An abridgement of the second edition of a work, written by Dr. Currie, of Liverpool in England on the use of water, in diseases of the human frame; and fever, opium, strong drink, abstinence from food, and the passages through the human skin; with occasional remarks - Currie, James 1756-1805 (Printed by Peter Edes of Augusta, in the District of Maine. Sold by Mr. Edes of Augusta, and Mr. Bass of Hallowell, in Maine; and by the booksellers of Boston, New-York, and Philadelphia, 1799)
"The following abridgment, with the remarks accompanying it, first appeared in successive numbers in the Kennebec intelligencer .. 1798."--p. [iii]. Attributed to Benjamin Vaughan of Hallowell in a ms. note on the Huntington Library copy
Austin, R.B. Early Amer. medical imprints, 595
English Short Title Catalog, W10094
Errata statement, p. [54]
Evans, 35365
Keywords: Hydrotherapy