Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

The practice of medicine in the days before the development of anaesthetics could often be a brutal and painful experience. Many procedures, especially those involving surgery, must have proved almost as distressing to the doctor as to the patient. Yet in order to cure, the medical practitioner was often required to inflict pain and the patient to endure it. Some level of detachment has always been required of the doctor and especially, of the surgeon. It is the construction of this detachment, or dispassion, in early modern England, with which this work is concerned. The book explores the idea of medical dispassion and shows how practitioners developed the intellectual, verbal and manual skill of being able to replace passion with equanimity and distance. As the skill of 'dispassion' became more widespread it was both enthusiastically promoted and vehemently attacked by scientific and literary writers throughout the early modern period. To explain why the practice was so controversial and aroused such furor, this study takes into account not only patterns of medical education and clinical practice but wider debates concerning social, philosophical and religious ideas.

A charming gift book of the strangest and most intriguing stories of London. A fascinating tour of London's strangest and most intriguing locations. Ranging from architectural evidence of past incidents and stories of life beneath the city, to anecdotes of magic, mystery, and murder, this is a perfect companion for anyone curious about London. It includes: A Museum of Magical Curiosities; The City's Lost Tunnels and Citadels; The Ghost of a She-Wolf; The Bawdy House Riots; The Story of “Jack the Stripper”; The Atmospheric Railway; The Thames Ringway Bicycle Race; A Banker Hanged at Newgate; The Crossdressing Highwayman; Bluebottles, Rozzers and Woodentops; The Hidden Statue of a Beaver; The “Belgravia of Death”; Whitehall’s Licensed Brothel; Pin-Makers, Mole-Takers and Rat Catchers; Drinking in “The Bucket of Blood”; London's Most Haunted House. All of London is here!

When Charles H. Washington first got his start as a barber, he discovered other African-Americans in the field were reluctant to share the secrets of the craft. But that didnt stop him from working his way up, and eventually, he earned the trust of two white barbershop owners who took time to share with him how they made their operations successful. The two warned him that what worked for them might not work for him, but they neednt have worried. Washington took their advice and put it into action, and now he operates Ricos Barber Shop in Murrieta, California. He shares what allowed him to succeed in this guidebook to establishing a barbershopas well as insights from a thesis on the businesss racial and gender dynamics in Riverside County, California. Get ready to learn how to retain clients, serve a diverse customer base, and enhance relationships with men and women of all colors with the proven business strategies and astounding insights in The Passion of Barbering.