Twentieth Century History of Findlay and Hancock County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens, Part 78

Author: Jacob Anthony Kimmell
Publication date: 1910
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Number of Pages: 1189

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It is interesting to note that the author advocates nitrous oxide as the ideal anesthetic for short operations on children. This is somewhat at variance with the reports of other authors.

He emphasizes the great importance of economizing the body heat in children by wrapping all portions of the body, outside of the operative area, in cotton covered with wax paper; by the use of electrically heated or hot water operating pads, and by non- exposure of surface before, during and after operation.

There are many references throughout the book, a number of them being from the author's writings, and in addition at the end of the book there is a bibliographical appendix of four pages con- taining a complete list of his numerous publications.

The illustrations are plentiful and for the most part good, although some, especially those showing instruments, are too small to be of any use.

The book is well written and will be especially interesting to those who have had the privilege of attending Dr. Willard's clinics, and will serve as a very useful and practical reminder of this distinguished surgeon. J. S. D.

A System of Syphilis in Six Volumes. Edited by D'ARCY POWER, M. B. Oxon., F. R. C. S., and J. KEOGH MURPHY, M. C. Cantab., F. R. C. S. With an introduction by Sir Jonathan Hutchinson, F. R. S. Vols. V and VI. Price of each $13.50. (London: Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton, 1910.) Oxford Medi- cal Publications.

The fifth volume contains paper on "The Affections of the Skin in Syphilis," "Ocular Syphilis," "Naval Syphilis," and "Syphilis in the Upper-Air Passages," and the sixth volume completes this system with a series of papers devoted to a history of this dis ease "in the more important armies," to various aspects of syphilis in the navy of the United States of America, and the Royal Navy. To this volume also there is prefixed a brief intro- duction by one of the editors, Dr. Murphy, and the last paper in it is one on "The Value of Justus' Test in the Diagnosis of Syphilis." In both these volumes there are numerous excellent photographs and colored plates. Taken as a whole, it is the most complete System of Syphilis in the English language, and an excellent one. Were it not for the price of the individual volumes it would have a larger sale. The last volume, with a large amount of statistics bearing on this disease as it has appeared in different armies and navies at varying epochs and in many locali- ties is a most interesting one to public health officers and sanita- rians, as well as physicians. In the Editors' Afterword occur these sentences which will define the character of the work: "Atten- tion has been called by some of our critics to the amount of repeti- tion in the work when considered as a whole. This appeared to the Editors to be unavoidable, as it was necessary to make each

volume as far as possible complete in itself; moreover each article represents the individual and mature judgment of its author, which has sometimes differed from that of other eminent author- ities whose conclusions had already been given." Such frankness disarms the critic. He may not agree with the individual writer on many points, but he must not forget that the author is a man of large experience expressing his mature judgment. On "Syphilis," there is probably more disagreement among physicians than on any other disease, due to its proteid form, and great local and individual differences in its severity. If Ehrlich's "606" proves as valuable as is now hoped it will, much of the treatment advo- cated in this volume will be antiquated in a few years, but the System will still remain a notable one, most valuable to all syphilographers.

A Treatise on Diseases of the Eye. By JOHN ELMER WEEKS, M. D., etc. Illustrated (New York and Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1910.)

This is a thoroughly satisfactory text-book on the Diseases of the Eye. Throughout it shows that the author has very carefully planned a text-book based on his own personal experience and knowledge, without using any existing text-book as a model. The author has been thoroughly alive to the fact that there have been many valuable and important contributions to ophthal- mological literature in recent years, and he has judiciously in. corporated this material into the text-the result being a new and thoroughly modern text-book, showing a forceful individuality.

All pathological and bacteriological matter pertaining to Eye Diseases has been most fully and carefully considered, and in such a manner as to show that the author is not only an oph- thalmologist, but a real pathologist as well.

We commend this book to all students. We believe that Weeks has produced the best American text-book on the eye written up to the present time a book which is in the same class as the German "Fuchs," which is equivalent to saying, without further commendation, that it is an extraordinarily excellent text-book on Eye Diseases. B. B. BROWNE, JE.

Refraction and Motility of the Eye. With Chapters of Color Blindness and the Field of Vision. Designed for Students and Practitioners. By ELLICE M. ALGER, M. D., etc. Illustrated. Price $1.50. (Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Company, 1910.)

