Medicine Amongst the Maoris, in Ancient and Modern Times

Contents

• • [cover]
  • [section]
  • [title page]
  • Introduction
  • Contents
• • Part I. — Medicine in Ancient Times
    • The People
    • Public Health and Sanitation
      • Village Sites
      • Sanitation
      • Ventilation
      • Food
      • Clothing
      • Religion
      • Gods
    • The Tohunga or Priest
    • Disease
      • Conception of Disease
      • Vitality of the Race
      • Diseases
      • Etiology of Disease
      • Tapu or Taboo
    • Makutu or Witchcraft
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
      • [Diagnosis]
      • Waitapu
      • Mental
    • [Prognosis]
      • Prognosis
      • Takiri
      • The Niu
    • Treatment
      • Prophylaxis
      • Trbal mauri
      • Individual mauri
      • Tua rite
      • The tohi rite
      • Makutu
      • Doubtful Cases
    • General remarks
    • Ancient drugs
    • Heat
    • Some of the Diseases Amongst the Ancient Maori
      • Skin Diseases
      • Diseases of the Eye
      • Toothache
      • Tuberculosis
      • Leprosy
    • The influence of mind upon the Maori
    • Appendix to Part I
  • Part II. — The Effect of The Introduction of Civilization
    • Epidemics
    • Change of Mode Of Living
    • Venereal Diseases
    • Morality
  • Part III. — The Present Condition of The Race
    • The Population
    • Present Environment
    • Infant Foods
    • Clothing
    • Physique of the Race
    • Height
    • Weight
    • Incidence of Disease
    • Retarding Influences
    • Fear of Mate Maori
    • The Present-day Tohunga
    • What is being Done:
    • The Future
• Bibliography

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Title: Medicine Amongst the Maoris, in Ancient and Modern Times

Author: Te Rangi Hiroa

Part of: New Zealand Texts Collection

Keywords: Science and Natural History

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