othmeralia:The Book of Health, by Henry M. Lyman (1898)Henry M. Lyman was a medical pioneer and auth
othmeralia:The Book of Health, by Henry M. Lyman (1898)Henry M. Lyman was a medical pioneer and author of numerous medical books and cyclopedias. Intended as a health reference book for the family, topics include diseases, anatomy, hygiene, care of the sick, medicinal plants and administration of medicine. Select anatomical diagrams have been digitized along with plates including medicinal plants and poisonous reptiles and insects.Photo 1: The spine of The Book of HealthPhoto 2: Plate no. 5, depicts thorn-apple, asparagus, marsh mallow, and hop.Photo 3: Plate no. 9, depicts peony, St. John’s wort, aconite or monkshood, and lily of the valley.Photo 4: Plate no. 20, depicts a mad dog, scorpion, rattlesnake, tarantula, centipede, and copperhead.Photo 5: Anatomical diagram of an adult human skeleton with notations identifying major bones of the head, chest, spine, arms, and legs. Find it in our digital collection here.Find it in our print collection here.Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson). “The Book of Health.” Providence, Rhode Island, 1898. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/bg257g476 -- source link