This book was a distinct disappointment to the reviewer. A modern text-book setting forth the methods and practices of the present-day oculist used in correcting the refraction-errors of the eye would be a welcome addition to the many very excellent text-books on the Diseases of the Eye which we have. This book, in the main, only states the familiar optical laws found in most text-books. A considerable amount of irrelevant subject matter helps to increase the size of the volume, while much material, which ought to be found in its pages is either omitted or dis- missed in a few words. Sufficient attention is not given to the various astigmatic tests, nor to the make up of trial cards, their illumination, etc. The book contains many devitalized facts, in the main correctly stated, but it would not be possible to acquire valuable and comprehensive knowledge of practical refraction from its pages, and we do not believe that it satisfactorily meets the needs of any class of readers.

B. B. BROWNE, JE.

Pathogenic Micro-Organisms, Including Bacteria and Protozoa. By WILLIAM HALLOCK PARK, M. D., and ANNA W. WILLIAMS, M. D. Fourth edition, enlarged and thoroughly revised. (Philadelphia: Lea and Febiger, 1910.)

We have previously had the opportunity of calling attention to the excellent text-book on Pathogenic Bacteria and Protozoa by Park and Williams. The present edition deserves no less praise

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ods of bacteriological diagnosis employed at the Re- ratory of the Board of Health of New York City form : the book, although the methods employed in other are by no means neglected. The chapters on Tuber- Itheria, and Typhoid Fever are especially to be praised nclude not only excellent descriptions of the cultural cs of the organisms concerned in these infections, ny of the investigations in the field of Immunity and 'apy, which have resulted from the bacteriological :se diseases. The other pathogenic bacteria are well .d the methods for the isolation of the various micro- concerned in Human Pathology are clearly and ac- en. There are, however, certain features of the book the standpoint of the teaching bacteriologists, are to

verage student it seems as if too much attention has d to certain organisms and too little space given iption of other no less important pathogenic bacteria. hapters on Tuberculosis and on Diphtheria occupy ages each, and that on the Typhoid Bacillus, nearly hile the description of the Gonococcus and its char- ; limited to 7 pages, that of the Meningococcus to a and the Plague Bacillus receives an inadequate de- afined to 4 pages. For the student of Bacteriology organisms are quite as important as the former.

methods in which organisms are grouped are also h criticism, and it is difficult to see exactly the reason bacteria are included in the same chapters. Thus cus of Malta Fever and the Micrococcus Zymogenes of ind Hastings are placed in the chapter with the Gono- the Bacillus of Soft Chancre, an arrangement for is no justification, either from the cultural char- f the organisms, or from their pathogenic action. ( Bacillus is grouped with the pathogenic anærobes, ntial differences in the methods which must be em- ne cultivation of these various organisms are not cht out. The attempt has also been made to classify lisms derived mainly from the intestinal tract ac- meir cultural characters, regardless of certain well- hological distinctions and a hopeless mix-up has re- encapsulated bacteria which form a distinct group of ns are placed with Bacillus coli, Bacillus typhosus. para-typhosus, and with them is included the micro- swine plague with entirely different cultural char- This latter organism indeed should be the type the hemorrhagic septicemia group in which the several infections of man, although the resemblance ses and the microorganisms thus far encountered in ndition of hemorrhagic septicemia in lower animals 3 clearly marked.

is made to apply correct botanical names to the al species, an unfortunate omission for the student come strictly under the rules of botanical nomen- nen these rules are properly applied with the name first correctly designating the organism, many of acts of bacteriology are impressed upon the mind.

are a number of investigations of the first rank icteriologists which have received scant attention. Tordan and Harris on Milk Sickness is not in- investigations of Dorset, Bolton and McBride on Hog Cholera are not mentioned. The last-named is now been repeated in many of the bacterio- Fies abroad, the results of these men have been Irmed and this piece of work stands out as one

of the finest achievements that has ever been made by bacteri- ologists in this country.

The book in our estimation contains a large amount of very valuable information, and can be especially recommended to the practicing bacteriologist. The faults which we have mentioned are but minor points of arrangement and detract but little from the great value of the work.

