Notes Taken from Dr. Irvine's Lectures on Chemistry, Dietetics, Materia Medica, and Pharmacy

"The first half of the text is devoted to chemistry and is separately indexed. this covers basic rules and concepts but is skewed toward making up compounds and the actions of various elements with one another -- evidently a preparation for the following series. The notes to Dietetics takes up about 70 pages and is an uncommon inclusion in such a lecture series. It comes with its own index and covers nutrition, digestion, food preparation, commentary on Dioscorides, and diet in relation to various health regimens. The sections on materia medica and pharmacy make up the remainder of the text and are separately indexed. They are laden with recipes and suggestions for cures."--Antiquarian bookseller's description.