St. Louis Medical and Surgical Journal Volume 78-79 (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.1900 Excerpt: ... noted frequently by one of us (Beach), who not only described the changes already observed, but also hyperemia, softening tumors, and disease of the membrane of the brain; asymmetry of hemispheres and convolutions; alteration in relation of grey to white matter of brain; simplicity of convolutions, thickening of the arteries, thrombosis, disease of the cerebellum and spinal cord, and anomalies of the convex surface and base of the cranium in Tuke's " Dictionary of Psychological Medicine," 1892. The microscopic appearances of idiocy have been observed and noted by oie of us, and by Bevea Lewis, Andriezen, Mierzjewski, Hammarberg and Bourneville. i A New Home for J. B. Lippincott Company.--An important transaction has just been concluded, by which a number of old.fashioned dwelling houses on East Washington Square have passed from the ownership of the heirs of the famous lawyer, Horace Binney, and will soon be torn down to make way for a fine building to be occupied by J. B. Lippincott Company, whose old home on Filbert Street, above Seventh, was burned down some months ago. Possession is to be given by September 14th, and it is expected that the demolition of the old structures will begin soon after. The site is considered a very eligible one for the Lippincott Company, as it has light on three sides, is very central, and they will be enabled to promptly issue and increase their excellent line of medical publications by standard authorities. By the way, their new catalogue, just issued, is handsomely illustrated with excellent portraits of many of America's leading medical writers. Many historic recollections cluster about the properties just sold. They stand on the ground once occupied by the old Walnut Street Prison, built before the Revolution, and in whi...