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A BRIEF NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR. COMPRISING HIS VIEWS OF MEDICINE AND THE THEORY OF DISEASES; SHOWING WHAT MAN IS, AND HOW HE MAY RETAIN HIS HEALTH; PERFECTLY RENOUNCING THE OLD THEORY THAT HEAT OR FEVER, PAIN, ACHE, AND SWELLING, IS A DISEASE, BUT MAINTAINING THE POSITION THAT IT IS NO MORE OR LESS THAN THE EFFECT OF A DIFFICULTY.
Dr. Cyrus Thomson.
Published by Syracuse NY, 1860
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8vo, cloth rubbed, gilt stamping dull, 507, i pp. Lacks free front endpaper. ATWATER/HOOLIHAN 3478. NOT IN KAPLAN. First Edition. A good+ copy.
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; TOGETHER WITH DESCRIPTIONS AND ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE VEGETABLES PRINCIPALLY USED IN HIS PRACTICE, AND THE RECIPES FOR PREPARING ALL OF HIS MEDICINES. DESIGNED TO BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN.
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Published by Geddes, NY: Doctor Cyrus Thomson, 1863., 1863
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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. Original pebbled brown cloth, spine gilt. Joints reinforced with cloth tape, head of spine chipped, corners worn. Hinges cracked, some foxing and some damp-staining to text, especially along the lower edge. About good. …