Author : John C. Peters
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781397328175
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (281 download)
Book Synopsis On Sects in Medicine (Classic Reprint) by : John C. Peters
Download or read book On Sects in Medicine (Classic Reprint) written by John C. Peters and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2019-02-13 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from On Sects in Medicine In the feudal times, as is well known, it was not uncommon for knights who had fought for their ladies, to commit the care of their wounds to the objects of their worship, who took good care always to be possessed of ointments of great repute, as well as charms and amulets of supposed healing virtue, in addition to their own tenderness and personal attractions. Thus armed with potent balms and stimulants, they always rivaled their aged mothers and ordi nary nurses; and at times even the priests and doctors, not only in the assiduity of their attentions, but in their real suc cess. In the time of Queen Elizabeth, however, all this was changed; for, when sundry poor and probably ugly old women, applied to the Royal College of Physicians and Sur geons for permission to employ their small talent in minister ing to the cure of diseases and wounds by means of certain herbs and simples; in the application whereof they boastfully stated that God himself had given them special knowledge; this was firmly and peremptorily refused, on the grounds. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.