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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | An Essay on Health and Long Life |
| Reference | 66982.D |
| Library | The Library Company of Philadelphia |
| Date | 1813 |
| Author | Cheyne, George |
| Publisher / Printer / Lithographer | Gillespy, Edward |
| Place of Creation | New York |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Theme(s) | General Cures; Health and Hygiene |
| Keywords | air, hygiene, food, sleep, cure, disease, exercise, animals, indigestion, opium, blood, scurvy, miscarriage, medicine, diarrhoea |
| Parts of the Body | digestive organs |
| Additional Information | Although Cheyne is occasionally quoted in the works of American health reformers pre-1850, this 1813 edition of his 'Essay' is the only one of his several popular treatises on health and medicine published in the United States. His books did not enjoy the transatlantic success accorded to similar works by Buchan, Cornaro, Tissot, et al. The reason may be, perhaps, that his science as well as his rhetoric were perceived as outdated. Nonetheless, there are many elements in his hygienic regimen that agree with the precepts expressed by American health reformers throughout the 19th century. |
| Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Library Company of Philadelphia’s catalogue, and 'An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform', compiled by Christopher Hoolihan. |
| Copyright | The Library Company of Philadelphia |