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Title: Gunn's New domestic physician, or, Home book of health : a complete guide for families, giving many valuable suggestions for avoiding disease and prolonging life, and pointing out in familiar language the causes, symptoms, treatment and cure of the diseases incident to men, women and children : with the simplest and best remedies, also, describing minutely the properties and uses of hundreds of well-known medicinal plants
Year: 1863 (1860s)
Authors: Gunn, John C
Subjects: Medicine
Publisher: Cincinnati : Moore, Wilstach, Keys & Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. National Library of Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons, U.S. National Library of Medicine

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sensitive feelings woulddeter them from the performance of such benevolent and truly Chris-tian acts. Christians should remember the poor; and the thoughts of theirwants and sufferings should lead them to the observance of benevolentduties enjoined upon them by the Savior they profess to serve and wor-ship, and by the religion they profess to practice. Let not the religion you have embraced become a disrepute, nor yoursincerity and honesty questioned, through refusal or neglect to exercisethose acts of kindness which make the heart of the sufferer leap forjoy, and the desolate home brighten with the abundance of succorNow is the time for the Christian to show by his works that he is notmerely a professor, but a practicer of the doctrines inculcated by theSavior; for the philanthropist to extend his works of love to sufferinghumanity; for the rich to show their gratitude to the Giver of allgifts, for their continued prosperity and bounteous earthly store, by 98 GUNNS FAMILY PHYSICIAN.
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CHARITY. 99 extending the helping hand to their less prosperous and less fortunateneighbors. Were you fortunate in inheriting a large property, or have you beenprosperous in speculation, or in trade? in brief, do you possess houses,lands, stocks, and are you in receipt of an income, far more than ade-quate, not only to supply you with the necessaries and comforts, butwith the luxuries of life? If the answer to all these questions be inthe affirmative, Providence has clothed you with power greatly to assistand relieve many of the poor and meritorious of your fellow-creatures.This may be done, too, without any injury to yourself, without curtail-ing your comforts, without impairing your health, without shorteningyour life. On the contrary, your mind will be soothed, your heart willbe gladdened^, and your whole nature will be improved by acts of benev-olence ; while the relieved through your means will offer up prayers foryour welfare, in this world, and in the world to come. You will fe

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