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A letter from an apothecary in London, to his friend in the country; concerning the present practice of physick, in regard to empiricks, empirical methods of cure, and nostrums. With remarks on Dr. Meads, Mr. Freke's, and Mr. Cheselden's method of cure for the itch, by externals only; setting forth the Dangerous Consequences of such a Method, if adhered to indiscriminately. Also some observations upon manna, shewing it to be a Composition though commonly supposed a Natural Production; with remarks on Dr. Mead's certain cure for the bite of a mad dog.

Title
A letter from an apothecary in London, [electronic resource] : to his friend in the country; concerning the present practice of physick, in regard to empiricks, empirical methods of cure, and nostrums. With remarks on Dr. Meads, Mr. Freke's, and Mr. Cheselden's method of cure for the itch, by externals only; setting forth the Dangerous Consequences of such a Method, if adhered to indiscriminately. Also some observations upon manna, shewing it to be a Composition though commonly supposed a Natural Production; with remarks on Dr. Mead's certain cure for the bite of a mad dog.
Author
P. L.
Publication
London : printed for M. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-Noster-Row, [1752]

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56p.; 8⁰.
Subject
  • Medicine > Formulae, receipts, prescriptions > Early works to 1800
  • Medicine, Empirical > England > Early works to 1800
  • Therapeutics, Experimental > England > Early works to 1800
Genre/Form
Letters.
Note
  • Signed at end: P. L.
  • Price from imprint: price One Shilling.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642280897
  • ECCO1-T112277
Author
P. L.
Title
A letter from an apothecary in London, [electronic resource] : to his friend in the country; concerning the present practice of physick, in regard to empiricks, empirical methods of cure, and nostrums. With remarks on Dr. Meads, Mr. Freke's, and Mr. Cheselden's method of cure for the itch, by externals only; setting forth the Dangerous Consequences of such a Method, if adhered to indiscriminately. Also some observations upon manna, shewing it to be a Composition though commonly supposed a Natural Production; with remarks on Dr. Mead's certain cure for the bite of a mad dog.
Imprint
London : printed for M. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-Noster-Row, [1752]
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, T112277.
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Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
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