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Many years ago, I found this handwritten doctor's recipe book in a trunk in my grandmother's attic along with a first edition Longfellow's Wayside Inn and other books from the mid-1800's. It is a clear depiction of the life of a doctor during the early years of Michigan history. For years, we wondered who this doctor was, and how this book came into our possession. We discovered that it came from the lumber baron's house in Lewiston inherited by my grandmother from her uncle. But the whole story of Dr. Wallace A. Hale, a grandson of Nathaniel Wallace, aide to George Washington in the Revolutionary War, was revealed through an Internet search, and ultimately led us to his living descendants. I have wanted to restore and publish this book for many years, and finally decided to print the original pages from the book with facing pages that transcribes the handwritten script, along with coded ingredients and the old English apothecary system of weights and measures that was replaced in 1864. Keep in mind that dictionaries were still not common then, so some detective work was necessary to match the spellings. This book gives a picture of how medicine was used in the 19th century and how many of these remedies are still used today. The original book is part of a collection donated to the State of Michigan Archives.

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Douglas B. Sharp grew up on a dairy farm in Lansing, Michigan and has always enjoyed the study of science and history. During high school and college, he conducted chemistry experiments on the origin of amino acids and proteins, and the results persuaded him that the evolutionary origin of life is impossible. He graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Physical Science and after spending four years in the Navy after graduation and marriage, he embarked on a 50-year career as an Information Systems Specialist. He retired after serving the Department of Natural Resources at the State of Michigan through the Department of Technology, Management and Budget for 20 years. His relationship with his wife Vivian lasted 50 years, but she is now in heaven with the Lord after losing her battle with cancer. Doug has written several books, mostly about the creation and evolution controversy and history. His first book, Revolution Against Evolution, was first published in 1986 and a second edition in 1993. In 2008, he published Persuaded by the Evidence through Master Books and in 2014, Transformed by the Evidence through Leafcutter Press. In 1993, he began producing a television show and YouTube channel called Revolution Against Evolution, which continues to the present with over 900 episodes. Currently Doug volunteers as a docent for the Michigan History Center near the Michigan State Capitol building where the original manuscript for this book is now preserved in the State of Michigan Archives. He has also compiled the history of the Sharp Dairy Farm where he grew up. Doug has two daughters, Karen, Linda, and three granddaughters, Julia, Kayla, and Amara.

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