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Two letters from a physician in London, to a gentleman at Bath. The first containing, such plain and easy rules as will preserve health, and prevent all Diseases until extreme old Age; together with some Observations on the present Use of Tobacco, and the particular Effects of it upon the human Body enquired into. The second, an earnest dissuasive from the use of empiricks, wherein from the Insufficiency of Experience, without a learned Education, is clearly proved, that the Practice of all such is generally confused, and consequently very dangerous; and the several Reasons urged for employing them particularly answered. Published at the particular Request of some Friends, for the universal Benefit of Mankind.

Title
Two letters from a physician in London, to a gentleman at Bath. [electronic resource] : The first containing, such plain and easy rules as will preserve health, and prevent all Diseases until extreme old Age; together with some Observations on the present Use of Tobacco, and the particular Effects of it upon the human Body enquired into. The second, an earnest dissuasive from the use of empiricks, wherein from the Insufficiency of Experience, without a learned Education, is clearly proved, that the Practice of all such is generally confused, and consequently very dangerous; and the several Reasons urged for employing them particularly answered. Published at the particular Request of some Friends, for the universal Benefit of Mankind.
Author
Physician in London.
Publication
London : printed for Charles Corbett, at Addison's Head, in Fleet-Street, 1749.

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[2],78p.; 8⁰.
Subject
  • Health > Early works to 1800
  • Medicine, Empirical > England > Early works to 1800
Note
  • Braces in title.
  • Price from imprint: price 1 s. 6 d.
  • Reproduction of original from National Library of Medicine.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642350791
  • ECCO1-T12699
Author
Physician in London.
Title
Two letters from a physician in London, to a gentleman at Bath. [electronic resource] : The first containing, such plain and easy rules as will preserve health, and prevent all Diseases until extreme old Age; together with some Observations on the present Use of Tobacco, and the particular Effects of it upon the human Body enquired into. The second, an earnest dissuasive from the use of empiricks, wherein from the Insufficiency of Experience, without a learned Education, is clearly proved, that the Practice of all such is generally confused, and consequently very dangerous; and the several Reasons urged for employing them particularly answered. Published at the particular Request of some Friends, for the universal Benefit of Mankind.
Imprint
London : printed for Charles Corbett, at Addison's Head, in Fleet-Street, 1749.
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, T12699.
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Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
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