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title: 'A Dissertation on the Means of Preserving Health, in Charleston, and the Adjacent Low Country: Read …, on the 29th of May, 1790'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'David Ramsay'
date: 1790-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '18th century'
topics:
- 'Medicine and Health'
- 'Children and Youth'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 127'
- 'Galatians 5'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/18th-century/ramsay-1790-a-dissertation-on-the-means-of-preserving-health-in-charleston-and-the-adjacent-low-country-read-on-the-29th-of-may-1790
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# A Dissertation on the Means of Preserving Health, in Charleston, and the Adjacent Low Country: Read …, on the 29th of May, 1790

1790 medical essay on preserving health in Charleston: practical advice on infant care, bathing, diet, exercise, early rising, and avoiding spirits and excesses.

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