(KOŁTUN Polish). Italienische medicinisch-chirurgische Bibliothek oder Uebersetzungen

(KOŁTUN Polish). Italienische medicinisch-chirurgische Bibliothek oder Uebersetzungen

und Auszüge aus den neuern Schriften italienischer Aerzte und Wundärzte. T.3/1 - T.3/2. (2 volumes in 1 vol.). Hrsg. von Dr. C. Weigel. Leipzig 1796-97. by J. G. Muller. (20.5 x 13 cm.), pp. [6], 252; [4], 245, [5], bound in period cardboard.
Traces of unmarked rubbing of the binding. edges of pages stained. Good condition. Two volumes of medical treatises by Italian physicians translated into German, and included in the collection "Italienische ..." published in Leipzig, and among them is a text by Ludwig Brera entitled. "Notes on the Vistula Plexus" (pp. 46-51), resulting from his travels in Poland in 1795. W. L. Brera (1772-1840), Milanese physician, professor in Pavia, Bologna and Padua. The volume also contains a number of other interesting treatises on general medicine and specialized sciences , e.g. "History of a certain sleepwalker", treatment of dog bites, chicken blindness, flying insect bites, use of camphor to treat wounds, foot ulcers and many others. Kołtun (Latin: Plica polonica "Polish koltun"), also known as nail, nailhead or bundle - a bundle of hair on the head glued together with sebum and exudative secretions (e.g. due to lice), formed as a result of lack of hygiene or failure to use a brush or comb. The formation of a quilt was also encouraged by the widespread wearing of hats among peasants. Old medical superstitions forbade the trimming of quills for fear of negative health effects (mental disorders, blindness). Wearing a koltun was supposed to protect against disease and the devil.