The family physician, or Poor man's friend, and married lady's companion : containing a great variety of valuable medical recipes, designed to assist heads of families, travellers and sea-faring people, in curing diseases ; with concise directions for the preparation, and use of a numerous collection of vegetables made use of ; and directions for preparing and administering them to cure diseases ; together with many of the most approved from the shop of the apothecary ; all in plain English / by A. Weyer.

  • Weyer, A. (Anthony), 1784-1845.
Date:
1831
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Credit: The family physician, or Poor man's friend, and married lady's companion : containing a great variety of valuable medical recipes, designed to assist heads of families, travellers and sea-faring people, in curing diseases ; with concise directions for the preparation, and use of a numerous collection of vegetables made use of ; and directions for preparing and administering them to cure diseases ; together with many of the most approved from the shop of the apothecary ; all in plain English / by A. Weyer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    learning and common sense embrace without re- serve. It would be a God-like act, in all persons in tol- erable circumstances, to keep a small medicine chest, not only for the benefit of their own families, but also of their sick and indigent neighbors, who often suffer, and sometimes perish, for want of prop- e medicines, seasonably administered. It would not only save a great deal of time, and expense of sending on every trivial occasion, to a distant phy- sician, but must also afford to a tender parent or master, an infinite satisfaction, because of the very great advantage it gives him over a disease, when he can meet with a suitable remedy, at the first mo- ment of its attack. For there can be no doubt, that thousands have peiished, not because there were no remedies, but because these remedies were at such a distance, thai the patient was lost, before they could be broqght to him. Should a very learned critic cast his eye on these pages, he will here learn, that this book was writ- ten tor the unlearned; and he will also learn, that a handkerchief, tied loosely round a man's leg above a wounded and bleeding artery, and a stick twisted into it, will as effectually save life as a surgeon's tourniquet—and many such things. He will there- fore, please spare this little work, for the sake of him whose house is far. removed from the surgeon, and who has no money to pay the physician. On the whole, the author flatters himself, that the Family Physician, or Poor Man's Friend, and Married Lady's Companion, will prove highly use- ful to his fellow citizens; and under this pleasing impression, he submits it to thiir per/isal and pat- ronage. The libera! patronage received from the public, by a subscription for this work, shall always be re- membered with gratitud ^ yy A2