The theory and treatment of fevers
By: by Dr. John Sappington ... Rev. and cor. by Ferdinando Stith ...
Contributors: Stith, Ferdinando, ed.
Publisher: Pub. by the author
Published: 1844
Place of publication: Arrow Rock [Mo.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
Subjects: Fever
Description: The first medical book published in Missouri. Sappington, a physician in Saline County, began prescribing quinine for his patients with malaria, with considerable success. He soon taught his slaves to manufacture the pills, and in 1832 began their wholesale distribution. After accumulating considerable wealth and notoriety, Sappington published his methods in this text. DAB calls it " ... perhaps the first medical treatise written west of the Mississippi ..." Perotti, pp. 27-29.