Detective stories in which the great Thomas Carnacki investigates the supernatural using scientific tools, such as photography, and tools that are augmented by theories of the supernatural, such as the electric pentacle, which uses vacuum tubes to repel supernatural forces.
At first he was inclined to be a bit offish; but, presently, he came round, and told me that he did not know of any particular incident which could be called unusual in the sense in which I meant. Yet that, at the same time, there were lots of little things which, if you put them together, made you think a bit. For instance, she always made such long passages and had so much dirty weather-…
At that famous period of history, when the seventeenth century (after a deal of quarrelling, king-killing, reforming, republicanising, restoring, re-restoring, play-writing, sermonwriting, Oliver-Cromwellising, Stuartising, and Orangising, to be sure) had sunk into its grave, giving place to the lusty eighteenth; when Mr. Isaac Newton was a tutor of Trinity, and Mr. Joseph Addison Commissi…
Secrets of a good DIGESTION How to keep the system trouble-free, medicines that work, recognizing signs of danger, exposing the ucler myths, gall bladder surgery-often unnecessary?
A commonsese guide to SEX, BIRTH & BABIES Victory over infertility; Rules for a comfortable pregnancy; The right way to feed a baby; Pros and cons of natural childbirth;, Tending a sick child
The prudent use of MEDICINES The search for new wonder drugs; Side effect and how to avoid them; A basic home medicine kit; Saving money on prescriptions; How to choose a pharmacist
Dealing with HEADACHES How to get fast, fast relief; Bloking hangover; Plain facts about biofeedback; Perils from hot dogs and ice cream; Mysteries of migraine
Exercising for FITNESS Why exercise protects health; How to lose weight and look better; What sports can and cannot do; Building muscles; Relaxing away tensions
Fighting CANCER New victories over cancer; Can you avoid cancer; Rgognizing the warning signs; Chemotherapy, radiation and surgery; Why normal cells run wild