Macfadden Physical Culture Encyclopedia 4-Vol + Cookbook (1911-20)
Hundreds of exercise illustrations show exact form and technique. The Physical Culture Cookbook applies his nutritional philosophy to practical recipes. All public domain PDFs from 1911-1920 editions.
BJ Palmer Historic Video Archive – Rare Chiropractic Footage
Chiropractic Pioneers. Video is rarer still. BJ Video plus. BJ Video Plus – Major Compilation (994 MB). From the Archive. Audio Lectures. Rare Speech Recordings. However, they are perfect for learning and continuing education programs.
Chiropractic Spinography 1918 – Historic X-Ray Analysis Text
A niche but historically significant text. Public domain PDF. Where Chiropractic Radiology Began. Archive: 1918. Historic Text. Spinal X-Ray Analysis. Text Included (PDF). However, they are perfect for learning and continuing education programs.
Historic Hydrotherapy – Kneipp Water Cure + Electrotherapy Texts
Abbott’s ‘Principles and Practice of Hydrotherapy’ is the systematic clinical manual. Three foundational texts for spa professionals, naturopaths, and health historians. His ‘My Water Cure’ is the text that started it all.
BJ Palmer Rare Speeches – Historic Chiropractic Audio Collection
‘Who is Stealing What and Why’ is a blistering critique of those he saw undermining chiropractic. Chiropractic History. Multiple versions of several speeches are included, reflecting different recording sessions or audio qualities.
Mechano-Therapy Massage Medical Gymnastics 1892-1921 – 6 Texts
Historic Osteopathy. This collection assembles six foundational texts spanning the Swedish system of therapeutic exercise and its evolution into modern rehabilitation. Grafstrom, Posse, and Jensen provide systematic instruction.
Kellogg Rational Hydrotherapy + Health Library – Battle Creek
Kellogg’s Rational Hydrotherapy — The Definitive Water Cure Manual ◆ Battle Creek Sanitarium — The Clinical Works of JH Kellogg ◆. Rational Hydrotherapy (1900) is the definitive manual on therapeutic water applications — comprehensive enough that spa professionals still reference it.
Mesmerism Animal Magnetism Mental Healing 1843-1911 – 14 Texts
Hippolyte Bernheim’s ‘Suggestive Therapeutics’ (1889, 448 pages) established suggestion as a legitimate therapeutic tool and influenced Freud. Archive: 1843–1911. Hypnotism & Mind-Reading. COMPLETE HYPNOTISM — A. Alpheus (173 pages, 1900).
Phrenology Character Reading Collection 1833-1920 – 8 Texts
Phrenology Collection. PRACTICAL PHRENOLOGY — O.S. Fowler (518 pages, 1850). Archive: 1833–1920. ILLUSTRATED SELF-INSTRUCTOR IN PHRENOLOGY — O.S. & L.N. Fowler (245 pages, 1859). PHRENOLOGY EXAMINED — Pierre Flourens (154 pages, 1846).
Kent’s Repertory & Materia Medica Lectures – Homeopathy Collection
It remains the standard cross-reference for classical case analysis. Complete Symptom Repertory. Archive: 1897–1905. From the Archive. All digital content on USB drive. Clinical Reference. Reference Works.