Nurturing Yesterday's Child

A Portrayal of the Drake Collection of Paediatric History

Mary Spaulding, Penny Welch

• Publisher: Natural Heritage
• Year: 1994
• Print ISBN:
  9780920474914
• eBook ISBN:
  9781459721159
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Medical Theory, Practice & Reference

A true collector's item, Nurturing Yesterday's Child offers an illustrated history of the care of children from early Greek, Roman and Egyptian times to the present -- a history that will inform you and touch your heart. There is much to fascinate a parent and particularly those with medical connections and interests.

Dr. Theodore Drake (1891-1959), co-inventor of Pablum, collected feeding vessels, rattles and teethers, amulets, furniture, books, stamps, and coins during a lifetime of medical studies and practice in Canada and abroad. His collection encompasses some 3, 000 artifacts, 1, 500 rare books, 1, 000 prints, 1, 000 coins and medals, and all child welfare stamps up to the 1950s.

Nurturing Yesterday's Child is a remarkable tribute to a remarkable man who showed the same amount of care and thoughtfulness when amassing this vast collection as he showed for the health of children throughout a long and distinguished medical career.

INDEX

The index that appeared in the print version of this title was intentionally removed from the eBook. Please use the search function on your eReading device to search for terms of interest. For your reference, the terms that appear in the print index are listed below.

Abandoned Child, illus,

abracadabra

Abt-Garrison

Academy of Medicine, Toronto

Adam, V., illus

Adenochoiradelogia, illus

Aegis of Isis, illus

admission tokens to touching ceremonies, illus

aerial show, fundraising, illus

Aesculapius

Aetites

agate teething stick, illus

agate ware cradle, illus

Ah! c’est un Fils, Monsieur, illus

Ah, it’s a boy, illus,

alabaster pots, et illus

Alaitement Maternel Encourage, L’, illus

Alexandre, infant in Paris, 1790,

alphabet in samplers, et illus

Amand, Jacques François, illus,

Amour Maternelle, L’, illus

Amour Paternel, L’, illus

amulets, illus

in childbirth, illus

modern

Ancient cosmetic aids, illus

Ancient ointment and/or kohl pots, illus

Ancient terra cotta mother, illus

Andrea della Robbia, illus

animal substance remedies

animals feeding infants, illus

anodyne necklace

Anthony, Saint, Fraternity of

Antique Medical Instruments

Anubis, illus

apothecaries

practice in 19th cent.,

apothecary tokens, illus

Canadian, illus

apprentices, 17th C., to mercers, drapers

Archard, Amédée,

Argentine Farmers (stamp), illus

Armstrong, George

Art of Cookery

Art Magicke (Pliny),

Artemis of Ephesus, et illus

artificial feeding, see dry nursing

Ashanti incense burner, illus

Asian silver chatelaine, illus

Asselineau, illus

Assiette au Beurre, L’, illus

Astbury ware cradle, illus

Astralaguses, et illus

Astruc, John

Asylum for Deaf and Dumb Children of the Poor, 139, #22,

At Home in the Nursery, illus

Athens

plague in

Aubert & Cie, d’, (printer), illus

Aubry, Etienne, illus

Aubry, illus

Aucoc, L.,

Augustus, Emperor

Austin, Jesse

Bablake Hospital token, illus

Babylon

backgammon

Bagellardo, Paolo

Baldini, F.,

Balia/Nourice, illus

Ballexserd, J.

balls (toys), et illus

Balsamic and Antiputrid Vinegar recipe

Bambino, Il, (stamp),

Bambino nell’ Arte, Il

Band of Hope

plates, illus

baptism

baptismal medals, illus

Baquoy, C., illus

barber-surgeons,

bowl, et illus, illus

tokens, illus

Barnardo, Thomas

Homes

Bas, Le, illus

bathing

cold baths

newborn

ritual

beads

from Mediterranean areas,...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Contents
• Theodore George Harwood Drake, M.B. (1891–1959)
• Historical Background
• Maternal Nursing
• Wet Nursing
• Dry Nursing
• Foundlings
• Amulets and Magic Medicine
• Touching for the King’s Evil
• Against the Yll Ayres
• ’Pothecaries, Potions, Purges, and Palliative Care
• Daily Nurturing
• Play and Education
• Museum Catalogue Numbers of Illustrated Artifacts
• Bibliography
• Index