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Gross, S.D., M.D. A Manual of Military Surgery; or, Hints on the Emergencies of Field, Camp and Hospital Practice. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1861. 16mo, green cloth, 186pp. An exceptionally scarce manual filled with impossible to maintain admonitions such as maintaining the diet of soldiers with fresh meat, fruits and vegetables to keep them healthy; making sure they bathe daily, especially the feet when marching; supplying them with clothing appropriate to the season; making sure excretions are buried miles from camp; etc. Had Gross' advice been followed literally thousands of soldiers would have survived the war from preventable diseases. Condition: Wear to edges of boards, previous owners' names front and back. Light toning, scattered foxing.