Aristotle's master-piece completed. : In two parts. The first containing the secrets of generation in all the parts thereof. Treating of the benefit of marriage, and the prejudice of unequal matches, signs of insufficiency in men or women. Of the infusion of the soul. Of the likeness of children to parents. Of monstrous births. The cause and cure of the green sickn[e]ss, a discourse of virginity. Directions and cautions for midwives. Of the organs of generation in women, and the fabric of the womb. The use and action of the genitals. Signs of conception, and whether a male or female; with a word of advice to both sexes in the act of copulation. And the picture of several monstrous births, &c. The second part being A private looking-glass for the female sex. Treating of the various maladies of the womb, and all other distempers incident to women of all ages, with proper remedies for the cure of each. : The whole being more correct than any thing of this kind hitherto published.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Aristotle.

Series:

Early American imprints. First series ; no. 25120.

Standardized Title:

Aristotle's Masterpiece.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gynecology.

Human reproduction.

Medicine, Popular.

Obstetrics.

Physiognomy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2 unnumbered pages, v pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 8-130 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Family physician.

Private looking-glass for the female sex.

Place of Publication:

New-York: : Printed for the company of flying stationers., 1793.

System Details:

text file

Notes:

"The family physician ..."--p. [123]-130.

Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Incorporated, 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; numbers 25120).

Cited in:

Evans 25120

Austin, R.B. Early Amer. medical imprints, 61

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