A Companion to The Medicine Chest, and Compendium of Domestic Medicine. Comprising Plain Directions for The Employment of medicines, With Their Properties and Doses; and Brief Descriptions of The Symptoms and Treatment of Diseases and of The Disorders Incidental to Infants and Children; With Directions for Restoring Suspended Animation, and For Counyteractingh the Effects of Poison. Also a Selection of The Most Efficacious Prescriptions, and Various Mechanical Auxiliaries to Medicine. The Whole Intended as a Source of Easy Reference for Clergymen, Master Mariners, and Passengers; and for Families Residing at a Distance from Professional Assisitance.. Second Edition, Much Enlarged.

"A Companion to The Medicine Chest, and Compendium of Domestic Medicine. Comprising Plain Directions for The Employment of medicines, With Their Properties and Doses; and Brief Descriptions of The Symptoms and Treatment of Diseases and of The Disorders Incidental to Infants and Children; With Directions for Restoring Suspended Animation, and For Counyteracting the Effects of Poison. Also a Selection of The Most Efficacious Prescriptions, and Various Mechanical Auxiliaries to Medicine. The Whole Intended as a Source of Easy Reference for Clergymen, Master Mariners, and Passengers; and for Families Residing at a Distance from Professional Assistance." Second Edition, Much Enlarged by John Savory.

A Companion to The Medicine Chest, and Compendium of Domestic Medicine by John Savory, Second Edition, Much Enlarged, is a practical guide to the use of medicines and the treatment of common diseases and disorders. The book includes information on the properties and doses of medicines, diseases affecting adults and children, restoring suspended animation, counteracting the effects of poison, useful prescriptions, and mechanical aids to medicine. It was intended as a convenient reference for families living at a distance from professional medical assistance, as well as for clergymen, master mariners, and passengers.

Second Edition, Much Enlarged. 12mo. (4.5" x 7.375"), xvi, 342 pp. 1840, London: John Churchill: Full tan textured cloth with embossed rule and decoration framing the boards. Gilt lettering to spine with yellow endpapers.

The binding shows edgewear, bumped and rubbed corners, and a ruffled head and foot of spine with tiny closed tears. Spine is lightly sun-faded, with tiny black stains to the lower joint of the rear board. The first free endpaper and folding frontispiece are lacking. Front and rear hinges are split but held by the cords. There is also a gutter split at two points, with one signature protruding slightly, though remaining held by the cords.

An interesting historical domestic-medicine handbook, offering a fascinating glimpse into practical healthcare and household medical knowledge.