Strange Medical Facts, Volume 1, Number 1, Fall 1953

New York: Volitant Pub, 1953. Covers have a small chip barely attached at lower front, a diagonal section of about 2 sq in missing from upper rear outer corner, and a bit of chipping and splitting along fold, particularly at foot. Hinges are tight, and though dark in color do not seem rusted. Interior is tight and unmarked. 82 pp. Articles include: "The new veneral diseases," "Why you walk in your sleep," "Sunbathing is dangerous," "Pills that increase brain power," "How tobacco harms you," "Diseases that can make you sterile," "Does the moon rule your libido," "Why pork is dangerous," "Mysterious mandrake, the forgotten drug," "Cosmic sleep for vital power," "Salt may ruin your health," "Tattooing is dangerous," "Can Yogi Sharma cure leprosy?" "Minerals will give you vital power," "Strange differences between men and women," "Behind the goof ball," "The strange love life of twins," "Have you a sixth sense?" and "Strange power of mind over skin." Apart from the fact that this mag may have been a bit ahead of its time (sun, tobacco, salt), it is also very interesting in that it carries a lot of small ads typical of the time.. First. Paper. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Magazine.