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Drugs/Alcohol/Pharmacology — page 2
55 public-domain drugs/alcohol/pharmacology books, summarised. Page 2 of 2.
Study and Stimulants
Unknown
A massive crowd of Victorian intellectuals steps forward to answer one urgent question: do tobacco and alcohol fuel the working brain, or do they poison it?
A Disquisition on the Evils of Using Tobacco: and the Necessity of Immediate and Entire Reformation
Orin Fowler
A fiery nineteenth-century sermon turns its sights on a pervasive habit, painting tobacco as a moral poison and a quiet drain on human potential.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant (Rhus Toxicodendron)
William Anderson Syme
Isolation of a plant’s invisible toxin requires methodical extraction, physical endurance, and a willingness to suffer the painful rash of contact dermatitis in the service of accurate chemical synthesis.
The Cleveland Medical Gazette, Vol. 1, No. 3, January 1886
Various
In nineteenth-century Ohio, country doctors and urban surgeons clash over malpractice suits, experimental operations, and the hard-won lessons of medical history.
Tea and the effects of tea drinking
W. Scott (William Scott) Tebb
This examination explores the historical rise and physiological consequences of tea consumption in Britain, offering a clinical perspective on a beverage once considered a medicinal necessity.
Experiments and Observations on the Following Subjects: 1. On the preparation, calcination, and medicinal uses of Magnesia Alba. 2. On the solvent qualities of calcined Magnesia. 3. On the variety in the solvent powers of quick-lime, when used in different quantities. 4. On various absorbents, as promoting or retarding putrefaction. 5. On the comparative antiseptic powers of vegetable infusions prepared with lime, &c. 6. On the sweetening properties of fixed air
Thomas Henry
Precision in the laboratory is a matter of life and death, particularly when the pharmacy shelf is stocked with adulterated powders sold to the most vulnerable.
Government by the Brewers?
Adolph Keitel
A former industry insider exposes how the American brewing establishment used mass corruption, political bribery, and control of the ballot box to maintain its grip on society.