Diseases
Found in 45 Collections and/or Records:
5 Lectures on geology, c1879
Notes and text for five lectures on geology. Sir Archibald Geikie placed civilisation, religion and mythology in the context of geological development, looking at geolgical formations and the processes and materials involved in their creation.
80th Anniversary of Unveiling Pasteur Institute, Pasteur for Pity, 1969
A magazine suppliment "Live" from the youth supplement of the Christian Recorder, October 1969. The article titled "80th Anniversary of Unveiling Pasteur Institute, Pateur for Pity", by Maurice Moyal
The article concerns the work of the Pasteur Institute in resaerching cures for diseases such as tuberculosis and polio in humans, along with a host of diseases in animals.
A handwritten note on the second page states "the other point of view"
A list of ailments and cures for animal diseases, 1885
A list of ailments and cures for animal diseases including 'An Teas Broillein', 'An Fhearnach Fhirionn' 'An Fhearnach Bhoirionn', 'Bun Dearg', 'An Galar Tarsuinn', 'A Mhareac Shìth' and 'A Chairt Malamhant'.
Account of the 'Liasic district of Skye', 1853
An account of geolocical and natural history aspects of the Isle of Skye made by Sir Archibald Geikie, who visited there in 1853. References are made to the scenery, shale, limestone, coral and glacial formations amongst others.
Charm entitled 'An Tairbhe', 22 September 1909
Charm entitled 'An Tairbhe' collected from Ealasaid MacLellan [Elizabeth MacLellan], crofter, Duirinish, Lochalsh [Duirinnis, Lochaillse, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty] beginning 'An t-eol[as] Cal[um] Cill[e], Dh'aon bho na caillc[h]'. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Charm entitled 'Eola[s] Na Bui', 1883
Charm entitled 'Eola[s] Na Bui' for jaundice collected from Catherine MacIntosh, pauper, Staoligearry, South Uist [Stadhlaigearraidh/Stilligarry, Uibhist a Deas] on 20 May 1875, beginning 'Eir bhui'eadh eir dhui'eadh 's air dhubh earannan'. Text has been scored through in pencil.
Charm entitled 'Eolas Na Bui Buidhe[ach]', 1883
Charm entitled 'Eolas Nam Mam', 24 June 1887
Charm entitled 'Eolas Nam Mam' [Charm of the Swellings] collected from John MacAulay from Gearrloch [Geàrrloch/Gairloch, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty] but living in Edinburgh [Dùn Èideann in which an axe is dipped in a pitcher of water and its edge put to the afflicted person reciting a charm beginning 'Bi si[u]d air Mam Chluaini, Bi so air Mam Ratagain'. Carmichael notes 'There must be seven mams.'
Charm entitled 'Galar Fual' and accompanying note, 1883
Charm entitled 'Gearradh an tocaidh', June 1887
Charm entitled 'Gearradh an tocaidh' in which 'toc', an inflammation of a cow or horses' eye is cut with a needle.