Published by SHERWOOD, GILBERT, and PIPER, in Qne 

 large Volume, Svo. price II. 7s. in Boards, the SECOND 

 EDITION, rvith valuable Corrections and Additions, of 

 an Original Work, entitled, 



THE 



FAMILY CYCLOPEDIA ; 



BEING A 



COMPLETE CODE 



OF 



USEFUL AND NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE, 



ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED ; 



COMPRISING ALL THE 



RECENT INVENTIONS, DISCOVERIES, AND IMPROVEMENTS IN 

 DOMESTIC ECONOMY, AGRICULTURE, CHEMISTRY, 



AND THE ARTS ; 



INCLUDING THE MOST APPROVED MODES OF TREATMENT OF 

 DISEASES, ACCIDENTS, AND CASUALTIES ! WITH OBSERVATIONS 



ON DIET AND REGIMEN ; 

 AND A COMPREHENSIVE ACCOUNT OF THE 



MOST STRIKING OBJECTS IN NATURAL HISTORY, 

 ANIMATE AND INANIMATE. 



BY JAMES JENNINGS, ESQ. 



THE FAMILY CYCLOPAEDIA contains plain and familiar Directions for 

 Curing every Disease incident to the Human Body, with the Mode of 

 Treating Accidents generally ; and as it is of importance to know when 

 the attendance of a Medical Practitioner is absolutely necessary, in the 

 Author's remarks on every Disease, this is invariably pointed out. An 

 account of every useful Medicine and Drug is also given, and their 

 Doses, with the manner of preparing those most common and useful ; 

 to which is added, the Composition of almost every Quack Medicine 

 (that its utility or inutility may be known) from peculiar sources of in- 

 formation. 



On the subjects of DIET and REGIMEN, he flatters himself his obser- 

 vations will' be found explicit and important, and highly deserving the 

 attention of all who desire either to obtain, or to retain, good health, that 

 most valuable of blessings. He hopes what he has stated under the 

 articles Digestion, Dinner, Exercise, &c. will not be found less deserving 

 of attention. 



Considering the various ACCIDENTS to which persons are continually 

 exposed, he has devoted much care and attention to the treatment of 

 such as have taken Poisons, or who have been Bitten by a Mad Dog, 



