The Practical Home Doctor for Women and Children, to which is added a Valuable Appendix, Containing a List of Medicinal Herbs and Their Value, with Chapters Explaining Poisons and Their Antidotes, How to Resuscitate the Drowned, How to Proceed in Cases of Accidents and Emergencies, the Skin and Its Care, the Teeth and Their Care, Etc., with Numerous Instructive Engravings, Prepared under the Author's Personal Supervision, and Containing 475 Valuable Prescriptions. [Woman's Medical Hand-Book]
- Hard Cover
- New York: Gay Brothers & Co, 1882
New York: Gay Brothers & Co, 1882. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Lacks title page, one contents page loose but included, hinges weakening, corners a bit rubbed, edges and front and end matter lightly foxed, pages toned, small bookplate on front endpaper. 1882 Hard Cover. xxiv, 554, [2] pp. Yellow cloth, gilt and black titles and decorations, floral endpapers. Numerous engravings throughout text. A domestic medical guide for families, including herbal remedies, first aid techniques, and curatives for various ailments, as well as recommendations for skin care regimens and dental hygiene. Also notable for its condemnation of 'criminal abortion,' and questionable advice regarding other women's health issues.