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A re-print from 1998, updated and expanded! Snowblind & Seal Finger is all about early Labrador medicine–home remedies, doctors, nurses and health care in general! 128 pages jam-packed with stories and information!

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Foreword to the Second Edition- 
Introduction to the First Edition-
History of Medicine on the Labrador Coast- Dr. Tony Paddon
Christoph Jacob Waiblinger (1709-1778)- Hans J. Rollmann
Home Remedies- 
A Few Home Remedies…- Druscilla Rich
“The Doctor”- Absalom Williams
Making Poultices- Annie Blake and Elizabeth Goudie
Blood Letting- 
Accidents-
Childbirth and Midwifery- George Cartwright
Child Birthing 101- 
Breastfeeding and Breastmilk Substitutes- Edna Winters
Taking Care of Babies- Edna Winters
The Dentist Comes To Call- 
Mental Health-
Sweat Lodges-
Epidemics and Diseases- George Cartwright
Tuberculosis- Alma Michelin
Poliomyelitis- Beatrice Watts
Cancer- 
Nursing in Labrador-
Public Health Nursing- Bertha Chaulk
Nursing at the Valley Clinic- Susan Felsberg
Visits from the Doctor- 
The Diary of Arthur and Marjorie Wakefield-
Memorandum of the Eskimos of Northern Labrador-
Other Them Days Readings-

Front Cover: Millicent Blake Loder.
Back Cover: Medicine room at the Hopedale Mission.

Additional information

Weight .25 kg
Dimensions 23 × 15.5 × 1 cm
Magazine Type

Digital, Physical

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