Without and Within: Victorian Mourning and Treatment of the Dead

Cures by Yeast




Signed only by W.E.N, in 1844, this letter to the editors of The Mirror highlights the restorative powers of yeast and its ability to treat common ailments--offers personal experience and methodology as proof. Quackery, though now something that may make the modern reader laugh, can show us how pervasive the need for public health was to Victorian readers and citizens.

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