Quacks and quackery
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Magnetic Medical Institute correspondence
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS 384
Overview
Magnetic medicine was a popular (and likely ineffective) medical treatment during the 19th century. It was particularly prominent in the Midwestern United States after the American Civil War. This phenomenon has been attributed to an unsettled frontier atmosphere, a lack of trained physicians, and a tradition of self-treatment. Alternative treatments (or what might be considered quackery) flourished in this region of the United States. The Magnetic Medical Institute was located...
Dates:
1900
Records of the Philadelphia Medical Society
Collection
Identifier: Z10c 38
Scope and Contents
The Records of the Philadelphia Medical Society include the original manuscript of the 1827 Society constitution; minutes; reports, including those from the librarian and treasurer; correspondence; records of a committee concerned with quack medicines, patent trusses, and specifics and patents, with reports on Swaim's panacea and H. Chase's truss against hernia; membership records; advertisements; and essays on a variety of medical topics by candidates for membership.
Dates:
1794-1868
