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33. A physician in the house for family and individual consultation: containing valuable articles on life and its preservation, the actions of the body in health and disease, the rules of hygiene and proper living, characteristics of food, etc. : also a complete cyclopaedia of diseases and their treatment by non-poisonous remedies with descriptions of medicinal agents and numerous formulas and special articles, written in plain language

35. The doctor's advice : or how, when, and what to eat and drink, how to secure good health and long life, how to prevent and treat disease, what mothers and nurses ought to know : how to care for the baby, and give to our boys and girls the best moral, mental, and physical culture, when and whom to marry, how to choose a wife or husband, and how to be happy

37. Medical admonitions to families: respecting the preservation of health, and the treatment of the sick : also, a table of symptoms, serving to point out the degree of danger, and, to distinguish one disease from another : with Observations on the improper indulgence of children, &c

38. Gunn's newest family physician, or, Home-book of health: an approved household guide for avoiding disease and prolonging life, giving clear directions in case of drowning, poisoning, wounds and other emergencies, with plain instructions for managing the sick-room and nursing the sick : and pointing out the best methods for securing pure air, pure water, and proper drainage for dwellings and premises, and familiarly indicating the causes and symptoms and the requisite treatment for the cure of the diseases incident to men, women, and children : with the simplest and best remedies, more especially those from the vegetable materia medica : accurate descriptions are given of the forms, properties, and uses of hundreds of well-known medicinal plants : also, separate treatises on anatomy, physiology, and hygiene, on domestic and sanitary economy, and illustrated lessons for physical recreation in swimming, rowing, riding, jumping, etc. : with an appendix containing some 400 tested practical recipes and remedies for diseases of domestic animals