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2. The American botanic medical family instructor: founded upon the theory and practice of vegetable medicines, with remarks on the different practices of medicine, and natural laws : anatomy and physiology, and the preservation of health, a description of medical plants, and the art of compounding medicines, and a general treatment of diseases, compiled from various sources, particularly designed for family use

Author(s):
Taylor, Jeremy.
Publication:
New London : Taylor & Miller, 1843
Subject(s):
Materia Medica
Phytotherapy
Hygiene

3. American family physician: detailing important means of preserving health, from infancy to old age : the offices women should perform to each other at births, and the diseases peculiar to the sex, also those of children and adults : with an appendix containing hints respecting the treatment of domestic animals, and the best means of preserving fish and meat

Author(s):
Ewell, Thomas, 1785-1826
Publication:
Georgetown, D.C. : Thomas, 1826
Subject(s):
Medicine
Hygiene

4. American family physician: detailing important means of preserving health, from infancy to old age : the offices women should perform to each other at births, and the diseases peculiar to the sex, with those of children and of adults : with an appendix, containing hints respecting the treatment of domestic animals, and the best means of preserving fish and meat

Author(s):
Ewell, Thomas, 1785-1826
Publication:
Georgetown, D.C. : Thomas, 1824
Subject(s):
Medicine
Hygiene

6. Arnold's medical companion for young men: containing the laws of physiology and health, and a history of every disease : its cause, prevention, and cure : also, a special lecture on organic generation : its philosophy, singularities, and derangements : containing many strange and useful facts on the subject of procreation

Author(s):
Arnold, J. L. (John L.)
Publication:
Cincinnati : H.M. Rulison, 1856
Subject(s):
Medicine
Hygiene
Reproduction

7. The art of preserving health

Author(s):
Armstrong, John, 1709-1779
Publication:
Walpole, N.H. : Printed for Thomas & Thomas, by Cheever Felch, 1808
Subject(s):
Hygiene
Health

8. The art of preserving health

Author(s):
Armstrong, John, 1709-1779
Publication:
Philadelphia : Printed for Benjamin Johnson ..., J. Johnson ..., & R. Johnson ..., 1804
Subject(s):
Health
Hygiene

13. The book of knowledge: treating of the wisdom of the ancients : in four parts : I. Shewing the various and wonderful operations of the signs and planets ... on the bodies of men, &c. II. Prognostications for ever necessary to keep the body in health; with several choice receipts in physic and surgery. III. An abstract of the art of physiognomy and palmestry ... IV. The farmer's calendar

Author(s):
Erra Pater.
Publication:
New-York : Published by Evert Duyckinck ..., 1806
Subject(s):
Hygiene
Astrology
Physiognomy

14. The catechism of health

Author(s):
Faust, Bernhard Christoph, 1755-1842
Publication:
New York : Printed by R. Wilson, for Samuel Campbell, 124, Pearl-Street, 1798
Subject(s):
Hygiene
Health

20. The doctor's advice : or how, when, and what to eat and drink, how to secure good health and long life, how to prevent and treat disease, what mothers and nurses ought to know : how to care for the baby, and give to our boys and girls the best moral, mental, and physical culture, when and whom to marry, how to choose a wife or husband, and how to be happy

Author(s):
Middleditch, Alvarado.
Publication:
Philadelphia : Ziegler, [c1898]
Subject(s):
Hygiene
Child Rearing
Interpersonal Relations

22. An epistle to a friend, on the means of preserving health, promoting happiness: and prolonging the life of man to its natural period : being a summary view of inconsiderate and useless habits that derange the system of nature, thereby causing premature old age and death : with some thoughts on the best means of preventing and overcoming disease

Author(s):
Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827
Publication:
Philadelphia : From the press of the late R. Aitken, ... by Jane Aitken, 1803
Subject(s):
Hygiene
Longevity

23. Essay on health

Author(s):
Hayes, Justin.
Publication:
Chicago : Street, Pearson & Co., 1867
Subject(s):
Hygiene

