Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-03-17
University OF Pennsylvania.
DR.. flames EweA
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26th, 1907.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26th, 1907.
DEAR SIR,
have looked over The Planters
and Mariners Medical Companion" with
great pleasure, and not a li,tie instruction.
| 6nd it an excellent emembrancer OF
much that l have already learn. from osher
works, and from professional experience.
Being better adapted TO the general clrcum.
stances OF The United States than any other
production Of the kind hitherto published,
itcannot fsil,o prove al Invaluable Com.
paoion'' to those remote from medica! aid.
That all your views in the publication OF
i, may be more than realised, is the sin.
ceYe wish Of
Your friend aud o5sdiens servant,
Charles Caldwell, NJ. D.
Or. James Ewe1.
Philadelphia, December 90, 1907.
DEAR SIR,
The work entitled, "The Planter &
Mariner's Medical Companion" which
you were good enough to submit to my
examination, | have read very asten'ively,
and / consider il The most useful popular
treatise on medicine, ever published.
The writings of Tissot, Bucsan, and
Reese, on this subject, have deservedly &C.
qaired reputation, bur their practice is a
dapsed rather TO he diseases OF the coua.
uies in witch ihsy lived, than to those Of
our OVID.
a wei! diges'ed work, in a style plain
and familiar, which should incu!ca.e a Prac.
,lce suited 10 The diseases of The United
States has been long required. You have
uow supplied the want. trust that your
very valuable book may be widely c~Irculas.
co. 1t is certainly calculated to DO much
good. Every family should purchase aud
carefully read it.
n. Chapman, NJ. D.
Lecturer on midwifery, ard the
diseases sf womsR aud chill
dreu.
DR.. Games Et1eA.
DEAR SIR,
have csrefally perused your Me-
dical Compsnion,'' and have much plea.
sure in asserting that 1t abouods with ex-
cellent observations, well calculated to
convey valuable instruction to all who are
not possessed Of regular information on
the subjects of which itueats. 1t is easy
Of comprehension. and has On i'm portaDi
advantage in being short, WHILST j. leaves
little TIA, is essential! unnoiiced. Heaos CT
families will fad it q useful guide 90 ma.
ny interesting occasions. Were indeed,
men in general to give more asser;:oc 10
The principles ef diseases, AID the means
OF remedyiog theaI, their ravages m sht be
much nore extensively misigated. Wish
ny best wishes for your success 10 your
endeavors TO lessen he sum ofhumap evils,
| beg zoe 70 be assured, thai aa, dear
sir yours with sincere regard,
John Crawford, M. D.
Baltimore, 9Th March, 1908.
To DR.. James E10eA
Baltimore, March Sd, 1903.
DEAR SIR,
we nave reao over your Puo"sa'ioh
entitled the "plsn,@l's and Mariners
Medical Companion with much s~atlsfac.
ton, and consider it as meritlne esteem
for the concise & accurate history which 1t
gives Of the various diseases of the human
body, (fcw if any of which, we believe are
omltted) aud The method of care, which,
is both rational and agreeable to our expe.
rience. We are happy that you have made
use of the new facts tina. have occurred III
medicine, in that plain aud easy manner
which renders them easy to be compre.
bendeG and acted upon BY persons Of mo.