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Ossman & Steel's Classic Household Guide to Appalachian Folk Healing
A Collection of Old-Time Remedies, Charms, and Spells
Series: The Backwoods Library
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Ossman & Steel's Classic Household Guide to Appalachian Folk Healing
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A long-treasured but forgotten classic of folk healing, with an introduction and commentary by the author of Backwoods Witchcraft and Doctoring the Devil.
Ossman & Steel's Classic Household Guide to Appalachian Folk Healing, originally titled Ossman & Steel's Guide to Health or Household Instructor in 1894, is a collection of spells, remedies, and charms. The book draws from the old Pennsylvania Dutch and German powwow healing practices, which helped shape Appalachian folk healing, conjure, rootwork, and many folk healing traditions in America. Jake Richards, author of Backwoods Witchcraft and Doctoring the Devil, provides context for these remedies, offering practical advice for modern-day 'backwoods' healers on how to use them today.
The first part of the book contains spells and charms for healing wounds, styes, broken bones, maladies, and illnesses of various kinds. The second part includes other folk remedies using ingredients based on sympathetic reasoning, such as sulphuric acid, gunpowder, or other substances for treating swelling, toothache, headache, and more. These remedies are presented for historical interest, enhancing our understanding of how folk medicine evolved in America.
Jake Richards hopes that reintroducing this work will reestablish its position as a useful household helper in the library of every witch or country healer.
Series: The Backwoods Library
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The reviews highlight Jake Richards' contribution to reviving Ossman & Steel's Classic Household Guide to Appalachian Folk Healing, stressing its importance in preserving Appalachian and Pennsylvania Dutch folk traditions. Richards is praised for providing insightful commentary and contextual background, blending historical research with personal anecdotes. The book is lauded for being a valuable resource for those interested in folklore, folk magic, and healing traditions, balancing contemporary insights with traditional practices.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781578637539
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 July 2022
Country: United States
Imprint: Weiser Books
Illustration: Spot art throughout
Contributors:
- Foreword by Silver Ravenwolf
- Introduction by Jake Richards
- Foreword by Silver RavenWolf
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 133.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 172g
Pages: 152
About the Author
Jake Richards holds his Appalachian heritage close in his blood and bones. His family has tilled the soil in Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina for a good 500 years. He spent most of his childhood at his great-grandmother's house on the side of Mount Mitchell in North Carolina. Jake has practised Appalachian folk magic for almost a decade and teaches classes on the subject in Jonesborough, Tennessee, where he owns Little Chicago Conjure, a supplier of Appalachian folk magic supplies and ingredients.
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