Letters to married women, on nursing and the management of children / by Hugh Smith.

Date:
1792
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Letters to married women, on nursing and the management of children / by Hugh Smith. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    Family Phylician, publifhcd about twelve months ago. Experience in phyfic is the wifeft path to tread; and confidering what poor crazy conftitutions too many of the human race unhappily fuftain, and the various diforders which even the mofl robufl are liable to, no one can be too particular in remarking fuch innocent remedies as may relieve flight indifpofitions, and confequently prevent ter-^ rible and fatal difeafes. Good nurling is a point which has either been too much negledted, or mif- taken ; neverthelefs it is of the firfh con- fequence towards the cure of difeafes, and the preferving of delicate and feeble conftitu- tions. It is equally fo to render advanced age ealy and comfortable, and to preferve helplefs infants. To .fpeculative minds it muft be matter of aftonifhment to obferve; the
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