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How to treat the sick without medicine / by James C. Jackson.

Popular Medicine in America, 1800-1900 Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Jackson, James C., 1811-1895, author.
Contributor:
Library Company of Philadelphia, owner.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Alternative medicine.
Therapeutics, Physiological.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 volume (537 pages)) : illustrations, portrait.
Place of Publication:
Dansville, N.Y. : Austin, Jackson & Co. ; New York : Oakley & Mason, 1868.
Summary:
Jackson describes a materia medica consisting of air, food, water, sunlight, dress, exercise, sleep, rest, social influences and mental & moral forces - detailing almost everyone of these in separate chapters.
Notes:
Collection reference: 101932.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.
Description based on online resource (last viewed March 21, 2025).

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