Six lectures on the uses of the lungs ; and causes, prevention, and cure of pulmonary consumption, asthma and diseases of the heart ; on the laws of longevity ; and on the mode of preserving ... health to an hundred years / By Samuel Sheldon Fitch.

  • Fitch, Samuel Sheldon.
Date:
1847
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Credit: Six lectures on the uses of the lungs ; and causes, prevention, and cure of pulmonary consumption, asthma and diseases of the heart ; on the laws of longevity ; and on the mode of preserving ... health to an hundred years / By Samuel Sheldon Fitch. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SIX LECTURES ON THE USES OF THE LUNGS; AND CAUSES, PREVENTION, AND CURE OF PULMONARY CONSUMBZION, ASTHMA, AND DISEASES OF THE HEART ; ON THE LAWS OF LONGEVITY; “AND. ow ie + bx Meet MODE OF PRESERVING MALE AND FEMALE HEALTH TO AN HUNDRED YEARS. WITH 23 ILLUSTRATIONS. * > BY SAMUEL SHELDON FITCH, A. M,, M.D. ~— . if F . my s a = ae, % 7 4 2 “JT yet may walk, as it appears ‘to me, the rosy paths of life; and the energy and “action that were once hh these limbs, may again be mine. If so, I shall give ‘honor to whom honor is due ;’ and if contrary to this, the earth should soon close over me, to the last moment of my life should I be satisfied that this is the way, and the only true way, to cure consumption. — Extract from Henry Peck’s letter to Dr. S. S. Fitch.go * i Moe i NEW-YORK: _ H. CARLISLE, 707 BROADWAY. = 1847. f