Project Gutenberg 2015-11-28 Public domain in the USA. 233 Bennett, George Matthews The Art of the Bone-Setter: A Testimony and a Vindication Produced by Turgut Dincer and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Art of the Bone-Setter: A Testimony and a Vindication" by George Matthews Bennett is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the practice and philosophy of bone-setting, a traditional practice often dismissed by the formal medical community, and presents a defense of its efficacy through patient testimonies and historical examples. Overall, the work seeks to legitimize bone-setting as a valuable form of treatment for dislocated joints, fractures, and sprains, often showing its comparative success against conventional surgery. The opening of the text introduces the author’s motivation for writing, which stems from requests made by his patients and friends to document the value of bone-setting. Bennett shares his heritage as a descendant of notable bone-setters, emphasizing his respect for the practice and the positive impact it has had on countless patients who were often failed by mainstream medical approaches. He recounts historical perspectives on bone-setters, including dismissals by the medical profession, while highlighting breakthroughs that have begun to shift these attitudes. The author intends to combine anecdotal evidence from grateful patients with the long lineage of successful bone-setters to affirm the technique’s credibility and effectiveness, setting the stage for detailed testimonies and reflections throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fractures Bonesetters Bones -- Surgery Fractures -- Treatment Dislocations RD Text Browsing: Health & Medicine Category: Biographies Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Health & Medicine 248911 2025-06-20T11:03:03.539767 text/html 227970 2024-10-22T23:30:50 text/html 888534 2025-06-20T11:03:08.724732 application/epub+zip 889380 2025-06-20T11:03:04.593781 application/epub+zip 159115 2025-06-20T11:03:04.053791 application/epub+zip 972810 2025-06-20T11:03:11.835718 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 944227 2025-06-20T11:03:08.074812 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214734 2022-09-22T20:53:03.383802 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214776 2025-06-20T11:03:03.046813 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 194805 2024-10-22T23:30:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16692 2025-06-20T11:03:11.985699 application/rdf+xml 15762 2025-06-20T11:03:04.155806 image/jpeg 2281 2025-06-20T11:03:04.103756 image/jpeg 839072 2025-06-20T11:03:03.595820 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