New England Medical Gazette Volume 24 (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.1889 Excerpt: ... to the abdominal cavity, and recovery followed. In speaking of Dr. Heaton, his method must be mentioned. In certain cases it seems not advisable; for instance, in old persons, or where the walls are very thin, but in recent cases and in children this method should not be overlooked. Dr. Hedenberg reported a case. Dr. Powers--In the operation described by Dr. Boothy there is made a dense, firm cicatrix that must be stronger than the orignal abdominal wall, but the time required is longer than in healing by first intention. Dr. Boothby--The objection to trying to make a seam by first iptention is, that in many cases the parts do not lie closely together and there will be a drawing apart. Dr. Phillips--Is it advisable in the lesser forms to leave an open wound? It seems to me that immediate closure, unless there is a large protrusion, would be sufficient. Dr. Talbot--I have lately seen a case which was thought to be hernia; there was a purple swelling on the right side over the caecum. Great relief was afforded by a coil kept at a temperature of 40 0. The swelling subsided after three doses of dioscorea 2x. Spasmodic constrictions of the bowel have often been relieved by this remedy. S. S. Windsor, M.D. Secretary. REVIEWS AND NOTICES OF BOOKS.: o: A Study Of Man, And The Way To Health. By J. D. Buck, M.D. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1889. 302 pp. The key-note of the philosophy of this sincerely thoughtful work seems to be the idea of polarity. In all things, from lesser to greater, there exists a cosmic duality; a positive and a negative: two forces, whose opposing and equal influence makes entity, individuality and life. "Polarity is also the basic factor in pathology, no less than in physiology and therapeutics.... Polarity not only determines the relati...