The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Medical theory and practice of the 1700s developed rapidly, as is evidenced by the extensive collection, which includes descriptions of diseases, their conditions, and treatments. Books on science and technology, agriculture, military technology, natural philosophy, even cookbooks, are all contained here. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T018386 With a half-title. First published in 1783 as 'A serious and friendly address to the public, on the dangerous consequences of neglecting common coughs and colds'. London: printed for J. Murray, and Messrs. Shepperson and Reynolds, 1786. [2],150p.; 8°

Excerpt from A Serious Address on the Dangerous Consequences of Neglecting Common Coughs and Colds, With Sample Directions for the Prevention and Cure of Consumptions: To Which Are Added Observations on the Hooping Cough and Asthma After what has been advanced in the former part of the Preface, it may seem strange thati should at tempt to prescribe beyond a common cold. My reasons for it are. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.