Medicology or Home Encyclopedia of Health. A Complete Family Guide. Abounding in Practical Household Information on the Structure and Functions of the Human Body, the Laws of Hygiene, Diet, Accidents and Emergencies, Accessory Treatments and Remedies, Ai…

xxvii, [1], 1432, [4] pp. Red cloth, gilt titles, marbled page ridges and endpapers. Illustrated with color and monotone plates. Glossary of technical terms follows text. Hoolihan 2975: "Richardson introduces his manual of popular hygiene with the observation 'According to the inexorable laws of our stern step mother, Nature, bare existence itself, and still more healthy and comfortable life, is the reward solely of unceasing watchfulness, the prize of a constant struggle, the crown of merciless warfare, with all the opposing powers and forces which increasingly strive to extinguish our race from the face of the earth.' (p. 10). His cautious readers are advised on the causes of disease and how to prevent it by attention to clothing, pure air, pure water, bathing, modern plumbing, proper diet, exercise and rest." Contents include: The Manikin. Pictorial and Descriptive View of the Human Body. Anatomy and Physiology. Mystery of Life, Disease and Death. Preventive Medicine. Curative Medicine. Medical Materials, Their Properties and Uses. Healthy Dwelling Houses. Physical Exercise and Culture and Their Bearings on Health. Homeopathic Medical Science, Methods by Special Schools and Methods. Model Home Management. Treasury and Handbook of Health and Home Information.