Advice to the People in General, with Regard to Their Health

Advice to the People in General, with Regard to Their Health is by S. A. D. Tissot. The book is translated from the French edition of Dr. Tissot's Avis au Peuple, with several occasional notes adapted to this English translation by J. Kirkpatrick, M. D. The title page says it is more particularly calculated for those who, by their distance from regular physicians or other very experienced practitioners, are the most unlikely to be seasonably provided with the best advice and assistance, in acute diseases or upon any sudden inward or outward accident.

The title page promises a table of the most cheap, yet effectual remedies, and the plainest directions for preparing them readily. The author describes children and young folks taken with a general inflammation of the whole body, attended with great oppression, and a considerable abatement of their urine. For contused parts, the text names vinegar, diluted with twice as much warm water if very sharp, as the best application, and says parsley, chervil and houseleek leaves, lightly pounded, have also been successfully employed.