rishel jonas (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Original boards, introduction by Jerome U. Rhees, facsimile of the 1828 edition, 8vo.; Spine slightly discoloured, small spots on cover.

First Edition. Full Description: RISHEL, Jonas. The Indian Physician, Containing a New System of Practice, Founded on Medical Plants. Together with a Description of Their Properties, Localities and Method of Using, and Preparing Them. A Treaties on the Causes and Symptoms of Diseases, Which are Incident to Human Nature, with a Safe and Sovereign Cure for them and the Mode oe Treatment, in any Stage of Disease. For the Use of Families and Practitioners of Medicine. New Berlin, PA: Joseph Miller, 1828. First edition. Twelvemo (6 5/8 x 4 inches; 168 x 100 mm). xii, 132, pp. Pages 101-104 bound in upside-down. Contemporary half calf over patterned paper boards. Rubbing to spine, board edges and corners. Some splitting to outer joints, but holding firm. Pages are heavily toned as usual for American paper of this era. Some general soiling and dampstaining throughout. Previous owner's early ink name stamp "M.S. Rissel" to top margin of title-page, and Preface. Previous owner's old ink notes to front free endpaper. Still overall very good. Provenance: The old ink ownership stamp on the top margin of title-page belongs to M.S. Rissel. According to the ink notes on the front free endpaper: The original owner was Michael S. Rissel (1813-1884) of Muncy, PA (about 25 miles from New Berlin), who was a first cousin once removed of the author; they both descended from German immigrant Johann "Hans" Michael Rishell (1712-1759), who died in Lehigh County, PA. In 1887, Michael's widow Julia A. Beeber Rissel (1813-1896) gave the book to her grandson John Harold Kessler (1864-1943). An early Pennsylvania publication on the medicine and healing of Native American tribesby Dr. Jonas Rishel. This text was issued in response to the perceived "inattentiveness of many who profess to prescribe aid to the sick" (page iii). Among the testimonials is a man whose wife nearly died after being treated with large doses of mercury, but was saved by Rishel's "steam and vegetable medicine" (page viii). "Whereas the earliest years of Indian doctoring by non-Indians was very much pragmatic and utilitarian in nature, often practiced due to lack of choice more than lack of tradition, by 1800 the notion of practicing Indian medicine became a popular philosophy for some life styles. During the decade or two that followed, the romanticization of Indian life, countered by the numerous popular press accounts of Indian attacks as well, led to a sensitization of the public to the fate of the Indian and the failing missionary movement to convert Indians to Christians. This social issue would remain a hot topic for years to come. During that time, some people became more sensitized to the Native American tradition and some even became converts in some superficial, symbolic sense, mostly for purposes of display and to earn a living. There are several examples of these individuals who turned to the popular press to sell their unique philosophy and identities." One such book was "The Indian Physician" by Jonas Rishel. (The First "Indian Doctors" Brian Altonen) Shaw & Shoemaker 35045. HBS 69519. $5,000.