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5. The treasure of health, or A wonderful collection of the most valuable secrets in medicine: for the cure of all diseases, wounds, and other accidents to which the human body is subject, with the method of preparing, and instructions for using, the necessary remedies ; also, the best preservatives against the plague, pestilential fevers, small pox, and other kinds of contagious diseases ; discovered, after much research and experience, by the mos[t] skilful [sic] physicians in Europe, and employed with the greatest success, and unknown till the present time in the United States ; carefully collected by a benevolent society in Europe

7. The medical companion: 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