Written by Kenelm Winslow

The Home Medical Library, Volume 1 (of 6)

by Kenelm Winslow

Medicine, as the art of preserving and restoring health, is the rightful office of the great army of earnest and qualified American physicians. But their utmost sincerity and science are hampered by trying restrictions with three great classes of people: those on whom the family physician cannot call every day; those on whom he cannot call in time;..

The Home Medical Library, Volume 2 (of 6)

by Kenelm Winslow

It is the widely accepted modern medicine, and no school or "system," that is reflected here. While medicine, as a science, is far from being perfect, partly because of faulty traditions and misinterpreted experience, yet the aim of the modern school is to base practice on facts. For example, for many years physicians were aware that quinine cured ..

The Home Medical Library, Volume 5 (of 6)

by Kenelm Winslow

The Home Medical Library is a six volume medical book written by Kenelm Winslow, formerly Assistant Professor Comparative Therapeutics, Harvard University. The character and scope of this volume 5 render it a most useful book for the home maker. The question of sanitation is one that closely affects the life of each individual, and m..