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The "pow-wow" book; a treatise on the art of "healing by prayer" and "laying on of hands", etc., practiced by the Pennsylvania-Germans and others; testimonials; remarkable recoveries; popular superstitions; etc., including an account of the famous "witch" murder trial, at York, Pa., by A. Monroe Aurand, jr. ... containing also the complete collection of remedies and curres in John George Hohman's "Pow-wows, or Long lost friend"; in popular use since 1820.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Room UPA BF 1561 .A8 1929
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aurand, A. Monroe (Ammon Monroe), 1895-1956.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric--Pennsylvania.
- Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric.
- Superstition.
- Folklore--Pennsylvania.
- Folklore.
- Witchcraft--Pennsylvania.
- Witchcraft.
- Blymer, John H.
- Reymeyer, Nelson D., 1868-1928.
- Reymeyer, Nelson D.
- Blymyer, John H.
- Rehmeyer, Nelson D., 1868-1928.
- Superstitions.
- Pennsylvania.
- Medical Subjects:
- Blymyer, John H.
- Rehmeyer, Nelson D., 1868-1928.
- Superstitions.
- Genre:
- Authors' autographs (Provenance)
- Physical Description:
- x, 85, [1], 31, [1], xi, 13-64 p. incl. front., illus. 24 cm.
- Other Title:
- "Witch" murder trial, York, Pa.
- Place of Publication:
- Harrisburg, Pa., Priv. print. by the Aurand press, 1929.
- Contents:
- Pow-wowing and conjuring by Indians
- Pow-wowing a mis-nomer for healing by prayer
- The relation of psychology to pow-wowing
- Reminiscences and sketches from various authors
- Pennsylvania-German frugality and pow-wowing
- Similar practices are world-wide
- Early superstitions in Penna. and a "witch" trial
- Charms and superstitions
- Dr. Dady and the "Ghosts" of York County in 1797
- An interview with a pow-wow doctor
- Occasional confidential talks with skeptics, et. al.
- An amulet used during the world war
- An account of Pow-wowing, by a correspondent
- A few illustrative accounts
- A pointed word to those who scoff
- read it!
- Overcoming superstition
- conclusion.
- Notes:
- The R. Theodore Bixlers' Collection of Lancaster Authors.
- "An account of the ʻwitchʼ murder trial" ... and "John George Hohman's Pow-wows; or, Long lost friend" have special title-pages and pagination.
- "Pow-wows; or Long lost friend" was published in 1819 under title: Der lange verborgene freund, oder: Getreuer und christlicher unterricht für jedermann.
- "This edition of the ʻPow-wowʼ book is limited to one thousand copies; one hundred signed by the author. This is no. 273.
- Bibliography: p. vi.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Aurand, A. Monroe (Ammon Monroe), 1895-1956. "Pow-wow" book; a treatise on the art of "healing by prayer" and "laying on of hands," etc.
- OCLC:
- 2104080
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