An Atlas of the ERA: Electronic Reactions of Abrams ~ 1923 radionics manual for Albert Abrams devices ~ quack doctor E. M. Perdue

Title: An Atlas of the ERA: Electronic Reactions of Abrams : Tables, Extractions and Data to May, 1923

Author: E. M. [Edward Mentor] Perdue, A.M., M.D., D.P.H.

Description: A hand-drafted manual to be used in conjunction with radionics devices, similar to those of Albert Abrams, arranged in an anatomical atlas for the medical diagnosis and therapeutics method known as the ''Electronic Reactions of Abrams.'' The manual is housed in its original 3-ring binder with black covers. The binder shows some age, but the contents are in very good condition, other than having the top corner torn from the first two leaves. pp. [2], 125. Per OCLC, no copies located in institutional holdings. No copies found on Worthpoint. A rare copy.

The ''atlas'' was created by Dr. Edward M. Perdue of Kansas City, Missouri, who notes that his data is current as of May, 1923. For reference, an article appears on page three of the January 30, 1924 issue of the Kansas City Journal that describes Perdue's medical practice and mentions his ''atlas for electronists... said to be in demand from coast to coast by practitioners.'' The article also mentions that Perdue ''does not have Abrams machines. He has six devices made by competitors of Dr. Abrams, and is agent for two companies who have diagnosing and treatment machines for sale in Dr. Perdue's office.'' [A PDF of the article can be provided.]

This copy is hand-typed. The pages of illustrations showing diagrams of the upper-body appear to be rubber-stamped, and the specific anatomical sites in each figure are marked by hand in red ink. This would have either have been Perdue's own copy, or one of a very limited number that he may have produced.

Following the title page is a list the names and addresses of eleven other suppliers of radionics apparatus, including five doctors in private practice and six companies. Under the section ''Electronic Treatment,'' several machines are noted: The Oscilloclast, Radio-Vibratory Machine of Farnham, The Running Machine, The Pathoclast, The Radio-Therapy Machine of Davis, The Woolf Machine, The Western X-Ray Co's Machine, and The Moulton Machine.

Topics (e.g. Electronic Treatment, Spinal Reflex Centers, etc.) and diseases (e.g. fatigue, gonorrhea, inflammation, etc.) are arranged alphabetically.

Edward Mentor Perdue (1866-1944) had a background in both law and medicine. He moved to Kansas City, Missouri in the late-1890s. Originally a lawyer by trade, he took up the study of medicine and opened his private practice around 1916. By 1927, he was serving as the president of the American Association for Medico-Physical Research, delivering the keystone address at their sixteenth annual convention, held in Chicago in September of that year. He was often employed as a courtroom physician in Kansas City and was also regarded as an expert in cancer treatment (he was also sometimes regarded as a ''cancer quack''; his theories of cancer pathogenesis included hyperalkalinity of the blood). His dubious qualifications and the legality of his practice were brought under scrutiny from time to time over the course of his career. He was an outspoken critic of the American Medical Association and was also known for opposing vaccines.

Binding: Three-ring binder
Condition: Good

Publisher: [E. M. Perdue]
Place: Kansas City, Mo.
Year: 1923

Keywords: radionics, Albert Abrams, Physico-Clinical Co., Physico-Clinical Company, Oscilloclast, Radioclast, Pathoclast, Radio-Therapy, Radio-Vibratory, osteopathy, osteopathic, quack, quackery, quack doctor, Edward Mentor Perdue, American Association for Medico-Physical Research, Kansas City,