Book Of Curious Advice Most Unusual Manners, Morals, And Medicine From Days Of Yore

"Cigarettes to cure asthma"? "Crushed strawberries to remove freckles?" Old advice can be peculiar or even downright dangerous, as this eye-opening, enjoyable treasury of misinformation proves. Drawn from such tomes as "Ladies' Indispensable Assistant" (1852), "Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management" (1861), and "Dr. Chase's Recipes "(c. 1884), it offers a sampling of the most alarming remedies, unusual tips, and outdated theories from the late eighteenth to early twentieth centuries. The unwise guidance covers everything from curing alcoholism to lacing corsets. Complete with revealing information on the popularity of opium, history of bathing, and nineteenth-century version of the Atkins' diet, "A Book of Curious Advice" provides a rare and hilarious glimpse into our ancestors' heads and homes.Summers, Ruth Pepper is the author of 'Book Of Curious Advice Most Unusual Manners, Morals, And Medicine From Days Of Yore' with ISBN 9781402728105 and ISBN 1402728107.