The medical companion / by James Ewell.
| Author/creator | Ewell, James |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 5th ed., greatly improved. |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Printed for the author, 1819. |
| Description | 698 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Medical companion treating |
| General note | First ed. published as: The planters and mariner's medical companion, 1807. |
| General note | Apparently a reprint of the 3rd ed., Philadelphia, 1816, but without the "Capture of Washington" which is included in that edition. |
| General note | Subtitle: 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 |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Acquisitions source | Laupus- A.F. Hammond, Jr., collection |