INDEX
Reading edition
Abracadabra, 126.
Amulets, 5, 6, 14, 60-62, 138.
Ancient Irish physicians, 12, 13, 40.
Ancient medical prescriptions, 155-164.
Angel of gold, 83, 85.
Animal magnetism, 143-154.
Animals, effect of music upon, 176, 177, 180.
Atharva-Veda, 133.
Auto-suggestion, 217, 231.
Blue-glass mania, 93-96.
Chaldean medical amulets, 112.
Charlatans, 201-238.
Charms, 6, 9, 122-123, 125.
Christian Science, 53-55.
Correspondence between Christ and King Abgar, 35-37.
Curative spells, 41, 42, 45.
Demonology, the doctrine of, 209, 210.
Demons of disease, 206.
Devil, the, 205-211.
Divination, 117.
Dreams, the interpretation of, 98.
Druids, the, 12, 13, 75, 129.
Edible letters, 50.
Edible prescriptions, 51.
Egyptian medicine, 117-120.
Ephesian letters, 128-129.
Fairy-women, 13, 109.
Grigris, 45.
Healing by manual stroking, 76.
Healing-spells, 111-134, 138.
Hydro-therapy, 97, 101.
Hypnotism, 153, 154.
Imagination, the curative power of, 53-72, 145, 151.
Incantations, 9, 39, 47, 109, 113, 114, 134, 205.
Incubation, 101-104.
Intermittent fever, remarkable cure for, 131, 132.
King's Evil, 73-92.
Kneipp cure, 53.
Laying on of hands, 73-92.
Magical healing formulas, 10, 11, 13, 26.
Mantras, 37, 60.
Medical amulets, 3, 9, 15, 17.
Medicine, irregular practitioners of, 243-272.
Medieval physicians, 14.
Mesmerism, 146-151.
Metallic tractors, 139.
Metallo-therapy, 139-142.
Music, as a cure for tarantism, 197-200;
as a medicine, 189;
at banquets, 180-184;
at hospitals, 193;
distasteful to some persons, 186;
healing influence of, 172-200.
New York City, quackery in, 237.
Oracles, 98-99.
Pentacle, the, 20, 21.
Phylacteries, 24-29.
Power of words, the, 30-52.
Protective charms, 46-48.
Psychological methods in Medicine, 56-59.
Psycho-therapy in ancient times, 114-115.
Quacks and Quackery, 201-238.
Quack, derivation of the word, 202.
Quack remedies, 220.
Quake-doctors, 203.
℞, medical symbol, 156, 157.
Relics, healing qualities attributed to, 165-171.
Royal touch, the, 73-92.
Runic Inscriptions, 135-138, 214.
Saphies, 45, 49.
Snail as an article of diet, 39.
Spell against gout, 130-131.
Spirit-cheering pills, 159.
Styptic charms, 105-110.
Suggestion, 16, 63, 86, 140, 151, 231.
Sympathetic powder, 145.
Talismans, 19-23.
Temples of Esculapius, 97-104.
Toothache charms, 64-66.
Touch-pieces, 79, 80, 86.
Unicorn's horn, 161-164.
Vis medicatrix naturæ, 66, 69-72, 105.
Weapon-salve, 143-144.
Words, the power of, 30-52, 111, 126.