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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The medical companion… |
| Reference | 13484.Q |
| Library | The Library Company of Philadelphia |
| Date | 1819 |
| Author | Ewell, James |
| Place of Creation | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Description | Full title: The medical companion: treating, according to the most successful practice, 1. The diseases common to warm climates and on ship board. 2. Common cases in surgery, as fractures, dislocations, etc. 3. The complaints peculiar to women and children. With a dispensatory and glossary. To which are added, a brief anatomy of the human body ; an essay on hygiene [sic] or the art of preserving health and prolonging life ; and an American materia medica, instructing country gentlemen in the very important knowledge of the virtues and doses of our medicinal plants. [Fifth Edition]. |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Theme(s) | Physiology; Health and Hygiene; Women's Health; Children's Health; Surgery and General Practice; Botanic Medicine |
| Keywords | disease, female complaints, medicine, disease, fracture, dislocation, pharmacology, botany, domestic, menstruation, pregnancy, venereal disease, fever, scrofula, bloodletting, bites, hysteria |
| Parts of the Body | reproductive organs, digestive organs, skin |
| Additional Information | With the assistance and encouragement of his father's friend Thomas Jefferson, Ewell moved in 1802 to Savannah, GA., where he was the first to introduce vaccination. In 1809 Ewell moved to Washington. When the British invaded the city in 1814, Ewell's house, located across from the Capitol, became British headquarters. Ewell remained in the city during the occupation, tending to the sick and wounded among the enemy's forces - solicitude for which he was later criticized. |
| 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 |