This special edition of 'Superstitions Connected with the History and Practice of Medicine and Surgery' was written by Thomas Joseph Pettigrew, and first published in 1844, making it over 170 years old. This fascinating antiquarian text covers topics like Origin of Chemistry, Alchemy of Egyptian Origin, Sol-Lunar Influence Upon Diseases, Holy Cures, Hippocrates the First Physician to Relieve Medicine from the Trammels of Superstition, Magic and...