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Advice to a Wife on the Management of her own 
Health, and on the Treatment of some of the Complaints incidental 
to Pregnancy, Labor and Suckling ; with an Introductory Chapter 
especially addressed to a Young Wife. By Pye Henry Chavasse, 
M.D. Eighth edition, revised. i6mo. Neatly bound in cloth. $1.50. 
'* From this advice any woman may 
gather some precious ideas as to the care 
of her health. The manual is very popu¬ 
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eignt rapid editions, and we know of no 
similar work where an equal amount of 
doctor s lore is given in the style of plait) 
modern conversation.”— Thilada. Even. 
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“ Possesses undoubted value for those 
to whom it is addressed .”—Chicago Jour¬ 
nal. 
Advice to a Mother on the Management of her 
Children, and on the Treatment on the moment of some of theii 
more pressing Illnesses and Accidents. By Pye Henry Chavasse, 
M.D. Ninth edition, revised. i6mo. Neatly bound in cloth. #1.50, 
“ For such, and for those who want to 
rear children judiciously, but need proper 
counsel, the present volume is one of the 
most valuable treatises ever published. 
The new edition contains many new notes, 
and has undergone a careful revision by 
Sir Charles Locock, the first physician- 
accoucheur to Queen Victoria. —A*. V 
Even. Post. 
Counsel to a Mother: Being a Continuation and 
the Completion of “ Advice to a Mother.” By Pye Henry 
Chavasse, M.D., author of “Advice to a Wife,” etc. i6mo. 
Fine cloth. $ 1. 
This invaluable work treats of the following subjects : 
PARTI. — Infancy: Preliminary Conversation ; Ablution: Navel Rupture; Diet; 
Wet-Nurse; Vaccination; Exercise: Sleep: The Bladder and Bowels. 
PART II.— Childhood : Ablution ; Clothing; Diet; The Nursery : Exercise; 
Amusement: A Poem on Childhood ; Education; Sleep; The Hair of a Child. 
PART III. — Youth: Ablution; Management of Hair; Whitening the Skin; 
Clothing; Diet; Air and Exercise; Amusements; Education; Household Work for 
Girls; Teeth and Gums ; Sleep. 
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Maternal Management of Infancy. For the use 
of Parents. By F. II. Getchell, M.D. i6mo. Cloth. 75 cents. 
“ We warmly recommend it for its good I “ This little work is deserving the care- 
sense, clearness and brevity.” — The Phila. ful attention of all entrusted with th* 
Press. I management of infants.” — The Inquirer . 
Dictionary of Medical and Surgical Knowledge , 
and Complete Practical Guide in Health and Diseases, for Families, 
With 140 Engravings. One handsome i2mo vol. of 755 pages, 
Half Roxburgh, $2.50. 
The Editor of this volume has brought I professiona. study, to the task of prepar 
Jie experience of more than thirty years ing this work, 
ef active practice, and over forty years of I 
any woman, and especially if she be a 
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