28. The family medical guide: a complete popular dictionary of medicine and hygiene : comprising all possible self-aids in the treatment of diseases, accidents, emergencies, etc., with articles on general physiology, on diet and food, on the different drugs, plants, and medical preparations used in general practice, definitions of technical terms used in medicine, recipes for the preparation of everything useful in the domestic treatment of disease, etc., etc., etc

Author(s):
Lankester, Edwin, 1814-1874
Publication:
New York : Pelton, 1881
Subject(s):
Medicine
Hygiene

30. The family physician : or, Domestic medical friend: containing plain and practical instructions for the prevention and cure of diseases, according to the newest improvements and discoveries : with a series of chapters on collateral subjects : comprising every thing relative to the theory and principles of the medical art, necessary to be known by the private practitioner : the whole adapted to the use of those heads of families who have not had a classical or medical education

Author(s):
Thomson, Alexander, M.D
Publication:
New-York : Printed by James Oram ..., 1802
Subject(s):
Medicine
Hygiene

37. A guide to health: or, Advice to both sexes, in nervous and consumptive complaints : with an essay on the scurvy, leprosy, and scrofula, also on a certain disease, seminal weakness, and a destructive habit of a private nature : to which is added, an address to parents, tutors, and guardians of youth, with observations on the use and abuse of cold bathing

Author(s):
Solomon, Samuel, -approximately 1818
Publication:
[Stockport] : Printed for the author, and sold by R. Bach ... New-York, and other booksellers, [1803?]
Subject(s):
Health
Hygiene
Pharmaceutical Preparations

39. Gunn's newest family physician, or, Home-book of health: an approved household guide for avoiding disease and prolonging life, giving clear directions in case of drowning, poisoning, wounds and other emergencies, with plain instructions for managing the sick-room and nursing the sick : and pointing out the best methods for securing pure air, pure water, and proper drainage for dwellings and premises, and familiarly indicating the causes and symptoms and the requisite treatment for the cure of the diseases incident to men, women, and children : with the simplest and best remedies, more especially those from the vegetable materia medica : accurate descriptions are given of the forms, properties, and uses of hundreds of well-known medicinal plants : also, separate treatises on anatomy, physiology, and hygiene, on domestic and sanitary economy, and illustrated lessons for physical recreation in swimming, rowing, riding, jumping, etc. : with an appendix containing some 400 tested practical recipes and remedies for diseases of domestic animals

Author(s):
Gunn, John C.
Publication:
Chicago : Wm. H. Moore & Co., 1885
Subject(s):
Medicine
Hygiene

41. Healthy children--how to get them, or, Useful information for all, telling you how to live in health, what to do in disease: with an essay on temperamental adaptation, or what kind of persons should marry, at what time should they marry, and its relations to future generations through the offspring : with general remarks on hygiene and the laws of life and health, together with personal remarks to women in relation to themselves

Author(s):
Cooper, George, 1791-1877
Publication:
Brooklyn, N.Y. : Institute for the Treatment of Chronic Diseases, c1875
Subject(s):
Hygiene
Marriage
Chronic Disease

42. The household monitor of health

Author(s):
Kellogg, John Harvey, 1852-1943
Publication:
Battle Creek, Mich. : Good Health Pub. Co., 1891
Subject(s):
Medicine
Hygiene

44. Hygiene for girls

Author(s):
Davis, Irenaeus P., author
Publication:
New York : D. Appleton and Company, 1883
Subject(s):
Hygiene

48. Maintaining health

Author(s):
Alsaker, Rasmus Larssen, 1883-
Publication:
New York : Frank E. Morrison, 1917
Subject(s):
Hygiene

49. Means of preserving health, and preventing diseases: founded principally on an attention to air and climate, drink, food, sleep, exercise, clothing, passions of the mind, and retentions and excretions : with an appendix, containing observations on bathing, cleanliness, ventilation, and medical electricity : and on the abuse of medicine ... : designed not merely for physicians, but for the information of others : to which is annexed, a glossary of the technical terms contained in the work

Author(s):
Ricketson, Shadrach, 1766-1839
Publication:
New-York : Printed by Collins, Perkins, and Co., sold by them, [and 10 others], 1806
Subject(s):
Medicine
Hygiene

