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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Graham Journal of Health and Longevity |
| Reference | 78849.O |
| Library | The Library Company of Philadelphia |
| Date | 1838 |
| Author | Cambell, David (ed.) |
| Place of Creation | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Description | Sylvester Graham was a health reformer as radical as an abolitionist. He began by promoting home-baked bread and went on to crusade for total abstinence from meat, alcohol and sex (except for procreation). He believe urbanization and prosperity were creating an unnatural and unhealthy style of life. His ideas were popularized in this journal. |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Theme(s) | Health and Hygiene; Physiology; Dentistry |
| Keywords | cure, disease, water, indigestion, diet, psychology, madness, epilepsy, cleansing, venereal disease, corns, baths, dental, air |
| Parts of the Body | skin, liver, digestive organs, teeth |
| Additional Information | The Graham Journal was absorbed by William Andrus Alcott's 'The Library of Health and teacher on the human constitution' after its final issue on 14 December 1839. |
| Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Library Company of Philadelphia’s catalogue, and 'An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform', compiled by Christopher Hoolihan. |
| Copyright | The Library Company of Philadelphia |