The section of the book devoted to Protozoology, written sepa- rately by Dr. Williams, leaves nothing to be desired in the way of concise, clear description of the protozoa, and like the Bacteri- ology proper is especially to be praised for the diagnostic methods which it emphasizes.

Report on the Measures Taken Against Malaria in the Lahore ( Mian Mir) Cantonment. By The HONORABLE MR. R. NATHAN, C. I. C., I. C. S .; LIEUTENANT-COLONEL H. B. THORNHILL, C. I. C., I. A .; and MAJOR L. ROGERS, M. D., F. R. C. P., F. R. C. S., I. M. S. 1909. (Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, 1910.)

This report is divided into the seven following parts: 1, Pre- liminary; 2, Description of Lahore Cantonment; 3, First Series of Experimental Operations in Lahore Cantonment; 4, General Anti- Malarial Operations in the Cantonment; 5, Result of General Anti- Malarial Measures; 6, Summary of Conclusions; and 7, Ap- plicability to India of Measures Adopted in Other Parts of the World. To all interested in the problem of the extermination of malaria this is a most valuable report, for in spite of the best efforts of the military officers and physicians, and of admirable work done, it has not been possible to reduce the prevalence of this disease in the Lahore Cantonment. In fact the results are very similar to those that have followed the introduction of the water filtration in Washington, D. C., where though the plant to this end is as good as can be, the diminution in the amount of typhoid fever has not followed as was expected. It merely shows that in all these problems there are many factors which have yet to be carefully studied and worked out.

Naval Hygiene. By JAMES DUNCAN GATEWOOD, M. D. Instructor in Naval Hygiene, U. S. Naval Medical School, Washington. Medical Inspector, U. S. Navy. Illustrated. Price $6. (Phila- delphia: P. Blakiston's Son & Co., 1909.)

This book on Naval Hygiene, by Dr. Gatewood, is written espe- cially from the standpoint of a medical man occupied with the problems of naval hygiene, and is designed primarily for the students interested in this field of medicine. It cannot be looked upon as a mere record of scientific facts, although a scientific basis for the practical work outlined in this book is clearly indicated.

The book is divided into eight chapters. The first chapter deals with naval vital statistics, and in it the author dwells at length upon the various forms of disease met with in tropical and tem- perate climates and attempts to show the varied susceptibility or immunity which the enlisted men exhibit towards these diseases. The tables giving the sick rates, death rates, etc., are well arranged and are of great value in the interpretation of vital statistics.

In the second chapter the problem of the ventilation of ships is taken up, and emphasis is laid upon the necessity for a proper ventilation of all the different parts of the vessel. The various methods employed to rid vessels of obnoxious odors and gases are enumerated and the clear distinction between the theoretical ideas of the trained laboratory man concerning ventilation and the practical difficulties encountered on ship board in carrying out these ideas is clearly indicated. In our opinion this chapter is the most interesting and the best written of all the chapters of the book.

The third chapter deals with the problems of light and em-

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phasizes the effect of well-lighted quarters upon the physical and mental health of the enlisted men, and in this chapter the author maintains that gloomy surroundings have a far greater influence upon the health of the men than is generally supposed.

The other chapters of the book deal with such problems as water supplies, drainage, food, clothing and disinfection. In the chapters dealing with disinfection the various methods employed on board ship are given, and the numerous duties of the officers at the recruiting stations are described. The importance of a more stringent examination of the applicants for enlistment at the recruiting stations is indicated, and Dr. Gatewood is inclined to put the responsibility of much of the high sick rate on board ship upon the recruiting officer, believing that many individuals are permitted to enlist, even though they are physically unfit to withstand the routine of ship life.

The book is well written and will, we believe, prove of great value to the student of naval hygiene bringing together most of the important facts and principles to be known in this field. Had the author condensed his material into a smaller volume he would have added greatly to the value of his publication.

Osteology and Syndesmology. By HOWARD A. SUTTON, M. D., etc., and CECIL K. DRUKER, B. S. Price $1.50. (Philadelphia: P. Blakiston's Son & Co., 1910.)

