Dr. Foote's hand-book of health-hints and ready recipes : comprising information of the utmost importance to everybody, concerning their daily habits of eating, drinking, sleeping, dressing, bathing, working, etc. : together with many useful suggestions on the management of various diseases; recipes for relief of common ailments, including some of the private formulae of Dr. Foote and other physicians of high repute, and directions for preparation of delicacies for invalids as pursued in the best hospitals in this country and Europe.

  • Foote, Edward B. (Edward Bliss), 1829-1906.
Date:
1882
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Credit: Dr. Foote's hand-book of health-hints and ready recipes : comprising information of the utmost importance to everybody, concerning their daily habits of eating, drinking, sleeping, dressing, bathing, working, etc. : together with many useful suggestions on the management of various diseases; recipes for relief of common ailments, including some of the private formulae of Dr. Foote and other physicians of high repute, and directions for preparation of delicacies for invalids as pursued in the best hospitals in this country and Europe. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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