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Краткое содержание: The Long Lost Friend
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A Pennsylvania Dutch healer gathers charms for burns, thieves and bleeding, all to be spoken three times.
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- Слов: 3 490
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- Страниц: 74116 in large print
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- 1820by John George Hohman
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The Long Lost Friend in short
The Long Lost Friend is a gathering of short entries printed in German in 1820 by John George Hohman of Berks County, Pennsylvania. It draws on the Pow-Wow tradition, where Christian prayer, German custom and herbal knowledge work together. Its charms, remedies and protections are meant for use, not display.
What The Long Lost Friend is about
Can a few words, spoken at the right hour, stop a wound from bleeding? For many farm families in early Pennsylvania, the answer was yes. They kept a small book close at hand to learn which words to say and when. That book is The Long Lost Friend.
John George Hohman, a German immigrant in Berks County, Pennsylvania, first printed it in German in 1820. He wrote for neighbors who rarely reached a doctor. You will find verses, salves, cures for cattle, and charms against thieves and fire.
Для кого. You will love this book if you enjoy folklore, early American history, old herbal remedies, or the way ordinary families once joined prayer to daily work.
The 8 key ideas
Key idea 1 · free to read
Hohman wrote a working book for neighbors
The Long Lost Friend begins as an act of sharing. John George Hohman settled in Berks County and printed his collection in German in 1820. In his preface he says he wants its contents to reach everyone, so that no person goes without a remedy.
That aim matters, because knowledge of this kind was often guarded. Families passed charms down in secret, and some healers sold their formulas dearly. Hohman does the opposite. He prints the words and the steps, and he tells the reader to use them.
The book is a steady run of short entries, each with a heading that names a need. A cure for worms sits beside a protection against gossip or lies. Hohman also writes in his own voice. He says he cured the worst toothaches more than sixty times and failed only once. These notes make the book feel like testimony rather than theory.
This is a neighbor's handbook, written to be used.
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Pow-Wow joins prayer, medicine and old custom
The tradition behind the book is called Pow-Wow.
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Everything is done in threes, in the right way
The first thing a listener notices is the rule of three.
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Short verses answer blood, burns and fevers
The heart of the book is its short healing verses.
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Herbs, salves and kitchen cures fill the pages
Not every entry calls on a holy name.
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Farm animals and daily chores get their own cures
Hohman writes for people whose animals were their wealth, so livestock fill many pages.
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Charms guard against thieves, fire, weapons and witches
A large share of the book is protection.
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The book lasts because it speaks to human need
After the charms and recipes, a reader may ask how to take it all.
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Вопросы о книге The Long Lost Friend
What is The Long Lost Friend about?
It is a collection of short folk charms, prayers and home remedies from the Pennsylvania Dutch Pow-Wow tradition. Entries cover bleeding, burns, fevers, livestock, thieves, fire and protection, along with ointments, eyewashes and farm tips.
Who was John George Hohman?
Hohman was a German immigrant who settled in Berks County, Pennsylvania. He gathered the entries and had the book printed in German in 1820, saying he wanted its contents available to everyone in his community.
What does Pow-Wow mean in this book?
Pow-Wow is the name Pennsylvania Dutch communities gave their folk healing. The word comes from an Algonquian term for a healer or spiritual leader, and the practice blends Christian prayer, German custom and herbal knowledge.
Why does the book repeat the number three so often?
Many charms must be spoken or acted three times, often with three crosses and breaks between. The pattern links to the Trinity and to older German beliefs about the power of certain numbers.
Is The Long Lost Friend easy to read?
The entries are short, have clear headings and speak in plain, direct language. You can open it anywhere and read one charm or recipe at a time, each ready to stand alone.
Как сослаться на это издание
Hohman, John George. The Long Lost Friend. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/loa-the-long-lost-friend.
Hohman, J. G. (2026). The long lost friend. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/loa-the-long-lost-friend (Original work published 1820)
Hohman, John George. The Long Lost Friend. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/loa-the-long-lost-friend.
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