Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026
Ladies' indispensable assistant: Being a companion for the sister, mother, and wife ... Here are the very best directions for the behavior and etiquette of ladies and gentlemen ... ; also, safe directions for the management of children ... a great variety of valuable recipes, forming a complete system of family medicine ... : to which is added one of the best systems of cookery ever published ....
New York: Printed at 125 Nassau-Street, 1851.
In spite of the verbose title, the Table of Contents of this work indicates that roughly the first half of the book concerns home remedies for the widest range of complaints and illnesses, and medical properties of plants. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.
Subjects
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #10416 |
| Permanent Link | https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/12609 |
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Geographic Context
Publication place: New York