Vibratory Medicine, First Book In English
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Pilgrim, Maurice. Mechanical Vibratory Stimulation Its Theory and Application In the
Treatment of Disease. New York: Metropolitan Publishing Co., 1903. The first Edition of the first work in English on the theories of mechanical vibratory medicine.
Written by stenographer turned Vice-President of the American Electro-Therapeutic Association, Professor of Psychiatry in the New York School of Physical Therapeutics, Editor of the Department of Psychiatry in the Journal of Advanced Therapeutics, this book outlines the supposed effects and potential curative properties of electricity and x-rays on the circulatory, lymphatic, and nervous systems.
Carolyn Thomas de la Pena in “The Body Electric” speculates Pilgrim’s ideas (and perhaps even some of these diagrams) were influenced by Chinese medicine.
Illustrated throughout. [1]-5-152 + 2pp index. Green boards, shelf wear to top and bottom edges, scuffing at fore-edges and top and bottom spine. Small specks of wear along top of front board. Small brown stain on lower back pastedown and free endpaper. Back pastedown slightly wrinkled at hinge from binding. Good condition. Contains 8 medical plates of human lymphatic and neurological systems.
If you liked this book on vibratory medicine you might also enjoy this first edition of the first book by Radionics founder Dr. Albert Abrams.
