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Dangers in Snow Water

December 30th, 2008 at 5:40 pm » Comments (2)

Why the Library of Health?Archaelogical Journey into a Medical Text
Close to 10 years ago I purchased an antique book at an auction,is about 6 inches thick it’s bound in green leather, and it’s titled library of health on the outside book cover. Inside the book its title library of health space complete guide to [...]



Fever Germs in Ice

December 29th, 2008 at 5:39 pm » Comments (0)

Fever Germs in Ice.  — in Connecticut, the Board of Health informs us that, in several instances, attention has been drawn to sewage contaminated ponds with ice houses upon their borders, and that several isolated cases of typhoid fever, and one death, from the free use of the ice blue by sewage, have been recorded [...]