The American Lancet, Band 16

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G. S. Davis., 1892 - 207 Seiten
 

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Seite 411 - The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon, With spectacles on nose and pouch on side; His youthful hose, well sav'd, a world too wide For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice, Turning again toward childish treble, pipes And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all, That ends this strange eventful history, Is second childishness and mere oblivion, Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
Seite 458 - July 14, 1897, provided that an essay deemed by the committee of award to be worthy of the prize shall have been offered. Essays intended for competition may be upon any subject in medicine, but...
Seite 71 - The College of Physicians of Philadelphia announces that the next award of the Alvarenga prize, being the income for one year of the bequest of the late Senor Alvarenga and amounting to about $180, will...
Seite 412 - June, 1893, and the successful essays read. These essays will be the property of the Association, and will be published at the discretion of the committee. All essays are to be scientific, and without restrictions as to length, and limited to physicians of this country.
Seite 190 - The State Board of Health shall have the general supervision of the interests of the health and life of the citizens of the State.
Seite 433 - Bright's disease, putrefactive processes in the intestinal canal, etc., might give rise to melancholia and other disorders oi the mental functions. It is not irrational to suppose likewise that diseases of the female sexual apparatus would have a not inconsiderable influence in the production or perpetuation of mental disorders. As a contribution to the knowledge of the subject the...
Seite 20 - Our predecessors drained to permit the escape of pus which they knew would form. Until lately, we have drained in order to prevent its formation. We seem now to be on the eve of an era when we need to drain but little, or not at all. We resort to drainage now only of necessity in septic or infected cases. In other cases, we drain mostly from habit or from fear. Indeed, when we start afresh, as it were, without previous infection, the practice of drainage is a confession of fear or of weakness, both...
Seite 434 - One of the recoveries is of more than five years' duration. The conclusion from these figures is that cases of cancer of the uterus ought to be remanded for operation as soon as diagnosed. Dr. Reed looks upon total extirpation as the only operation to be advised or practiced in these cases, the primary mortality from which, in experienced hands, varies from five to eight per cent.
Seite 49 - This, of course, must in early stages of the disease, determine the seat of greatest pain on pressure. And I believe that in every case the seat of greatest pain, determined by the pressure of one finger, has been very exactly between an inch and a half and two inches from the anterior spinous process of the ilium on a straight line drawn from that process to the umbilicus.
Seite 458 - Each essay must be sent without signature, but must be plainly marked with a motto and be accompanied by a sealed envelope, having on its outside the motto of the paper and within the name and address of the author. It is a condition of competition that the successful essay or a copy of it shall remain in possession of the college; other essays will be returned upon application within three months after the award.

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