Thomson, Cyrus Dr.:

$400 · Offered by William Reese Company

DR. THOMSON'S MATERIA MEDICA: A BOOK FOR EVERYBODY; COMPRISING A COMPLETE TREATISE UPON THE LAWS OF LIFE AND HEALTH, THE PATHOLOGY OF DISEASE; HOW TO PRESERVE HEALTH, AND HOW TO RESTORE IT WHEN LOST; ... A later Thomsonian materia medica, presumably written by one of Samuel Thomson's several sons. The work comprises a lengthy preface and introductory remarks, the materia medica proper, general remarks, descriptions of various ailments and their treatment, and a collection of "old pictures" caricaturing "regular" medical proceedings and scenes form the Salem witch trials.

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