The medical companion : treating, according to the most successful practice, 1. The diseases common to warm climates and on ship board. 2. Common cases in surgery, as fractures, dislocations, etc. 3. The complaints peculiar to women and children ; with a dispensatory and glossary ; to which are added, a brief anatomy of the human body ; an essay on hygieine [sic] or the art of preserving health and prolonging life ; and an American materia medica, instructing country gentlemen in the very important knowledge of the virtues and doses of our medicinal plants.

  • Ewell, James, 1773-1832.
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1819
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The medical companion : treating, according to the most successful practice, 1. The diseases common to warm climates and on ship board. 2. Common cases in surgery, as fractures, dislocations, etc. 3. The complaints peculiar to women and children ; with a dispensatory and glossary ; to which are added, a brief anatomy of the human body ; an essay on hygieine [sic] or the art of preserving health and prolonging life ; and an American materia medica, instructing country gentlemen in the very important knowledge of the virtues and doses of our medicinal plants. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Philadelphia : Printed for the author, 1819.

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698 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm

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The fifth edition--greatly improved /

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Apparently a reprint of the 3rd ed., Philadelphia, 1816, but without the "Capture of Washington" which is included in that edition
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-4S⁴ 4T²
Includes index
Publisher's advertisement on [2] p. at end
Film 633 reel 42 is part of Research Publications Early American Medical Imprints collection (RP reel 42, no. 741).

References note

Austin, R.B. Early Amer. medical imprints, 741
Shaw & Shoemaker 47928

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Microfilm. [Bethesda, Md.] : National Library of Medicine, 1959. 1 microfilm reel : negative ; 35 mm

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