50. Medical admonitions to families: respecting the preservation of health, and the treatment of the sick : also, a table of symptoms, serving to point out the degree of danger, and, to distinguish one disease from another : with Observations on the improper indulgence of children, &c

Author(s):
Parkinson, James, 1755-1824
Publication:
Portsmouth, New-Hampshire : Printed for Charles Peirce, by N. S. & W. Peirce, 1803
Subject(s):
Therapeutics
Hygiene
Child Rearing

51. 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 [sic] 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

Author(s):
Ewell, James, 1773-1832
Publication:
Philadelphia : Printed for the author, 1819
Subject(s):
Medicine
Hygiene

52. The medical companion: treating, according to the most successful practice, I. The diseases common to warm climates and on ship board. II. Common cases in surgery, as fractures, dislocations, &c. III. 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 [sic] or the art of preserving health and prolonging life; an American materia medica, instructing country gentlemen in the very important knowledge of the virtues and doses of our medicinal plants; also, a concise and impartial history of the capture of Washington and the diseases which sprung from that most deplorable disaster

Author(s):
Ewell, James, 1773-1832
Publication:
Philadelphia : Printed for the author, 1817
Subject(s):
Medicine
Hygiene
Materia Medica

53. The medical companion: treating, according to the most successful practice, I. The diseases common to warm climates and on ship board. II. Common cases in surgery, as fractures, dislocations, &c. III. 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 hygeine [sic] or the art of preserving health and prolonging life; an American materia medica, instructing country gentlemen in the very important knowledge of the virtues and doses of our medicinal plants; also, a concise and impartial history of the capture of Washington, and the diseases which sprung from that most deplorable disaster

Author(s):
Ewell, James, 1773-1832
Publication:
Philadelphia : Printed for the author, by Anderson & Meehan, 1816
Subject(s):
Medicine
Hygiene
Materia Medica

57. The mother's guide and daughter's friend: a compendium of valuable information for women : embracing sexual physiology, sexual hygiene, housekeeping and home-making, care and culture of children, description and hints on home treatment of the most common diseases of women and children, what to do until the doctor comes, occupations suitable for women, domestic economy, etc., etc

Author(s):
Lind, G. Dallas (George Dallas), 1847-
Publication:
Indianapolis, Ind. : Webster, 1886
Subject(s):
Women's Health
Hygiene
Marriage
Housekeeping

60. The philosophical monitor: being an investigation of the causes, which diminish the moral and physical perfection of human society : in which many hereditary popular customs, generally supposed innocent, are shown to be productive of indigence, disease, and premature termination of life

Author(s):
Friend to mankind.
Publication:
[United States] : Published in the United States, for the benefit of the public, 1818
Subject(s):
Health
Hygiene

67. A physician in the house for family and individual consultation: containing valuable articles on life and its preservation, the actions of the body in health and disease, the rules of hygiene and proper living, characteristics of food, etc. : also a complete cyclopaedia of diseases and their treatment by non-poisonous remedies with descriptions of medicinal agents and numerous formulas and special articles, written in plain language

Author(s):
Greer, Joseph H., 1851-1928
Publication:
Chicago : J.H. Greer, [c1897]
Subject(s):
Medicine
Hygiene

75. The town and country friend and physician: or, An affectionate address on the preservation of health, and the removal of disease on its first appearance : supposed to be delivered by a country physician to the circle of his friends and patients on his retiring from business : with cursory observations on the treatment of children, &c. Intended for the promotion of domestic happiness : in two parts

Author(s):
Parkinson, James, 1755-1824
Publication:
Philadelphia : Printed and sold by James Humphreys ..., 1803
Subject(s):
Therapeutics
Hygiene

80. The woman's medical companion and nursery-adviser: containing rules for preserving the health of unmarried females, directions to pregnant and lying-in women, and an account of their diseases : together with instructions for the rearing of children from the hour of their birth, and an account of the diseases of infancy

Author(s):
McMurtrie, Henry, 1793-1865
Publication:
Philadelphia : Zell, 1871
Subject(s):
Genital Diseases, Female
Pregnancy
Hygiene
Infant Care

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