Institutes of health : essays on constitutional pecularities, sudden impressions, bathing, animal food, London porter and ale, digestion, dropsy and liver complaints /
Roberton, John,1776-1840.
[London] : Printed for J. J. Stockdale, 41 Pall-Mall,
1817.
Scarce first edition of this collection of thoughts and musings on a range of health matters by the controversial Scottish physician John Roberton. As with most of his publications, this work is aimed at the general public. Roberton warns against the dangers of excess in all areas of life, with sections on the perils of excessive drinking and eating, and concluding with a section on the use of mercury for the the treatment of liver complaints.
Scarce first edition of this collection of thoughts and musings on a range of health matters by the controversial Scottish physician John Roberton. As with most of his publications, this work is aimed at the general public. Roberton warns against the dangers of excess in all areas of life, with sections on the perils of excessive drinking and eating, and concluding with a section on the use of mercury for the the treatment of liver complaints.
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