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Jan 4, - It is almost needless to say that there are not a few superstitions left in medicine; we mean even in scientific medicine. Popular medicine is full.
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Description Excerpt from Superstition in Medicine There can be no doubt that absurd superstitions are still existent for which the twentieth century will be severely criticized in time to come. Thus the words of our martyred President may well be used as a motto for this book: With malice towards none, with charity for all.

Perfection Improbable

The last chapter of this book has been added by the translator, as it seemed necessary for the full discussion of the subject. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www. On one occasion it is recorded that a great chief and prince out of Munster was brought to "The House of Sorrow" to be treated of wounds received in battle, but the attendant, through treachery, placed poison in the wounds, and then closed them so carefully that there was no external sign, though the groans of the wounded man were terrible to hear.

Then the learned Fioneen was sent for, "the prophetic physician," as he was called, from his great skill in diagnosis; and when he arrived with three of his pupils at the hospital they found the chief lying prostrate, groaning in horrible agony.

Superstition, contagion and medical rumour

Then Fioneen set to work, and having cauterized the wounds with red hot irons, the poisonous bodies were extracted from beneath the skin, and the chief was healed. In later times the Irish physicians were much celebrated for their learning, and numerous Irish medical manuscripts are in existence, both in Ireland and England, and are also scattered through the public libraries of the continent.

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They are chiefly written in Latin, with a commentary in Irish, and show a thorough knowledge on the part of the writers of the works of Hippocrates, Galen, Aristotle, and others as celebrated. For after the introduction of Christianity Latin was much cultivated in the Irish schools, and the priests and physicians not only wrote, but could converse fluently in Latin, which language became the chief medium of communication between them and the learned men of the continent.


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    • These images from our collection reveal how false information has materialised in print and publication and spread misinformation. From alleged plague-carriers and quacks to superstitions about immunisation and the first ever anti-vaxxers, this topic has a rich visual history. Words by Sarah Meillon 13 August However, for royal women childbirth was no private event.

    In this case, the rumour that a lion escaped from the local zoo or circus has caused mass panic.

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    In the 19th century, it was argued that panic itself could be the cause for the propagation of diseases. Epidemics can be a breeding ground for uncertainty and the proliferation of mass panic. The Black Death used to be followed by bloodshed. Here lies one victim of it.

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    Having blind faith in physicians is no new phenomena. Satirical imagery was an outlet for expressing mistrust in physicians and criticisms of the medical authority before the post-truth era of fake news and social media. This print from warns people against blind faith in doctors. Following the development of the smallpox vaccine in , rumours spread through 19th century France that the vaccine was an expensive form of British quackery.

    Religion, Spirituality and Folk Medicine/Superstition in a Neonatal Unit

    This satirical print shows a procession of health workers promoting the vaccine. The Depeuille publishing house published many similar satirical prints which reflect general wariness surrounding vaccination. Countering rumours has always been a challenge. In this illustration, seven members of the French committee on vaccination are shown shouting at a health officer. This etching shows him defending himself from the committee members by holding in front of them a print from the Depeuille publishing house, while another one is hung on the wall in the background.