Our ancestors listened with awe and obedience to the warnings and behests of the medicine man, bloodletter, bonesetter, family doctor.
"Civics and Health"
William H. Allen
Letters to the governor, letters to the Horse Guards, and, last of all, it has just lamed bonesetter, the horse 'I stood to win' on for the Chester Cup, I wouldn'thave taken four thousand for my book yesterday morning!"
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
From Civil War hospital experience the father had been a deft bonesetter.
"His Dog"
Albert Payson Terhune