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The Alchemist, v.1, issue 3, Summer 1940
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Page 46 THE ALCHEMIST beetle honey. The larger portion of this papyrus seems to be on such a spirit of science that present day scientists have begun to look on the ancient man of doctoring with more respect, and believe that doctoring of that period was not, for the most part, magic. Medicine is seldom mentioned in the old Egyptian inscriptions. Of the four papyrus which give us our knowledge of it -- the Smith, the Ebers, the Hearst, and the Berlin -- the oldest is the Smith roll. It contains many of the prescriptions found in the others which are chiefly incantations and recipes. It seems probable that some of the prescriptions originated in the period of heiroglyphic writings. The Smith papyrus is written in the "rapid cursive" or hieritic, writing, a development of the hieroglyphic signs. In the Ebers papyrus are found comments written in the margins, such as NEFER, meaning good -- the note of a doctor who had tried the prescription on a patient. In one place the doctor had written NEFRAR which indicated that the prescription had been well prepared. FANFARE IS BACK! After its first ill-fated attempt, it appears again, this time with the financial support of no less than 14 fans, (members of the newly formed STRANGER CLUB) and it's bound to go places! Second issue contains material by Avery, Chauvenet, Singleton, Weiner, and detailed results on Widner's poll. Cover contest and other features. Send a dime for a single copy or a quarter for three, to: Arthur L. Widner, Jr., Box 122, Bryantville, Mass. Trades and material wanted. ((Try it fellows, it's good--LM))
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Page 46 THE ALCHEMIST beetle honey. The larger portion of this papyrus seems to be on such a spirit of science that present day scientists have begun to look on the ancient man of doctoring with more respect, and believe that doctoring of that period was not, for the most part, magic. Medicine is seldom mentioned in the old Egyptian inscriptions. Of the four papyrus which give us our knowledge of it -- the Smith, the Ebers, the Hearst, and the Berlin -- the oldest is the Smith roll. It contains many of the prescriptions found in the others which are chiefly incantations and recipes. It seems probable that some of the prescriptions originated in the period of heiroglyphic writings. The Smith papyrus is written in the "rapid cursive" or hieritic, writing, a development of the hieroglyphic signs. In the Ebers papyrus are found comments written in the margins, such as NEFER, meaning good -- the note of a doctor who had tried the prescription on a patient. In one place the doctor had written NEFRAR which indicated that the prescription had been well prepared. FANFARE IS BACK! After its first ill-fated attempt, it appears again, this time with the financial support of no less than 14 fans, (members of the newly formed STRANGER CLUB) and it's bound to go places! Second issue contains material by Avery, Chauvenet, Singleton, Weiner, and detailed results on Widner's poll. Cover contest and other features. Send a dime for a single copy or a quarter for three, to: Arthur L. Widner, Jr., Box 122, Bryantville, Mass. Trades and material wanted. ((Try it fellows, it's good--LM))
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