The Family Oracle of Health, or Magazine of Domestic Economy, Medicine, and Good Living: Adapted for All Ranks of Society, from the Palace to the Cottage
London: J. Bulcock, 1825. Original. Softcover. Printed paper wraps, string tied, removed from a nonce volume; pp. numbered 285 - 324, plus index. Intact and w/o marks, but brittle and with some age spots and chipping at edges. Item #120058
From Virginia Sarah Smith's "Clean: a History of Hygiene and Purity": "The Oracle was a jolly little publication, full of wise-cracking jokes which carefully trod the professional middle way, its main aim being to moderate drug-taking and promote self-help and personal hygiene in its broadest sense. It was packed with small, easy-to-read essays and was calendrical." This edition is marked No. XX and, from the index/contents, likely is one number from Volume 5, from March 1825.
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