The Medical Age, Volume 5George S. Davis, 1887 |
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Page 268 - And I sit and think, when the sunset's gold Is flushing river and hill and shore, I shall one day stand by the water cold, And list for the sound of the boatman's oar; I shall watch for a gleam of the flapping sail, I shall hear the boat as it gains the strand, I shall pass from sight with the boatman pale, To the better shore of the spirit land. I shall know the loved who have gone before, And joyfully sweet will the meeting be, When over the river, the peaceful river, The angel of death shall carry...
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Page 276 - Members by application shall consist of such members of the State, county and district medical societies entitled to representation in this Association, as shall make application in writing to the treasurer, and accompany said application with a certificate of good standing, signed by the president and secretary of the society of which they are members, and the amount of the annual subscription fee, $5.
Page 265 - It will, in short, become possible to introduce into the economy a molecular mechanism which, like a very cunningly contrived torpedo, shall find its way to some particular group of living elements, and cause an explosion among them, leaving the rest untouched.
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Page 79 - JA ROBISON, in opening the discussion, said: The facts, which are indeed facts, that have been related in this paper are of interest not only to the specialist but to the general practitioner. It has been a fact long known to specialists that obstruction of the passage of air through the nares will give rise to asthma, and a great number of articles have been written on this subject. It has also been demonstrated that when operations have been performed that cleared away these obstructions the relief...
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