The authors endeavor in this work to present these two sub- jects in a way to make them more easily learned than they can be in the usual anatomical text-books. "The bones follow one another in the order found simplest and most useful in presenting the course in osteology at the University of Pennsylvania. Sum- maries occur at the end of every section, which is not a summary in itself. It is hoped they will facilitate review and will be of service in the quizzing of the student with his fellows-a method of work most necessary in such a course. Each joint is discussed after the bones which compose it, instead of in a separate division at the end of the book." These quotations from the preface show the arrangement and purport of the book-a form of quiz com- pend. Such a work finds a welcome place on the book-shelf of many a student, but it cannot take the place of a more scientific anatomy.

Hernia: Its Cause and Treatment. By R. W. MURRAY, F. R. C. S., etc., Illustrated. Second Edition. Price 6s. (London: J. & A. Churchill, 1910.)

This brief treatise on hernia is merely an exposition of the author's views and practice on the subject-it does not pretend to be more than this. The author believes that inguinal hernia, in the large majority of cases, is due to a sac of congenital origin, which is entirely separate from that which involves the tunica vaginalis, and that this "Saccular Theory " is applicable to all forms of hernia. He has had as good success with his operation as many other surgeons have had with theirs, and it must be left to those interested in hernia to read the book carefully and decide on the relative merits of the operation.

The Hand-Book of Electro-Therapeutics. By WILLIAM JAMES DUGAN, M. D. With ninety-one illustrations. (Philadelphia: F. A. Davis & Co., 1910.)

This is a work which deserves special attention from physicians interested in this branch of medicine. It will also richly repay careful study by the general practitioner who, knowing nothing about electricity, ignores its great usefulness in the treatment of a variety of disorders, some of which are very intractable to other means of treatment-for example neuritis.

The book is written in a clear and concise fashion. The dif- ferent kinds of electric currents and their uses are described at sufficient length for a work which deals with so extensive a sub-

ject in so small a compass. A large variety of useful apparatus is amply illustrated.

That treatment by electricity has been greatly abused by th: unscrupulous and by those who had little knowledge of physio logical or pathological conditions, there can be no doubt.

For instance the author speaks of the extensive use made of the high frequency current in the treatment of hysteria; he points out that it is irrational to use a current which lowers blood press ure in a disease where blood pressure is already below normal instead of using the static current which would tend to reestat- lish normal arterial tension, without sacrificing any of the psychx effect.

In the treatment of goitres, carcinoma, enlarged prostate and other surgical diseases, the author very properly specifies that electricity should not be used unless a radical operation is fer some reason contraindicated, or as an auxiliary after operation te build up the general health of the patient. The chapters on Magnetism, Heat and Light, and Death by Electricity were to the reviewer, particularly interesting and instructive.

By way of criticism the reviewer has nothing to say unless it be to the publisher for the mistake in Fig. 70, between pages 126 and 127, where an " X-ray " plate of an ankle (anterior view) i: called a wrist.

The book, taken as a whole, is a very strong plea for the more extended use of electrotherapeutics by members of the profession who, being satisfied that this important agent rests on a fira scientific basis, will use it as such, and not as a mere vehicle før suggestion. JOHN SEBASTIEN DERE.

Practical Physiological Chemistry. A Book Designed for Use in Courses in Practical Physiological Chemistry in Schools of Medicine and of Science. By PHILIP B. HAWK, M. D., Ph. D. etc. Third Edition. Revised and Enlarged. Illustrated Price $2.50. (Philadelphia: P. Blakiston's Son & Co., 1910.)

That this book has met with approval is seen by the fact that this edition has followed the second within a year. In its present form certain corrections have been made and "a number of qualitative tests and qualitative methods," that are new, have been added. The work was favorably commented upon in this Journal. December, 1909.

A Treatise on Orthopedic Surgery. By ROYAL WHITMAN, M. D. Fourth Edition. Revised and enlarged. Illustrated. (Philt- delphia and New York: Lea & Febiger, 1910.)

The author states in his preface that "this edition has been thoroughly revised. New material and new illustrations have been added, and in its present form it is believed that the book fairly represents this department of medicine at date of issue." The importance of the illustrations was drawn attention to in the review of this book which appeared in the BULLETIN in August, 1907. Its value as a treatise on Orthopedics was noted. and in its present form this work is a most excellent one, and especially serviceable to students from the clearness with which matters are presented, and the authority given it by the author whose work in orthopedics is recognized as preeminent in this country.

