Gunns gunns domestic medicine, or poor mans friend 1830, which was revised and reprinted for at least ninety years. The volume is in very good condition bound in blind tooled english calf, with the spine divided into six compartments by five raised bands, with a red morocco letterpiece in the second compartment from the top, with the board edges blindtooled. Gunn s domestic medicine or poor man s friend, pumpkintown, tennessee edition, published in 1839, eighth edition only edition published in pumpkintown, 635 pages. A preliminary report on some of the principal mines in franklin, jefferson, washington, st. Published in 1830, gunns book recommended drugs imported from europe such as mercury and opium, which were readily available at local mercantile stores, rather. Label copy for every man his own doctor americas oldest. Buy gunn s domestic medicine by john c gunn, professor charles e rosenberg designer online at alibris. I am a qualified appraiser of antiques and have an extensive library and countless antique sites subscriptions at my disposal. Md 1839 new zealand physician, mayor of auckland, cofounder of auckland savings bank, superintendent of auckland, known as the father of auckland william crawford. Gunns domestic medicine for the treatment of apoplectic fits, or. Gunns domestic medicine by john c gunn, professor charles. Pumpkintown, tn is no longer in existence but was originally located in.
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Or poor mans friend, in the hours of affliction, pain and sickness. Gunns original work, domestic medicine, or poor mans friend, was published in madisonville, tennessee in 1830. Book titled gunns domestic medicine or poor mans friend, second edition. Gunns domestic medicine, or poor mans friend, in the hours of affliction, pain, and sickness, this book points out in plain language free from doctors. Gunn broke new ground for his time, encouraging nonprofessional laymen to understand and care for the health of their families and use native medicinal plants of north america rather. Gunns domestic medicine, or poor mans friend in the hours of affliction, pain and sickness. This book points out, in plain language, free from doctors terms, the diseases of men, women, and children, and the latest and most approved means used in their cure and is expressly written for the use of families in the western and southern states. Gunns original 1830 edition of domestic medicine gives a sampling of the state of medical treatment in the 19th century. On waters of north river and being land owned by robert anderson decd. This medical advice book contains more than 60 pages of information on womens health, including a description of the organs of generation, and the means of procuring an abortion. Book titled gunn s domestic medicine or poor man s friend, second edition. Gunns domestic medicine or poor mans friend, pumpkintown, tennessee edition, published in 1839, eighth edition only edition published in pumpkintown, 635 pages. Arranged on a new and simple plan, by which the practice of medicine is.
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Gunns gunns domestic medicine, first published in 1830, which had more than 200 editions mainly reprintings and literally countless sales. Gunns domestic medicine, or, poor mans friend, in the hours. Domestic medicine 1803 by william buchan printed in manchester by s. Domestic medicine, or poor mans friend, in the hours of affliction, pain and sickness by dr. Lay practitioners and the common people dispensing care to family members, especially in the south, were more likely to turn to gunns domestic medicine than to physicians for help. Gunn s work of 1832, also entitled domestic medicine, replaced. Gunn, it went through multiple editions by 1868 it supposedly had gone through 100 editions. A proliferation of editions in tennessee, kentucky, ohio, pennsylvania, and new york soon followed. Gunns domestic medicine, or poor mans friend, in the hours of affliction, pain, and sickness. List of university of edinburgh medical people wikipedia. The first edition of the most popular mid19th century american domestic medical book. John gunn was first published in 1830 and became one of the leading books on medicine in the south during that time.
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Gunns manual of domestic medicine was first published in 1830, and became a popular family medical reference in the 19th century. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Or poor man s friend, in the hours of affliction, pain and sickness. Many southerners confided in his knowledge of medicine when they needed help. Gunns domestic medicine, or, poor mans friend, in the hours of affliction, pain and sickness. A sense of the volumes impact is suggested by its literary use in such diverse places and. Md 1781 united states representative from pennsylvanias 5th and 6th congressional districts john crawfurd. Find gunn s new domestic physician, or home book of health by gunn, john c 1863. Gunn s domestic medicine 2 frontispiece illustration from gunn s domestic medicine of apollo delivering esculapius to chiron, to be instructed in the art of healing.
Gunns domestic medicine, or poor mans friend, in the. Gunn published the first edition of his domestic medicine, or poor mans friend in 1830. Weir, elizabeth weir, newton armstrong, martha armstrong formerly elizabeth and martha anderson to william w. If it is used as a medicine, go to god, he is the great physician, and those that use. Plantation medicine and health care in the old south. The faculty of the department of medicine and surgery, of the university of michigan, have heard with profound sorrow and regret of the death, on the 4th instant, of professor moses gunn, m. The publisher claimed that over 100,000 copies were sold. Find gunns new domestic physician, or home book of health by gunn, john c 1863. One southern medical book for the home widely used in arkansas was tennessean john g. The pumpkintown tennessee edition was published in 1839 and is the eight reprinting of this famous medical book. Popular medical manuals in the 19th century united states. Enlarged under the author s supervision in 1857 and translated into german, the book remained gunn s original basic text on through the national jubilee edition, the 160th, in 1876, down to the last recorded edition, the 234th, issued in new york in 1920. Gunns domestic medicine, or, poor mans friend, in the.
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