The American modern practice :
or, A simple method of prevention and cure of diseases according to the latest improvements and discoveries ... to which is added, an appendix, containing an account of many domestic remedies recently introduced into practice, and some approved formulæ, applicable to the diseases of our climate /
by James Thacher.
Description
- Language(s)
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English
- Published
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Boston : Ezra Read, 1817
- Note
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Includes index.
"Dr. Jennings' patent portable warm and hot bath" (p. 676-683) consists of extracts from S. K. Jennings' Letters and certificates recommending the patent portable warm and hot bath (Norfolk [Va.] 1816)
"Vaccine inoculation" (p. 381-383) was separately published in Philadelphia in 1807 under title: Instructions for vaccine inoculation, commonly called vaccination.
"An inquiry into the effects of ardent spirits" by Benjamin Rush (p. 104-128) was separately published in Philadelphia in 1787 under title: An inquiry into the effects of spirituous liquors upon the human body.
"Historical sketch of medical science, and the sources and means of medical instruction in the United States": p. [3]-66.
Copyright statement (p. [2]) is dated Dec. 30, 1816.
Previous: G. S. Thomas.
Provenance: Philander H. Thomas.
- Physical Description
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iv, 744 p. ;
22 cm.
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