Category: Health and Safety
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Boy Today, Man Tomorrow
A Boy Today, a Man Tomorrow Hayes 1959 Submitter: I found this 1959 puberty manual when cleaning out an old closet at a public library in North Carolina I worked at a couple summers ago. It had long been weeded–I brought it home to read aloud to my 12-year-old, who…
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Poison! Beware!
Poison! Beware! Be an Expert Poison Spotter Skidmore 1990 The cover of this book is awesomely awful! It reminds me of Latawnya the partying horse. Here we have: -A poisonous spider -Smoking a poisonous cigarette -On a poisonous mushroom -After taking poisonous pills (with a poison hazard symbol on the…
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Leave No Trace
How to Shit in the Woods: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art 3rd Edition Meyer 2011 Submitter: Recently weeded from my small rural public library. I did not weed because of content or even because of the title, but really because of lack of circs and we’re starting…
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Doctor knows best!
Expectant Motherhood Eastman and Russell 1970 Obviously this is a slam dunk as far as weeding goes. Not only is it outdated but the condescending advice is ridiculous. There is an admonition against taking advice from your bridge club and only talk to the doctor. My particular favorite piece of…
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Smoke gets in your eyes
Why Not Smoke? Fox 1968 I am such a sucker for this kind of retro cover art. I was sure the publication date was probably in the 1950s instead of 1968. This poor guy looks bewildered at the concept of smoking. I am sure he picked it up so he…
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Drink Up!
Urine Therapy: Nature’s Elixir for Good Health Peschek-Bohmer and Schreiber 1999 Let’s not dismiss this book just because its subject seems controversial or taboo. It wasn’t the worst choice for a public library in 1999. I think the authors could have done a better job of differentiating between “treatment” and…
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