Borderland Studies Volume 2; Miscellaneous Addresses and Essays Pertaining to Medicine and the Medical Profession. and Their Relations to General Science and Thought (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: ... the original record, doubtless, by a later hand. There are allusions to violent epistaxis. It is said that the venerable Joseph "bled sore at nose, so that he myght not by no meane be staunched;" and of Garynsch we read that on beholding his faithless lady sleeping with her paramour "for pure sorou his mouth and nose braste oute on bledynge." In Le Conte de la Charrette Keux is declared not guilty by the queen, because "her nose bled during the night, as it often does." Swooning is most commonly due to physical exhaustion and extreme hemorrhage, but we read of instances due to fright and violent emotion. When told Tristram was near, "for very pure Joye la beale Isoud swooned." Quite natural is the act of Bois, who "dawes" (sprinkles the face) of the swooning Queen Gueneuer. It is said that the hermit knight seeing Sir Launcelot helpless and bleeding "put a thynge in his nose and a lytel dele of water in his mouthe, and thenne Sir Launcelot waked of his swoune." The "thynge" was probably some pungent substance, not unlike the custom of today. The obstetrician finds an occasional line of interest. The babe Arthur was placed in charge of Sir Ector, whose "wyf nourysshed hym with her owne pappe." The significance of the last words arises from the belief that the child's characteristics are derived from the mother or the one who nurses him, through the milk. In this way is explained the baddish character of Arthur's foster brother Sir Kay, who, as a babe, was given to another woman to nurse. Explaining the bad character of Keux "et se il est fel es faus et vilains, vous le deves bien sousfrir," says Auctor to Artus, "que toutes les mauvaises choses qu'il a n'a il pris...