Monthly Retrospect of the Medical Sciences, Volumes 1-21848 |
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... never enlivened by fresh - looking ver- dure . Here and there , at distant inter- vals , may be seen a few Quenua trees ( Polylepis racemosa ) , and large patches of ground covered with the Ratanhia shrub , ( Krameria triandria . ) From ...
... never enlivened by fresh - looking ver- dure . Here and there , at distant inter- vals , may be seen a few Quenua trees ( Polylepis racemosa ) , and large patches of ground covered with the Ratanhia shrub , ( Krameria triandria . ) From ...
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... Never- theless he succeeded , by taking precau- tions , in introducing a portion of fused metal , and in no instance did the bones of the ear , the mastoid cells , or the labyrinth , suffer from the effects of the heat , and it never ...
... Never- theless he succeeded , by taking precau- tions , in introducing a portion of fused metal , and in no instance did the bones of the ear , the mastoid cells , or the labyrinth , suffer from the effects of the heat , and it never ...
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... never observed them , and cannot discover their relation to the disease . As to the state of the circulatory system , Baczinsky thinks he has observed , in the first stage , the symptoms of inflammatory fever , and , in the second , a ...
... never observed them , and cannot discover their relation to the disease . As to the state of the circulatory system , Baczinsky thinks he has observed , in the first stage , the symptoms of inflammatory fever , and , in the second , a ...
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... never- theless not proportionate to that of the solid constituents . The authors have not been able to come to any conclusion as to the cause of this ; but suggest , that it may be owing to some peculiar combination , hitherto ...
... never- theless not proportionate to that of the solid constituents . The authors have not been able to come to any conclusion as to the cause of this ; but suggest , that it may be owing to some peculiar combination , hitherto ...
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... never rises in the normal state above 6 per cent . When , however , a portion of lung is rendered impervious to air by disease , the fat accumulates , and becomes in relation to the whole weight of the lungs 15:40 , or even 50 per cent ...
... never rises in the normal state above 6 per cent . When , however , a portion of lung is rendered impervious to air by disease , the fat accumulates , and becomes in relation to the whole weight of the lungs 15:40 , or even 50 per cent ...
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Page 236 - PL 151, provides, in section 1, " that whenever the death of a person shall be caused by wrongful act, neglect, or default, and the act, neglect, or default is such as would, if death had not ensued, have entitled the party injured to maintain an action, and recover damages in respect thereof, then, and in every such case, the person who, or the corporation which, would have been liable if death had not ensued, shall be liable to an action for damages, notwithstanding the death of the person injured,...
Page 236 - Every such action shall be brought by and in the names of the personal representatives of such deceased person, and the amount recovered in every such action shall be for the exclusive benefit of the widow and next of kin of such deceased person, and shall be distributed to such widow and next of kin in the proportions provided by law, in relation to the distribution of personal property, left by persons dying intestate...
Page 236 - ... the jury may give such damages as they shall deem fair and just, with reference to the pecuniary injury resulting from such death to the wife and next [of] kin of such deceased person ; provided, that every such action shall be commenced within twelve calendar months after the death of such deceased person.
Page 24 - Sarnia, and along the borders of our magnificent river ; upon the shores of Lakes Ontario and Erie — wherever the tide of emigration has extended, are to be found the final resting-places of the sons and daughters of Erin ; one unbroken chain of graves, where repose fathers and mothers, sisters and brothers, in one commingled heap, without a tear bedewing the soil, or a stone marking the \ spot. Twenty thousand and upwards have thus gone down to their graves.
Page 52 - Shortly after having swallowed the beverage he fell into a heavy stupor; he sat with his eyes vacantly fixed on the ground, his mouth convulsively closed, and his nostrils dilated. In the course of about a quarter of an hour his eyes began to roll, foam Issued from his half-opened lips, and his whole body was agitated by frightful convulsions. These violent symptoms having subsided, a profound sleep of several hours succeeded. In the evening I again saw this Indian.
Page 238 - The peculiar characteristic of this hydrated deutoxide of albumen was its solubility in boiling water, and the precipitate with nitric acid being...
Page 125 - Croft discovered that the uterus was contracted in the middle, in the hour-glass form, and, as some hemorrhage commenced, it was agreed that the placenta should be brought away by introducing the hand. This was done about half an hour after the delivery of the child, with more ease and less loss of blood than usual.
Page 240 - I used the tiuct. of iodine alone, with the effect of putting an entire stop to the swelling and pain, in from twelve to sixteen hours. I have used it in bites of the rattle-snake, viper, and copper-head, on both man and beast, with complete success. My...
Page 265 - Dr. Tyler, to try manual pressure upon the vessel. "To accomplish this, a sufficient number of assistants were procured from the members of the medical class, who cheerfully offered their services. They were divided into relays, two keeping up the pressure for five or six hours, relieving each other every hour or half hour, and these succeeded by two others. Sufficient pressure to arrest the pulsation in the tumour was found to be most easily made with the thumb or fingers, -without a compress, upon...
Page 134 - ... sufficient quantity, most, if not all, known vegetable and animal poisonous principles, and certain mineral poisons from their solutions. 2d. That, given at the same time with, or shortly after these poisons have been swallowed, it prevents their deleterious action. 3d. That, given in cases of poisoning, it can exert no injurious influence ; but, on the other hand, promotes vomiting, entangles the poison, and protects the coats of the stomach against it. 4th. That, although it cannot be substituted...