Domestic medicine, or, Medical vade mecum : a safe companion and guide for families, planters, commanders of ships or steamers, or any one who may require a true friend in time of need : this companion embraces, alphabetically arranged, the medicines in general use, the diseases and accidents of usual occurrence, the most useful articles of diet or drink for the sick or convalescent, with the best mode of preparing them, and numerous remarks in reference to bathing, exercise, and other hygienic measures to preserve health, to repair and strengthen an enervated constitution, and to cure disease / by Edward Jenner Coxe.

  • Coxe, Edward Jenner, 1801-1882.
Date:
[1854], [©1854]
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Credit: Domestic medicine, or, Medical vade mecum : a safe companion and guide for families, planters, commanders of ships or steamers, or any one who may require a true friend in time of need : this companion embraces, alphabetically arranged, the medicines in general use, the diseases and accidents of usual occurrence, the most useful articles of diet or drink for the sick or convalescent, with the best mode of preparing them, and numerous remarks in reference to bathing, exercise, and other hygienic measures to preserve health, to repair and strengthen an enervated constitution, and to cure disease / by Edward Jenner Coxe. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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    health. All must acknowledge, that it Is more consistent with reason to preserve health, prevent sickness, or invigo- rate a feeble constitution, by a correct observance of the laws of Hygeia, rather than fly at once to medicine for re- lief. Compelled, by the necessity of seeking health, to travel by sea and land, I have frequently had occasion to notice the necessity and utility of practical works of medicine, for the benefit of families and travellers. I do not presume to suppose that this medical compa- nion and friend will, in all respects, surpass in excellence of matter, or arrangement, the various works presented to the public. I cannot, however, withhold the remark, that having carefully perused most of the works to be found in our»country, I have seen reason to believe that, in many respects, the desideratum had not yet appeared. It will rest with those competent to decide, whether in this work there will have been presented all that may be required. At sea, in conversation with many intelligent captains and mates, I have heard from them valid objections to the many works on board, not to have endeavored, as far as possible, to avoid similar defects, in preparing a work which, I hope, will prove even more useful than the much smaller edition heretofore published, which has been ex- tensively and advantageously resorted to. The great object has been to notice, in plain language, whatever disease or accident is most likely to fall under the notice of those who may be far distant from their medi- cal advisers. In the firm belief that no one will be led into error by aught contained in this companion and friend, it is sent forth with the assurance, that once looked into, it will be preserved for future reference. It is deemed unnecessary to notice, in detail, the various authors from whose practical experience I have drawn much of the good herein contained. The arrangement is different from most works of the kind extant, and will be found, in all respects, to possess great and self-evident ad- vantages. EDWARD JENNER COXE, M.D., Camp Street, New Orleans.