Normal Histology with Special Reference to the Structures of the Human Body. By GEORGE A. PIERSOL, M. D., Sc. D., Professor of Anatomy in the University of Pennsylvania. 438 illustra- tions many of which are in colors. Eighth Edition (re- written). Price $3.50. (Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippincott Company.)

The author's aim has been, to quote from the preface, "to pre- sent descriptions which should include the salient features of the various structures with sufficient fullness to impress important details without wearving minutiæe: too great conciseness, on the

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i will be especially appreciated by students beginning in Histology, for whom indeed it is primarily intended.

of Physiology With Practical Exercises. By G. N. IT, M. A., M. D. Edin., etc., Professor of Experimental ne in Western Reserve University, Cleveland. With plates and 450 other illustrations. Price $5. Sixth .. (New York: William Wood & Co., 1910.)

1 edition of this work was reviewed in the BULLETIN 99. That three more editions have been called for shows that its merits to which attention was called it a favorite text-book with students. It has grown its years of age, but it has at the same time become ork, and thus its success is well deserved. It is not ik to learn from, but the student who has mastered it 'oughly well grounded in the principles of physiology.

Being the Transactions for the Study of Malaria in Edited by MAJOR S. P. JAMES, M. D., I. M. S. Issued he authority of the Government of India by the Sani- ommissioner with the Government of India, Simla. : Government Central Branch Press, 1910.)

le first number (July, 1910) of a new journal on Palu- issued at "irregular intervals." Special' students of Il be interested to note its appearance, as there are estions still to be solved in regard to this disease, and of the countries which suffers greatly from it, and chances to study it are especially good. The famous by Ross, in relation to the malarial parasite and its were made in India, and there is little doubt that le information will come from the well-trained Eng- officers in that country. This number contains some Notes on Mosquitoes," and unquestionably this new be required by all those who wish to be masters of

Is of Histology. Descriptive and Practical. For the :udents. By E. A. SCHÄFER, M. D., etc. 8th Edition. 50. (Philadelphia and New York: Lea & Febiger,

in varies but little from the seventh which was ticed in our columns, December, 1907. In its new little larger, but this increase in size is due mainly .umber of illustrations, many in colors. These make ost helpful one to students, and its numerous editions ! its merit.

iberculosis and its Complications. By SHERMAN G. L. M., M. D. Second Edition. Price $7 net. (Phila- W. B. Saunders Company, 1910.)

tion of this book was reviewed in the BULLETIN of Iditional material and chapters increase the already llection of facts. It is to be regretted that data

in such profusion as to leave their bearing on the [ rather indistinct. Not always does the author

correlate clearly his large material. In this edition we find the chapter on bacilli resembling the tubercle bacillus, enlarged and admirably improved. In the discussion of the relation between the human and bovine types, Detre's scheme of differential diag- nosis is given extended notice without any hint of the serious doubts thrown upon it by various authors. The statement as re- gards the excessive use of the subcutaneous tuberculin test for diagnosis is to be heartily commended, and deserves wide circu- lation. But the recommendations as regards the maximum dose to be employed, if the method must be resorted to, are unneces- sarily cautious. There is in this chapter, too, an unfortunate confusion in the use of "local " for both " local " and " focal " reaction. In the section on the cutaneous and ophthalmic tests, there is not enough emphasis laid upon the almost utter useless- ness for diagnosis in adults of the positive cutaneous reaction, nor is there made clear the importance of observing the per- centage strength of the solutions used for the eye tests. That, at present, little help is derived from the Röntgen Ray in early diag- nosis, is a justifiable conclusion. The new chapter on the Regula- tion and Restriction of Travel for Consumptives, shows the grow- ing demands of our social sense. The chapter on Immunity is the least satisfactory. The facts are not well selected, and the discussion not judicious. In spite of the faults cited, the reader will find the book full of most valuable information. S. W.

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Twentieth Century History of Findlay and Hancock County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens, Part 78

Author: Jacob Anthony Kimmell Publication date: 1910 Publisher: Number of Pages: 1189

Author: Jacob Anthony Kimmell
Publication date: 1910
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 1189