Book from 1921 shows we, as a society, have down the forced vaccination and medical tyranny before
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I actually have some old medical textbooks that date to the turn of the century. Interesting comparison for sure. I also have a book for wives about running a household. The chapter about raising children is interesting. Morality was built in to the culture - man, did it ever go off the rails. People from just a little over a hundred years ago today would not recognize their own country.
Great finds. Thanks.
Do you have the name of the book about running a household? I'd be interested in checking it out. You may find this book interesting as well. It is written by a guy that left New York City in 1920 and bought a house in the country in order to become self sufficient. It's written in 1932 so it's a nice overview of what is and isn't feasible when homesteading.
https://soilandhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/GoodBooks/Borsodi-%20Flight%20From%20The%20City.pdf
I would have to look for it. I have a vast library because I have kept every book that was ever put into my hands and I am afraid it is not well organized. It is a small book. The peek it gives into life from not that long ago is reveling as to how much our lives have changed since then in all manner of things that tough us. There is a chapter on how to keep a household budget that gives examples. It lists various expenses common to most middle class families and their respective costs. Talk about inflation and the devaluation of our dollar! I thought it was shocking when I first looked at the book in the early 80's - how more so now.
I also have several sets of encyclopedias and National Geographic periodicals published starting around the 30's and onward. Even now, when possible, I hard copy print everything I can and put it into binders. If the internet ever goes down, things will be lost because not many people have books anymore. In fact, in a neighborhood where I used to live, the children would come to my house to use my library to do their homework.
When everything started going digital I knew it would only be a matter of time before the history we knew could be easily changed and I witnessed that taking place in the schools. Cursive writing stopped being taught and our founding documents in textbooks were being edited. Without being able to read cursive, people cannot actually read the original documents. This move was deliberate. In fact, I was just mentioning this to someone the other day. They are changing the stories of history in front of our eyes. But, that is actually nothing new. The ever shifting narratives and recollections of the ebb and flow of power have changed since history began to be recorded. I would like to think that in some small way I am preserving some of our American history.
I believe you've got the right idea with having a vast hard copy library. I embraced technology fairly early on so my hard copy library is minimal but I'm trying to correct that by first focusing on herbal remedies, edible wild food in my area, and general health books. If/when crap really hits the fan, I'd rather have my survival and health skills covered than to be able to know what geopolitics were going on in 1825. But eventually I'd like to get a nice library of history as it was happening. That's what's so fascinating about the homesteading book. The great depression was in its infancy when that book was written so it's like teleporting into a first person view of one of the worst times in our recent history while having a 20/20 vision of what would happen eventually and who was pulling the strings.
Good for you. I grew up with a love for books due to my mother and grandmother who were avid readers. The boob tube does not interest me and I am not into movies. My books cover a wide genres of subjects. Not into fiction except for maybe some classic literature. Mostly I have non fiction, sciences, ancient and current history, Biblical material, math, how to such as gardening, etc. I even have some cookbooks put together by my ancestors. The recipes do not look like modern recipes that use measurements. They only listed ingredients. I guess they just assumed that the average woman knew what to do - because most did. They only needed to know what to use and not how much - that was a given. My collection is why the neighborhood kids used my library instead of the school library. I do not have a room in my house that does not contain books. No knowledge is wasted knowledge if it serves some purpose for good.