Ophthalmological quacks and mountebanks

Quacks, Astrologists, and Medicine

The advantages of blood storage are stressed. Its greatest advantage is the saving of time, which may be a very important factor in an urgent case. A satisfactory method of blood preservation is described. While the preservation time of the oldest blood so far administered was thirty-five days, present indications are that this time may be considerably extended. It requires emphasis,'as previou...

Sex and quacks in the 18th century.

18th century society The 18th century was a very exciting time. Science was hugely fashionable, the Lunar Society of Birmingham (established by the likes of Josiah Wedgwood, Joseph Priestly, James Watt and Erasmus Darwin) had made its mark and the ‘Age of Enlightenment’ was upon us. In 1794, Erasmus Darwin of Lichfield (physician, poet, philosopher, botanist and inventor – one of the leading in...

The Psychological Aspects of the Treatments Involved in Cancer Quackery: Historical Review

Sir Macfarlane Burnet [1], who is far famed for his pioneer work on cancer surveillance, recommended clearly in his Brailsford Robertson Memorial Lecture that scientists should acquaint themselves with historical antecedents. Therefore, this paper documents such antecedents in respect of the drug treatment modalities used by cancer quacks. Quacks were presented in the 1725 History of Physic by ...

From Real Patterns to Prospective Quacks:

In his new collection Dan Dennett looks over a broad range of themes, from philosophy of mind to artificial life and from ethology to animal psychology. All the essays were written in the past twelve years and have already been published in conference volumes or in specialized journals. The purpose of the collection is, as the author says, to group such essays "for the convenience of students a...

If it quacks like a duck...