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Madame Young's Guide to Health / Her experience and practice for nearly forty years; a true family herbal, wherein is displayed the true properties and medical virtues of all the roots, herbs, &c., indigenous to the United States, and their combination in all the diseases the human body is heir to; also, an explanation of the human body, its liability to injuries through ignorance of its structure. Dedicated exclusively to her sex. cover

Madame Young's Guide to Health / Her experience and practice for nearly forty years; a true family herbal, wherein is displayed the true properties and medical virtues of all the roots, herbs, &c., indigenous to the United States, and their combination in all the diseases the human body is heir to; also, an explanation of the human body, its liability to injuries through ignorance of its structure. Dedicated exclusively to her sex.

Chapter 134: GENERAL REMARKS.
By Amelia Young
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Practical 19th-century domestic medical manual and family herbal for women that blends accessible anatomy and physiology with guidance on pregnancy, child care, diet, and common illnesses. It catalogs indigenous roots and herbs, explains their properties, and gives recipes and preparations — tinctures, poultices, ointments, waters, and pills — for respiratory, digestive, rheumatic, menstrual, and skin conditions, plus fevers, convulsions, and wounds. Additional sections include tables on digestion and gestation, household remedies, procedural advice for bleeding and poultices, and an index of plants with synonyms and recommended uses.

GENERAL REMARKS.

THIS book will be read by friends and foes, and many will scrutinize every word. I would politely ask such—cannot the aged be excused? and remember my age. While writing the foregoing, it has been my aim to speak the truth, in a plain and easy manner, so that all could understand it—avoiding all vulgar phrases that was not necessary for your comprehension.

It has been my determination, as far as practicable, to dispose of the book myself, and only among my sex. I pray to God it may be a blessing to the rising generation. I shall always be happy to give you any information, in regard to your health, by letter. After the first of May, 1858, you can address to “Saint Vincent de Paul, Lower Canada,” nine miles from the city of Montreal; and the first of June, I shall be enabled to accommodate a few invalids, at my own house. It is situated on a branch of the Ottawa, and commands a beautiful view up and down the river; as to the location, it cannot be surpassed.

All letters must be sent by the fifteenth of May, 1858, as the number will be limited. Those that place themselves under my care, shall have my care; where there are a great number, some, of course, must be neglected. My farm is only one mile and a half from my residence, where the ladies can ride and walk. It is considered, by visitors, a delightful and healthy situation.

Reference, as to character and location:

Rev. Mr. N. La Vallie, }
Dr. Pomeville, } St. Vincent de Paul.
Dr. Pratt, }
Hon. C. C. S. De Bleury, }