Ossman & Steel's Classic Household Guide to Appalachian Folk Healing: A Collection of Old-Time Remedies, Charms, and Spells

A long-treasured but forgotten classic of Appalachian folk healing with an introduction and commentary by the author of Backwoods Witchcraft and Doctoring the Devil, Ossman and Steel's Guide to Health or Household Instructor was an immensely popular 19th-century collection of folk remedies, healing spells, and charms. It drew widely on the folklore of old Pennsylvania Dutch and German "powwow" healing practices, which, in turn, helped shape Appalachian folk healing, conjure, rootwork, and m...