Title
The Stomach: Its Disorders, and How to Cure Them
Author
J. H. Kellogg, M.D.
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Description
Practical late‑19th‑century guide to dyspepsia and “modern stomach” maladies by Battle Creek Sanitarium’s J. H. Kellogg. First published by Modern Medicine Pub. Co., Battle Creek, Mich., 1896. Illustrated, with dietary lists, regimen tables, and a color anatomy plate showing abdominal organs. The text mixes contemporary physiology with therapeutic advice typical of the era’s sanitarium movement.
Condition
Green cloth boards with decorative titling; rubbing and edge wear; spine ends frayed. Some foxing/toning. Hinges sound. Tissue guard present over color plate; pages clean and legible overall.
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Historical context
Reflects late‑Victorian hygienic medicine and the sanitarium model popularized at Battle Creek—heavy emphasis on dietetics, mastication, “simple dyspepsia,” and lifestyle cures, alongside era‑specific concerns like fermentation foods and antiseptic dentifrice.
Curious Facts, Ephemera, and Trivia
Diet lists for rheumatism/gout, constipation, and “foods not easy of digestion.”
Advises mouth disinfection with cinnamon water and proprietary “Antiseptic Dentifrice” from Modern Medicine Co. (house brand).
Uses period terms like “gastric catarrh” and “formidable disease” for dyspepsia.
Excerpt
“Food must not only be of proper quality, but it must be well digested… The disorder may be of any degree, from that indicated by a slight feeling of weight or uneasiness… to the most chronic case of indigestion…”
Why it is in the Cabinet
A quintessential Battle Creek artifact linking American diet reform, hygienic therapy, and gastroenterology at the turn of the century—perfect for illustrating how medical advice, marketing, and nutrition intertwined.
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