The curiosities of common water: or the advantages thereof in preventing and curing many distempers. Gather'd from the writings of serveral eminent physicians, and also from more than forty years experience. To which are added some rules for preserving health by diet / by John Smith.
- John Smith
- Date:
- 1723
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The curiosities of common water: or the advantages thereof in preventing and curing many distempers. Gather'd from the writings of serveral eminent physicians, and also from more than forty years experience. To which are added some rules for preserving health by diet / by John Smith. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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