The sick man's friend : being a plain, practical medical work designed for the use of families and individuals on vegetable, or botanical principles : in four parts / by P.E. Sanborn.

  • Sanborn, P. E. (Peter Elkins), 1796-1845
Date:
1836
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Credit: The sick man's friend : being a plain, practical medical work designed for the use of families and individuals on vegetable, or botanical principles : in four parts / by P.E. Sanborn. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    convinced of tVieir importance. An implicit faith in the opinion of teachers, and attachment to systems and estab- lished forms, am] the dread of reflections, will always ope- rate upon those who follow Medicine as a trade. Few improvements are to be expected from a man who might ruin his character and family by even the smallest devia- tion from an established rule. No argument, continues he, can be brought against laying open Medicine, which does not apply with equal, if not greater force, to religion ; yet experience has shown, that since the laity have averted their rights of inquiry into these subjects, Theology, considered as a science, has been improved, and the interests of real religion have been promoted. In the arrangement of this work, I have divided it into parts, as fallows : Part First—Contains a synopsis of the human struc- ture. Part Second—Medical I'oiany, Part Third—Art of Healing. Part Fourth—Recipes. CERTIFICATES. The following certificate is from the Rev. Lucius W. Clark, and Rev. Thomas Con ant, both of Plymouth, Massachusetts : To all whom it may concern:—Wo the undersigned,do tes- tify, that Dr. Sanborn has been practicing on the Botanical System of medical treatment in Plymouth, and as far as our knowledge extends, lias been successful. In some instances bis medicines have reached, where other treatment lias failed. LUCIUS W. CLARK, THOMAS CON ANT.