Project Gutenberg 2010-10-05 Public domain in the USA. 248 Alcott, William A. (William Andrus) 1798 1859 Alcott, William Andrus 01019657 Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician Produced by David Edwards, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders" by William A. Alcott is an autobiographical account written in the mid-19th century. This work encapsulates the reflections and confessions of an aged physician as he recounts his long journey through the medical profession, shedding light on the misconceptions of healthcare practices of his time. The narrative is set against the backdrop of Alcott's formative years, where he critiques the use of medicinal treatments and the public’s blind adherence to the medical systems prevalent in his day. The opening of the narrative introduces readers to Alcott's early life in rural New England, where he describes a community rife with superstitions and a rudimentary understanding of education and medicine. He highlights the societal belief that certain ailments could be "physicked off," recounting childhood experiences that gradually drew him toward a career in medicine despite the challenges he faced. As he navigates stories of his first medical lessons, including the traumatic witnessing of his brother's accident, the misunderstood effects of common treatments, and the naive practices of local practitioners, it becomes evident that Alcott's journey is not only a personal confession but also a broader commentary on the evolution of medical knowledge and practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/34038/34038-h/images/frontis.jpg Reading ease score: 66.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Medicine -- Anecdotes R Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Health & Medicine Category: Biographies Category: Health & Medicine 785190 2025-06-14T04:44:11.419835 text/html 794994 2021-01-07T01:41:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 363992 2021-01-07T01:41:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 478879 2025-06-14T04:44:26.759772 application/epub+zip 484728 2025-06-14T04:44:16.598804 application/epub+zip 384489 2025-06-14T04:44:14.455814 application/epub+zip 877217 2025-06-14T04:44:34.856707 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 777948 2025-06-14T04:44:24.902790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 545609 2022-09-15T13:15:01.208661 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 723356 2025-06-14T04:44:09.931873 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 723267 2021-01-07T01:41:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 272396 2021-01-07T01:41:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 723301 2021-01-07T01:41:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 272377 2021-01-07T01:41:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20681 2025-06-14T04:44:35.016725 application/rdf+xml 18655 2025-06-14T04:44:15.090834 image/jpeg 4219 2025-06-14T04:44:14.777832 image/jpeg 446684 2025-06-14T04:44:11.490906 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia