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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The family nurse or companion of the frugal housewife |
| Reference | 113708.D |
| Library | The Library Company of Philadelphia |
| Date | 1837 |
| Author | Child, Lydia Maria Francis |
| Publisher / Printer / Lithographer | Hendee, Charles J |
| Place of Creation | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Description | Novelist, abolitionist, author of a best selling cook book, Mrs Child also wrote this practical book of recipes for the harassed mother, one of whom marked this cure for nosebleed for ready reference. |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Theme(s) | General Cures |
| Keywords | family, nursing, prevention, food, invalid, water, children, medicine, teething, worms, whooping cough, croup, scarlet fever, measles, inflammation, diarrhoea, cholera, vomiting, rickets, edema, burns, vaccination, herbs, plants, lotion, poison, baths, injection, enema |
| Parts of the Body | mouth, ear, head, skin, teeth, digestive organs, throat, nose, respiratory system |
| Additional Information | The family nurse includes chapters on hygiene, home nursing, children's diseases, a domestic formulary, an herbal and recipes for poultices, ointments, blisters, etc. |
| 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 |