Ossman & Steel's Classic Household Guide to Appalachian Folk Healing: A Collection of Old-Time Remedies, Charms, and Spells

by Jake Richards

A long-treasured but forgotten classic of folk healing, with an introduction and commentary by the author of Backwoods Witchcraft and Doctoring the Devil.

Ossman & Steel's Guide to Health or Household Instructor (its original 1894 title) is a collection of spells, remedies, and charms. The books draws from the old Pennsylvania Dutch and German powwow healing practices that in turn helped shape Appalachian folk healing,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1578637538
• ISBN13: 9781578637539
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Weiser Books
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.0"