Pennsylvania Dutch folk healing classic
In 1819 James Madison was President. Napoleon lived in exile on Saint Helena. And John Hohman published his book of folk remedies. Today, Madison and Bonaparte are relegated to history, but Pow-Wow healing is still practiced in parts of the United States.
Over the years Pow-Wows, or The Long Lost Friend, has gone through innumerable printings. Long a reference book for back-country faith healers, the advent of modern medicine promised to render the book a harmless reminder of the past. Then, in the 1920s, Hohman’s book was connected to a bizarre murder. It quickly fell into disrepute. The book, and the practice of Pow-Wowing, were driven underground.
This edition of Hohman’s Pow-Wows, prepared from original texts, remains a quaint reminder of days gone by. Among its more questionable suggested remedies:
-- To cure whooping cough, thrust the afflicted three times through a huckleberry bush.
-- To grow hair, pound up peach kernels, mix them with vinegar, and place mixture on bald spot.
Despite these unlikely “cures,” today there is a renewed scholarly interest in the psychological benefits of Pow-Wow healing. Quite simply, this is a book that faith has kept alive.
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In 1819 James Madison was President. Napoleon lived in exile on Saint Helena. And John Hohman published his book of folk remedies. Today, Madison and Bonaparte are relegated to history, but Pow-Wow healing is still practiced in parts of the United States.
Over the years Pow-Wows, or The Long Lost Friend, has gone through innumerable printings. Long a reference book for back-country faith healers, the advent of modern medicine promised to render the book a harmless reminder of the past. Then, in the 1920s, Hohman’s book was connected to a bizarre murder. It quickly fell into disrepute. The book, and the practice of Pow-Wowing, were driven underground.
This edition of Hohman’s Pow-Wows, prepared from original texts, remains a quaint reminder of days gone by. Among its more questionable suggested remedies:
-- To cure whooping cough, thrust the afflicted three times through a huckleberry bush.
-- To grow hair, pound up peach kernels, mix them with vinegar, and place mixture on bald spot.
Despite these unlikely “cures,” today there is a renewed scholarly interest in the psychological benefits of Pow-Wow healing. Quite simply, this is a book that faith has kept alive.
Pow Wows, or The Long Lost Friend
Pennsylvania Dutch folk healing classic
In 1819 James Madison was President. Napoleon lived in exile on Saint Helena. And John Hohman published his book of folk remedies. Today, Madison and Bonaparte are relegated to history, but Pow-Wow healing is still practiced in parts of the United States.
Over the years Pow-Wows, or The Long Lost Friend, has gone through innumerable printings. Long a reference book for back-country faith healers, the advent of modern medicine promised to render the book a harmless reminder of the past. Then, in the 1920s, Hohman’s book was connected to a bizarre murder. It quickly fell into disrepute. The book, and the practice of Pow-Wowing, were driven underground.
This edition of Hohman’s Pow-Wows, prepared from original texts, remains a quaint reminder of days gone by. Among its more questionable suggested remedies:
-- To cure whooping cough, thrust the afflicted three times through a huckleberry bush.
-- To grow hair, pound up peach kernels, mix them with vinegar, and place mixture on bald spot.
Despite these unlikely “cures,” today there is a renewed scholarly interest in the psychological benefits of Pow-Wow healing. Quite simply, this is a book that faith has kept alive.
In 1819 James Madison was President. Napoleon lived in exile on Saint Helena. And John Hohman published his book of folk remedies. Today, Madison and Bonaparte are relegated to history, but Pow-Wow healing is still practiced in parts of the United States.
Over the years Pow-Wows, or The Long Lost Friend, has gone through innumerable printings. Long a reference book for back-country faith healers, the advent of modern medicine promised to render the book a harmless reminder of the past. Then, in the 1920s, Hohman’s book was connected to a bizarre murder. It quickly fell into disrepute. The book, and the practice of Pow-Wowing, were driven underground.
This edition of Hohman’s Pow-Wows, prepared from original texts, remains a quaint reminder of days gone by. Among its more questionable suggested remedies:
-- To cure whooping cough, thrust the afflicted three times through a huckleberry bush.
-- To grow hair, pound up peach kernels, mix them with vinegar, and place mixture on bald spot.
Despite these unlikely “cures,” today there is a renewed scholarly interest in the psychological benefits of Pow-Wow healing. Quite simply, this is a book that faith has kept alive.
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940013042322 |
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| Publisher: | Yardbird |
| Publication date: | 08/23/2011 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 120 |
| File size: | 158 KB |
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