This book has been compiled in a way which can easily be followed. It is written simply and in a straightforward manner, which is the way of the bush, where the author spent the first forty years of his life. Most of the items in this book are old bush remedies. They have been handed down by the early Australians who pioneered the "back country", where there were very few doctors, if any. In the early days, quite a few of these remedies were used by doctors and bush nurses. Some of today's doctors still believe in many of these bush remedies.