The Practical Home Doctor for Women and Children, to which is added a Valuable Appendix, Containing a List of Medicinal Herbs and Their Value, with Chapters Explaining Poisons and Their Antidotes, How to Resuscitate the Drowned, How to Proceed in Cases of Accidents and Emergencies, the Skin and Its Care, the Teeth and Their Care, Etc., with Numerous Instructive Engravings, Prepared under the Author's Personal Supervision, and Containing 475 Valuable Prescriptions. [Woman's Medical Hand-Book]

New York: Gay Brothers & Co, 1882. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Front hinge weak with first gathering loose but included, pages toned, boards rubbed and lightly stained, binding a bit shaken with a couple sprung gatherings, business card of George W. Reynolds, an employee for a candy manufacturer, laid in. 1882 Hard Cover. xxiv, 554, [2] pp. Yellow cloth, gilt and black titles and decorations, floral endpapers. Numerous engravings throughout text. A domestic medical guide for families, including herbal remedies, first aid techniques, and curatives for various ailments, as well as recommendations for skin care regimens and dental hygiene. Also notable for its condemnation of 'criminal abortion,' and questionable advice regarding other women's health issues. (Inventory #: 2346730)