Health restor'd, or, the triumph of nature, over physick, doctors, and apothecaries. In twelve entertaining conversations. Plainly evincing by reason, nature, and philosophy, the absurdity and inconsistency of the practice of physicians; their Ignorance in almost all Distempers; the Insignificancy and Uncertainty of the Materia Medica, and the Danger and Folly of making use of them. Earnestly Recommended, To those that would preserve Health, and prolong Life. To which is added, an essay on regimen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ablancourt, sieur d', 1621-1696.

Standardized Title:

Dialogue de la santé. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apothecary jars--Early works to 1800.

Apothecary jars.

Physicians--Job satisfaction--Early works to 1800.

Physicians.

Stomach--Early works to 1800.

Stomach.

Genre:

Imaginary conversations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iv,124,225-226p. )

Edition:

The third edition.

Other Title:

Health restor'd,

Place of Publication:

London : printed for J. Torbuck , in Clare-Court ; J. Boydell , in Russel-Court ; and F. Noble, at Otway's Head, in St. Martins-Court, St. Martin's Lane, [1740]

Notes:

L and CSmH have pp. 225-226, 'Appendix. The author's advice to old men, against the use of venereal pleasures.', pasted at end of text.

'Finis' on p. 124.

In fact a translation of Nicolas Fremont d'Ablancourt's 'Dialogue de la santé', originally published in Paris in 1683.

Price from imprint: price 2 s. Sewed in blew, or 2 s. 6 d. Bound.

Reproduction of original from John Rylands University Library of Manchester.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N7259.

OCLC:

642225669