
audiobook
by S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David) Tissot
AVIS AU PEUPLE SUR SA SANTÉ, OU TRAITÉ DES MALADIES LES PLUS FRÉQUENTES,
A MONSIEUR LE MARQUIS DE MIRABEAU, L'AMI DES HOMMES.
A MONSIEUR TISSOT.
AVIS.
AVERTISSEMENT Sur la présente Edition.
TABLE DES CHAPITRES ET DES PRINCIPAUX ARTICLES.
INTRODUCTION.
CHAPITRE PREMIER. Causes communes des Maladies du Peuple.
CHAPITRE II. Causes qui augmentent les Maladies du Peuple. Attentions générales à avoir.
CHAPITRE III. Ce qu'il faut faire dans les commencemens des maladies. Diete des maladies aiguës.
This practical guide brings the wisdom of an 18th‑century physician directly to everyday readers, offering clear explanations of the most common illnesses of the day. Written with the rural folk, city dwellers, and anyone lacking easy access to a doctor in mind, it blends straightforward advice on recognizing symptoms with sensible remedies that can be prepared at home.
The author enriches the original text with added observations and brief notes on the causes of disease, helping listeners understand not only what to do, but why it works. New chapters address urgent conditions that demand swift attention, while the language remains accessible, avoiding the dry scholarly tone of earlier editions. Listeners will come away with a solid foundation for caring for themselves and their families, grounded in the compassionate spirit of an early public‑health pioneer.
Full title
Avis au peuple sur sa santé ou traité des maladies les plus fréquentes ou traité des maladies les plus fréquentes
Language
fr
Duration
~12 hours (704K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque interuniversitaire de Santé at https://www.biusante.parisdescartes.fr)
Release date
2020-01-28
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1728–1797
An influential Swiss physician of the Enlightenment, he became famous for writing clear, practical medical books for ordinary readers as well as doctors. His work helped spread health advice across Europe, even as some of his ideas later became controversial.
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