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The American physician and family assistant, in four parts / by Elias Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Elias, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine, Popular.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 volume (xii, 216 pages)).
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : E. Bellamy, 1826.
- Contents:
- Pt. 1. A general description of vegetable medicines
- pt. 2. The manner of preparing them for use
- pt. 3. Description of diseases and manner of curing them
- pt. 4. A description of mineral and vegetable poisons, given by those called regular doctors, under the name of medicines.
- Notes:
- Collection reference: 111548.D
- Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Library Company of Philadelphia's catalogue, and 'An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform', compiled by Christopher Hoolihan.
- Smith was a supporter of the practice of Thomsonian or botanic medicine. Smith is listed in the 1816 Boston city directory as a preacher. From 1829 to 1837 he is listed as a physician - in 1833 as a botanic physician. Samuel Thomson appointed Smith his general agent and allowed him a generous commission. While still in Thomson's employ, Smith established a competing botanic system. In one of his many litigations Thomson took legal action against Smith for encroaching on his system, but the court ruled against him.
- Description based on online resource (last viewed March 21, 2025).
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