Without and Within: Victorian Mourning and Treatment of the DeadMain MenuFleeing Death: Victorian Paranoia Concerning Public HealthFirst SectionDying Well and Loved: At the Moment of Death and MourningSecond SectionWearing and Burying Death: Fashion, Mourning, and Public Displays of DeathThird SectionUp and Down the Stair with Burke and Hare: Body-SnatchingFourth SectionWeird Science: Anatomical Use of the DeadFifth SectionWorks Cited/Full-Texts/Further ReadingsKyle Brett425ed005fc457ac8e436783036f285b42b192fb4
A rather long essay published in 1892 continues the trend and cultural hold quackery had on the populace. This specific piece highlights the potential benefits of the use electricity to cure cancer. It also rails against more modern and scientific medical treatments. Doing so, showcases a tension between the accepted medical cures and the influence of science on the popular mind.