The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-09-08 00:00:00

INTERESTING AND USEFUL FAMILY BOOK,

Fr HE FAMILY ORACLE of HEALTH ; or,
AL 111agazine of Domestic Economy. Medicine, and Good
Living. Adapted to all Ranka of Society, from the Palace to the
Cottage.
Edited by A. F. CRELL, M.D. F.R.S. &c., and W. M.
WALLACE, Esq.
Assisted by a Committee of Scientific Gentlemen.

To be had, by order, of all Booksellers and Newsmen in the
United Kingdom, either in single Numbers, or in Sets. Price One
shilling each. Each Number complete in itself.

*„, The following are but a few of the Contents of each Num-
ber, since the first publication of the Work, and can only give a
slight idea of its utility :
The Oracle of Health for July, containing—The Treatment of
Cholera Mottos or Bile Flux—Emollient Clyster for ditto—On
the Medical Properties of Wines—The Adulteration of Wines—
Easy and effectual Methods for the Treatment of Accidents—On
Fashionable Diseases, by Dr. A lair—hales for Travelling in Eng-
land—For Travelling on the Continent—The Advantage of Lava
ments and Clyaters in Costive Habits—Recipes for various flyway
—To Cure Stammering or Hesitation of Speech—Captain Jeltyll'sThe I
Vapour Bath—To Improve the Sight by Bisected Glasees_—
Monopoly of Tea—Dangerous Effects of Swallowing Fruit Stones
—Receipt for Making the Elixir of Longevity—To Cure a Squint
—Case of Poisoning from eating Pheasant. &c. &c.
Contents of No. 1. ( Fifth Edition).—About 1,000 copies of tills
Number were sold in Len lon alone, in the tint two weeks.—Oyeter
Eating, by Dr. Kitchener—Medical Meets of Oysters in Con-
sumptions and Fevers—Effects of Smoking Tobacco on the Health
—Eating Scientifically—Circassian Mode of Procuring fine Eyes
Lashes, at no expense.
No. 11. (real Edition) contains—Easy Shaving on Chytnical
Principles—Medical Effects on Health by Beer. Porter, and Ale,
by Sir A. Carlisle anti Mr. Brande—Means of Escaping Gout and
Rheumatism. Nearly Forty Articles in all.
No. 111. (Fifth Edition) contains—Weekly Plans of' Family
Economy—Estimates for Incomes of a Guinea a Week and 3001. a
Year—Diseases Cured without Melicine, by Diet and Regimen
only—Nervous Females. In all above Forty Articles.
No. IV. (Fifth Edition) Suicidal Melancholy—Prescriptions
for Asthma and Rheumatism—Errors in Education causing
Suicide—Utility of Silk IValatcosts—.Experiments on Beef, Veal,
Pork, &c. by Sir A. Cooper—Desk Diseases, contracted in count-
ing housTs...Disorders of the Urinary Organs. In all above forty
Articles.
No. V. (Fifth Edition)—Holiday Diseases of Young People—
Laxative Draught for disordered Stomach—Art of' Thriving—The
Beauty of the Eyes—Nervous Diseases, caused by Novel Reading
—Means of improving the Tone of the Voice. In all about fifty
Articles.
No. VI. (Fifth Edition)—Glaigow Punch, a Preventive of
Gout, Gravel, and Stone; by W. Graham, Esq. Apothecaries
and their A bominables—Science of Strengthening Exercise—Reties
for Sleep. In all above fifty Articles.
No. VII. (Fifth Edition) —Alarm of Small Pox after Vacci-
nation, with Tests of Security for all who have been vaccinated,
from one to twenty years ago; by Dr. Gregory—Economical
Experiments on Wheat, Bread, Butter, Tea, Coffee, Sugar, Coals,
&c.—Diseases from Shaving and Snuff-taking. In all about fifty
Articles.
No. VIII. Marks of Consumption just beginning, begun, con-
firmed—Tests of Danger in Consumption—Best method of Clean-
ing the Teeth—Lady Morgan's Tooth-brush and strengthening
Wash for the Teeth and Gums—Qualities of Arrow-root—Economy
of a Clergyman of Small Income.
No. IX.—To cheek Consumption, and draw it off from the
Lungs—To prevent or relieve a Consumptive Cough—Cause or
Cough—Powerful Cough Preventive—Economy of a Bachelor,
who has 151.11. a year—Ladies' Diseases.
No. X.—Disorders from Overgrowth—Alkaline Draught for ,
Acidities and Weakness—Removal of Weakness—Cure of Ulcers
in the Lungs—Whets for Breakfast—Economical Estimates foe
001. and 2001. a year—Economical Home-brewed.
No. XL—Sommer Amusements for Invalids—How to Harden
and Strengthen the Bones—Cause and Remedies for Freckles—
Roman Balsam for the Skin—Purifying Water fur the Skin—
Nervous Indigestion.
No. XII.— Desk Diseases—Causes and Symptoms of Piles—
Opening Pills for :low Bowels—Laxative for Piles—lnfallible
Test of the Value of Hope—Scots Notch Potch—Ruined Constitu-
tions and early 01J Age ! Cause and Preventives, &c.
No. X 111.—Currency and Patronage of the Oracle—Bowel Com-
plaints of hot weather—Treatment of Cholera illorbus, or Bile'
flux—Bitter Tunic for the Bowels.
No. X IV.-11 ints for choosing Spectacles, by Dr. Kitchener—
School Diseases and School Viers, by Dr. A. P. Buchan—Treat-
ment of the consequent Debility—Evils of Boarding Schools ex-
posed—Economical Elder Wine, &c.
No. XV.—New Worm Medicines—Method of cleaning Furni-
ture—Medical Critiques on Old Women'', Prescriptions—Valuable
Secrets for AmeetirDrinkers—Remedy for Morning Head-athe—
Receiptfor Macassar Oil—Monopoly of block-dignity by London
Physicians, &c.
No. XVl.—.Disorders of the Bowels in Infaney—Management
of Infants and Children in Ilealth and Diacase--Treatment of
Scarlet Fever and Measlee—Strengthening Lotion for Baldness and
Thin Hair, &c.
No. XVIL—Lock-jaw cured by Tobacco—Cancer cured by
Maaterwon Planter—The Beauty of the Eye-brows—Nerves of the
Liver and its Companionship with the Skin ; striking ease—Fre-
ientives of Gout— bledical Critiques 00 Old Woolen's Prescrip-
tions, &e.
No. XVllL—Remedies for Acidity and Indigestion. by Dr.
Pemberton —Soda Pills for Acidity—Amateur Selad-making.-.Re-
eelpts for Italian and English Salads—Dr. Blundell's Experiments
on Injecting Blood into the Human Veins—History and Symp.
oms of Hooping Cough; Roche's Embrocation for Beeping Cough,
Published by J. Bulcock, 183, Strand, and to be had of all
Booksellers in Town and Country.
Vols. I. and 11. arc now complete, and may be bad, by order, of
ny Bookseller.
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