The Gresham Publishing Company. 
The Household A Family Guide to the Preservation of Health and to 
the Domestic Treatment of Ailments and Disease. 
cH By J. M‘GREGOR-ROBERTSON, M.B. C.M. (Hon.). With 
Physician. 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, at 9s. net each; also in 1 volume, 
Roxburgh binding, £1, 135. net; 2 volumes, ditto, £1, 17s. net. 
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 ihe human body in health, and the various changes produced by 
discase. 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 Foon, 
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 HouskE, 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 History of the From the Earliest to the Latest Times. By 
Rev. THOMAS THOMSON and CHARLES ANNAN- 
Scottish People 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, 8s. 6@. net each. 
The main features may be stated as follows: 
It is a full and aetailed History of Scotland from the Earliest Times to the Latest. 
It is a History of the Scottish People, their manners, customs, and modes of living at thc 
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 
artists. 
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