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PERUNA ALMANAC LUCKY DAY 1906. Handy Book of Information for the Family. One Copy for Each Household.
by Hartman, S. B., M. D
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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West Brookfield, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Columbus, Ohio: Peruna Drug Mfg. Co., 1906. Edited by jpg FC. Illustrated by Engraved front cover shows laboratories 1-4 (from log cabin to the Hartman Sanitorium) recto, Astrological Chart verso, Rear has short calendar for two years 1906-07 and compliments of Ralph Gorham Lenox, Mass. Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals ad recto with Sanitorium ad verso; multiple text ports, cameos and line drawings internally. First edition. Stapled pamphlet with corner hanging hole and original string. 8vo 56x40cm. pp. 32. Good. Cover has three corners and rear edge chips with light toning. Internal newsprint page toning with short top tears but no text loss. The family moved to Columbus in 1880's and the Hartman patriarch manufactured Peruna, Manalin and Lacupia. With D. R. Summy, M. D. establish the alternative health spa Hartman Sanitorium which from the rear cover ad offered "Bathing, German Method; Manual Massage; Vibratory Treatment; Static, Galvanic and Faradic Electricity; X-rays and Radiotherapy; Physical Culture and Calisthenics; Medical Gymnastics, Swedish Movements, Rest Cure, Diet Cure". Contents include Jewish Calendar and weather verso and testimonials for the cure of catarrh of the...nose; head; eye and ear; throat and larynx; bronchial tubes; lungs; stomach; bowels; liver and kidneys; bladder; pelvis as well as, Epdemic, Systemic and Chronic Catarrh the scourge of Christendom. From Dan Baum's New Yorker 9/15/03 "Jake-Leg" article: "Peruna was a famous "Prohibition tonic," weighing in at around 18% grain alcohol. A nostrum known as "Jamaican ginger" was ordered to change its formula by Prohibition officials. To fool a chemical test some vendors added a toxic chemical, tricresyl phosphate, an organophosphate compound that produced organophosphate-induced delayed neuropathy, a chronic nerve damage syndrome similar to that caused by certain nerve agents. Unwary imbibers suffered a form of paralysis that came to be known as jake-leg..
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- Bookseller
- OLD WORKING BOOKS & Bindery (Est. 1994)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- OWBPER116635
- Title
- PERUNA ALMANAC LUCKY DAY 1906. Handy Book of Information for the Family. One Copy for Each Household.
- Author
- Hartman, S. B., M. D
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Columbus, Ohio: Peruna Drug Mfg. Co., 1906.
- Keywords
- Patent Medicines, medical panaceas, cure-all, linements, snake oil (salesman)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Medicine/alternative;
Terms of Sale
OLD WORKING BOOKS & Bindery (Est. 1994)
Point of Sale (by phone or fax), Checks, MO, drafts in US Funds. MA residents invoiced 6.25% Sales Tax. We cost (drop) ship world-wide via USPS, but will ship via other specified carriers and by your account number via pick-up service. We ship promptly in professional packaging. In office for questions 5am-3pm EST Mon-Sat @ (508) 867-3434 (calls returned on complete messages including book title or number) or 24/7 secure fax. Notify us of intent to return within 3 days of receipt in original packaging and matching post. On March 31 2018 (9-3) we will be at Flamingo Eventz Boxborough (MA) Paper Town with bindings and cards. Hope to see you there
About the Seller
OLD WORKING BOOKS & Bindery (Est. 1994)
Biblio member since 2004
West Brookfield, Massachusetts
About OLD WORKING BOOKS & Bindery (Est. 1994)
Rare, scarce, out-of-print books, ephemera, pamphlets, and selected periodicals in over 90 subject areas. Full bindery services by appointment, phone conference or email (Rebacking, full bindings, boxes and slipcases, restoration); Appraisals for indivicuals and institutions. We also offer unique blank cards created from recycled book illustrations. We ship promptly in professional packaging and update our databases nightly. Mail order and internet sales only. In office for questions 5am-3pm EST, Mon-Sat @ (508) 867-3434 (calls returned on complete messages incluing book title or number) or 24/7 secure fax. Doing business since 1994, SNEAB (formerly MARIAB) Member. Blank note card enclosed with every order.
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