Syllabus of a Course of Lectures on the Materia Medica


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Excerpt from Syllabus of a Course of Lectures on the Materia Medica: Delivered in the Medical College of the State of South-Carolina Another advantage of no small moment is, that it Spreads before the student the whole subject matter of the course, and enables him quickly to see its objects and extent. It further facilitates the taking of notes, or supersedes the necessity, and thus admits of more undivided attention to the Lecturer. 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.
















Leprosy in Colonial South India


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Leprosy is a neglected topic in the burgeoning field of the history of medicine and the colonized body. Leprosy in Colonial South India is not only a history of an intriguing and dramatic endemic disease, it is a history of colonial power in nineteenth-century British India as seen through the lens of British medical and legal encounters with leprosy and its sufferers in south India. Leprosy in Colonial South India offers a detailed examination of the contribution of leprosy treatment and legislative measures to negotiated relationships between indigenous and British medicine and the colonial impact on indigenous class formation, while asserting the agency of the poor and vagrant leprous classes in their own history.




Syllabus of Eclectic Materia Medica and Therapeutics


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Excerpt from Syllabus of Eclectic Materia Medica and Therapeutics: Compiled From Notes Taken From the Lectures of Frederick J. Locke, M. D Materia Medica treats of medicines in all their relations their origin, modes of preparation, and their action on the animal economy. 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.