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The medical companion : treating, according to the most successful practice, 1. The diseases common to warm climates and on ship board. 2. Common cases in surgery, as fractures, dislocations, etc. 3. The complaints peculiar to women and children. With a dispensatory and glossary. To which are added, a brief anatomy of the human body ; an essay on hygieine or the art of preserving health and prolonging life ; and an American materia medica, instructing country gentlemen in the very important knowledge of the virtues and doses of our medicinal plants.

Kislak Center for Special Collections - E.F. Smith Collection 610 Ew34
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English
Physical Description:
698 pages ; 22 cm. ; cm
Edition:
The fifth edition - greatly improved ...
Place of Publication:
Philadelphia : Printed for the author, 1819.
Notes:
Apparently a reprint of the 3d ed., Philadelphia, 1816, but without the "Capture of Washington" which is included in that edition.
OCLC:
14823372

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