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The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English / or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred / and Fifty Thousand — Ray Vaughn Pierce

The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English / or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred / and Fifty Thousand

Ray Vaughn Pierce

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 1243 pages

A popular medical manual from the 19th century, written for general readers. Ray Vaughn Pierce presents the basics of anatomy and physiology, along with advice on health and common ailments. It is worth listening to as a historical view of medicine and everyday health care of the era.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. MEDICAL ADVISER
  2. PHYSIOLOGY.
  3. BIOLOGY.
  4. PHYSIOLOGICAL ANATOMY.
  5. PHYSIOLOGICAL ANATOMY.
  6. PHYSIOLOGICAL ANATOMY.
  7. PHYSIOLOGICAL ANATOMY.
  8. PHYSICAL AND VITAL PROPERTIES OF THE BLOOD.
  9. PHYSIOLOGICAL ANATOMY.
  10. PHYSIOLOGICAL ANATOMY.
  11. PHYSIOLOGICAL ANATOMY
  12. PHYSIOLOGICAL ANATOMY.
  13. PHYSIOLOGICAL ANATOMY.
  14. PHYSIOLOGICAL ANATOMY.
  15. THE SPECIAL SENSES.
  16. CEREBRAL PHYSIOLOGY.
  17. THE HUMAN TEMPERAMENTS.
  18. MARRIAGE.
  19. REPRODUCTION.
  20. HYGIENE.
  21. HYGIENE DEFINED.—PURE AIR.
  22. FOOD. BEVERAGES. ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS. CLOTHING.
  23. PHYSICAL EXERCISE. MENTAL CULTURE. SLEEP. CLEANLINESS.
  24. HYGIENE OF THE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS.
  25. PRACTICAL SUMMARY OF HYGIENE.
  26. RATIONAL MEDICINE.
  27. THE PROGRESS OF MEDICINE.
  28. REMEDIES FOR DISEASE.
  29. BATHS AND MOTION AS REMEDIAL AGENTS.
  30. HYGIENIC TREATMENT OF THE SICK.

and 32 more chapters

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