Pow-wows, or long lost friend : a collection of mysterious and invaluable arts and remedies for man as well as animals / by John George Hohman.
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TextPublication details: [S.l.] : Wildside Library Classics, [2011.]Description: 81 p. ; 23 cmISBN: - 1434417360
- 9781434417367
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book
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Main Library | NonFiction | 615.88 H719 | Checked out | 07/08/2024 | 33111006346577 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
John George Hohman -- a Pennsylvania Dutch healer -- compiled and published this book of folk cures in 1820. It contains native remedies; healing spells and prayers; and protective charms, wards, and benedictions. Of historical interest for its depiction of early 19th century American popular magic and ritual, it remains a fascinating look at folk medicine and superstition.
'With many proofs of their virtue and efficacy in healing diseases, etc., the greatest part which was never published until they appeared in print for the first time in the U.S. in the year 1820.'