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The
composite man as comprehended in fourteen anatomical impersonations.
2nd ed.
Chicago,
1901. Relief halftone. National Library of Medicine.
Edwin
Hartley Pratt
(1849-1930)
[author]
Frederick
Williams
[artist]
A homeopathic practitioner, Pratt ardently recommended "orificial
surgery"—operations on the mouth, nose, ears, rectum,
cervix, urethra—for problems such as constipation, eczema,
insanity, tuberculosis, or just for maintenance of health. His enthusiasm
for surgery led to an emphasis on anatomy in writings for the public.
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