How Long to Read Country Folk Medicine

How Long Does it Take to Read Country Folk Medicine?

It takes the average reader to read Country Folk Medicine by Elisabeth Janos

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

How did people deal with ordinary illnesses and injuries in the days when doctors were too far away or too expensive to summon? After interviewing more than 1,400 senior citizens throughout New England and New York State, Elisabeth Janos compiled a wealth of information for this one-of-a-kind compendium. The vivid firsthand accounts describe how people used to make do with healing substances they kept on pantry shelves at home or gathered outdoors. Included are old-time remedies such as: Included are old-time remedies such as: a paste of night crawlers and heavy cream rubbed onto the skin to mend broken bones. Learn why the typical “medicine chest” contained milk, salt, sugar, molasses, onions, and potatoes, curing everything from eye, ear, nose, and throat problems to nervous conditions to infant and childhood ailments. Depicting an intimate portrait of Northeast America at the turn of the century, this distinctive, spirited treasury preserves the many homespun cures that offered relief to an earlier generation.

How long is Country Folk Medicine?

Country Folk Medicine by Elisabeth Janos is 0 pages long, and a total of 0 words.

This makes it 0% the length of the average book. It also has 0% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Country Folk Medicine Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes to read Country Folk Medicine aloud.

What Reading Level is Country Folk Medicine?

Country Folk Medicine is suitable for students ages 2 and up.

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