Shattering Health Superstitions: An Explosion of False Theories and Notions in the Field of Health and Popular Medicine

New York: Horace Liveright, Inc, 1932. 3rd Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. 0x0x0. Third printing. Jacket spine toned, jacket edges rubbed with chips and tears. 1932 Hard Cover. 245 pp. A pre-WW2 look at medical related superstitions such as, oysters are an aphrodisiac; onion breath may be removed by drinking milk; raw beef-steak heals a black eye; eating turnips makes you brave; a rusty nail causes lockjaw; when drunk people fall, they never hurt themselves, etc. Reveals the origins of such superstitions as well as the truth with suggestions for the proper prevention, care and treatment for countless ills.