The Gresham Publishing Company. 



A Family Guide to the Preservation of Health and to 

 the Domestic Treatment of Ailments and Disease. 



By J* M ' GREGOR ' ROBERTSON > M - B - CM - (Hon.). With 

 an introduction by Professor M'KENDRICK, M.D., 

 LL.D., F.R.S., Glasgow University. Illustrated by about 400 figures in the text, and a Series 

 of Engraved Plates. In 4 divisions, super-royal 8vo, cloth ; also in Roxburgh binding, in 

 i volume or 2 volumes. 



One aim of this book is to supply in as plain language as can be used some knowledge of what science 

 has to say as to the body which we inhabit ; the second aim is to give reliable assistance in the domestic 

 treatment of simple ailments. The bodily ills to which young and old are liable are considered more 

 fully than is usual in popular works. 



The first portion of the book treats of the human body in health, and the various changes produced by 

 disease. This part has been divided into sections, each section being devoted to one set of organs. For 

 example, the bones and joints are considered in one section, the nervous system in another, the digestive 

 organs in a third, and so on. The first half of each section describes the particular organs in their 

 healthy condition, and the second half discusses the diseases to which they are liable. By this method 

 the healthy and diseased states of each part of the body are placed in relationship to, and mutually 

 explain, one another. This section, moreover, contains special chapters on the MANAGEMENT OF 

 CHILDREN IN HEALTH, the DISEASES OF CHILDHOOD, and the DISEASES OF WOMEN. 



The second portion of the book is devoted to HYGIENE, or the conditions of health as regards FOOD, 

 DRINK, CLOTHING, EXERCISE, &c., and the rules to be observed for the promotion of health, both of 

 individuals and communities. Details are given of the requirements of a HEALTHY HOUSE, in its 

 construction, ventilation, water-supply, drainage, &c. 



In the third portion of the work the nature and mode of ACTION OF DRUGS and other remedial agents 

 are explained. But this part includes more than mere drugs. ELECTRICITY, an agent as valuable in 

 medicine as it is in commerce, and MASSAGE, or medical rubbing, another new and formidable an- 

 tagonist to ill-health, will also be fully treated. 



In the remaining portion of the book the methods of dealing with ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES 

 find a place, and the commoner SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS are described and their mode of use ex- 

 plained ; SICK-NURSING receives attention, and recipes for INVALID COOKERY and Notes of MEDICAL 

 PRESCRIPTIONS are given. 



The ILLUSTRATIONS are very numerous, consisting of about four hundred figures printed in 

 the text, and a series of thirty-one engraved plates, many of which are in colours. 



A GREAT HISTORICAL WORK. 



A Hicfnrv nf thp> From the Earliest to the Latest Times - B y 



r\ U&UJI J' UI tllC Rev THOMAS THOMSON and CHARLES ANNAN- 

 DALE, M.A., LL.D. With 40 Original Designs by 

 W. H. MARGETSON, ALFRED PEARSE, WALTER 

 PAGET, GORDON BROWNE, and other eminent artists. In 6 divisional volumes, super-royal 

 8vo, cloth elegant. 



The main features may be stated as follows : 



It is a full and detailed History of Scotland from the Earliest Times to the Latest. 



*t is a History of the Scottish People, their manners, customs, and modes of living at the 

 various successive periods. 



it is a History of Religion and Ecclesiastical Affairs in Scotland. 



It is a History of Scotland's progress in Commerce, Industry, Arts, Science, and Literature. 



It is illustrated by a series of original designs reproduced in facsimile from drawings by eminent 



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