight, and to choose for yourselves and children such companions as will tend to make you and them better, purer, more noble and ambitious to do and to be right, and would save many disappointments in social and business relations. It will aid in choosing and governing servants, training children, and deciding whom to trust in all the affairs of life. If you would know people without waiting to become acquainted with them, read HEAD AND FACES and How to Study Them, a new manual of Character Reading, by Prof. Nelson Sizer, the Examiner in the phrenological office of Fowler & Wells Co., New York, and H. S. Drayton, M. D., Editor of the PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL. The authors know what they are writing about, Prof. Sizer having devoted more than forty years almost exclusively to the reading of character and he here lays down the rules employed by him in his professional work.
The study of this subject is most fascinating, and you will certainly be much interested in it. Send for this book, which is the most comprehensive and popular work ever published for the price, 25,000 copies having been sold the first year. Contains 200 large octavo pages, 250 Portraits and other Illustrations.
We will send it carefully by mail, postpaid, on receipt of price, only 40 cents in paper, or $1.00 in cloth binding. Address
Fowler & Wells Co., Publishers, 775 Broadway, New York.
GOOD HEALTH BOOKS.
HEALTH IN THE HOUSEHOLD,
Or, Hygienic Cookery. By Susanna W. Dodds, M.D. One large 12mo vol. 600 pages, extra cloth or oil-cloth binding, price $2.00.
Undoubtedly the very best work on the preparation of food in a healthful manner ever published, and one that should be in the hands of all who would furnish their tables with food that is wholesome and at the same time palatable, and will contribute much toward =Health in the Household=.
THE NATURAL CURE,
Of Consumption, Constipation, Bright’s Disease, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, “Colds” (Fevers), Etc. How Sickness Originates and How to Prevent it. A health Manual for the People. By C. E. Page. 278 pp., ex. cloth, $1.00.
A new work with new ideas, both radical and reasonable, appealing to the common-sense of the reader. This is not a new work with old thoughts simply restated, but the most original Health Manual published in many years. It is written in the author’s clear, attractive manner, and should be in the hands of all who would either retain or regain their health, and keep from the hands of the doctors.
HOUSEHOLD REMEDIES,
For the Prevalent Disorders of the Human Organism, by Felix L. Oswald, M.D. 12mo, extra cloth, Price $1.00.
The reader may be sure of this, he is no agent for a drug store. The doctor is a high apostle gospel of hygiene, and gives the mild blue pill and other alteratives fits at every opportunity, and often forces the opportunity to launch a broadside into the old favorite of the profession. Nature is a great healer and the great merit of the book is that it demands for nature and the human organization a fair show.—“McGregor News.”
HOW TO BE WELL,
Or, Common-Sense Medical Hygiene. A book for the people, giving directions for the treatment and cure of acute diseases without the use of drug medicines, also general hints on health. By M. Augusta Fairchild, M.D. 12mo, cloth, $1.00.
We have here a new work on Hygiene containing the results of the author’s experience for many years in the treatment of acute and chronic diseases with Hygienic agencies, and it will save an incalculable amount of pain and suffering, as well as doctors’ bills, in every family where its simple directions are followed.
DIGESTION and DYSPEPSIA,
A Complete Explanation of the Digestive Processes, with the Symptoms and Treatment of Dyspepsia and other disorders of the Digestive Organs. Illustrated. By R. T. Trall, M.D. $1.00.