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The history of dermatology
BOOK REVIEWS DIAGNOSIS ANDTREATMENT OF DISEASES OF THE THYROID GLAND. By George CriIe
and Associates.
PhiIa., W. B. Saunders
Co..
*932* Anything from the CriIe Clinic on thyroid is worthy of more than ordinary consideration. It is stated in the Preface that “This voIume is not a forma1 treatise on the thyroid gIand; it is rather an account of the experience of the Staff of the CIeveIand CIinic in the treatment of diseases of that organ.” The book wiI1 be indispensabIe to those who do a Iarge amount of thyroid work and by others it wiI1 be found an invaIuabIe work of reference. There are 24 authors, each chapter being handIed by the man who has done the most work on the subject. The chapter on “Iodine and the Thyroid GIand” by George CriIe, Jr. is of particuIar interest and vaIue. References to the Iiterature are given where necessary and the ihustrations Ieave IittIe to be desired. PAPERS RELATING TO THE PITUITARY BODY, HYPOTHALAMUS AND PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM. By Harvey Cushing. SpringheId, III., CharIes C. Thomas, r932.
this voIume from their scattered pIaces of pubIication, four papers on correIated topics have been brought together for the convenience of those whom the genera1 theme may interest. Though they contain statements some of which I wouId be gIad to modify and others to retract aItogether, the papers stand essentiaIIy as pubIished.” AIthough the author makes numerous comments throughout the book, it is a pity that the above statement stamps this as not being what we wouId Iike to have-that is Dr. Cushing’s Iatest opinions on the subject. With the author’s customary thoroughness, the subject is we11 and compIeteIy covered. It is a fine thing to have the papers avaiIabIe in one voIume. In spite of the author’s modesty, it is to be doubted if there is anything more compIete, thorough and authoritative to be found on the subject anywhere. THE HISTORY OF DERMATOLOGY. By Wm. AIIen Pusey, M.D., LL.D. SpringheId, III., CharIes C. Thomas, 1933. In 200 pages, Dr. Pusey has succeeded in giving a compIete and authentic outIine of the history of dermatoIogy in a way that may be taken as a mode1 by authors wishing to write the histories of any other speciaIty in medicine. Dr. Pusey has taken a theoreticaIIy dry subject and put into it a11 the eIements of human interest that go to make interesting reading. This is a book that every dermatologist shouId read and that every student of medica history wiI1 want to read.
This voIume consists of reprints of the foIIowing four papers : “NeurohypophysiaI Mechanisms from a CIinicaI Standpoint,” Basis of the Lister MemoriaI Lecture, deIivered at the RoyaI CoIIege of Surgeons of EngIand, JuIy 9, 1930. “Posterior-Pituitary Hormone and Parasympathetic Apparatus,” Basis of the WiIIiam Henry WeIch Lecture at Mount Sinai HospitaI, THE PRACTITIONERS’ LIBRARY OF MEDINew York, ApriI 30, 1931. “The BasophiI Adenomas of the Pituitary CINE AND SURGERY. VoI. III. N. Y., Body and Their CIinicaI Manifestations (PituiD. AppIeton & Co., 1933. Basis of the AIpha tary BasophiIism),” VoIume III of The Practitioners’ Library Omego AIpha Lecture given at YaIe University, February 24, 1932; aIso presented at a of Medicine and Surgery is on “Practice of Medicine.” Here is a 1400 page volume that is meeting of the Johns Hopkins HospitaI really “a practice for the practitioner.” MedicaI Society, February 29, 1932. As stated in the Preface, “Typhoid fever “Peptic UIcer and the Interbrain,” Basis is Iess extensiveIy treated than in many of the of the BaIfour Lecture, given on Lister Day oIder treatises, but typhoid fever is a disat the University of Toronto, ApriI 8, 1931. It is interesting that the author starts his appearing disease.” Tularemia and unduIant fever and aIIergic diseases on the other hand, Preface with the foIlowing statement: “ In 576
and Associates.
PhiIa., W. B. Saunders
Co..
*932* Anything from the CriIe Clinic on thyroid is worthy of more than ordinary consideration. It is stated in the Preface that “This voIume is not a forma1 treatise on the thyroid gIand; it is rather an account of the experience of the Staff of the CIeveIand CIinic in the treatment of diseases of that organ.” The book wiI1 be indispensabIe to those who do a Iarge amount of thyroid work and by others it wiI1 be found an invaIuabIe work of reference. There are 24 authors, each chapter being handIed by the man who has done the most work on the subject. The chapter on “Iodine and the Thyroid GIand” by George CriIe, Jr. is of particuIar interest and vaIue. References to the Iiterature are given where necessary and the ihustrations Ieave IittIe to be desired. PAPERS RELATING TO THE PITUITARY BODY, HYPOTHALAMUS AND PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM. By Harvey Cushing. SpringheId, III., CharIes C. Thomas, r932.
this voIume from their scattered pIaces of pubIication, four papers on correIated topics have been brought together for the convenience of those whom the genera1 theme may interest. Though they contain statements some of which I wouId be gIad to modify and others to retract aItogether, the papers stand essentiaIIy as pubIished.” AIthough the author makes numerous comments throughout the book, it is a pity that the above statement stamps this as not being what we wouId Iike to have-that is Dr. Cushing’s Iatest opinions on the subject. With the author’s customary thoroughness, the subject is we11 and compIeteIy covered. It is a fine thing to have the papers avaiIabIe in one voIume. In spite of the author’s modesty, it is to be doubted if there is anything more compIete, thorough and authoritative to be found on the subject anywhere. THE HISTORY OF DERMATOLOGY. By Wm. AIIen Pusey, M.D., LL.D. SpringheId, III., CharIes C. Thomas, 1933. In 200 pages, Dr. Pusey has succeeded in giving a compIete and authentic outIine of the history of dermatoIogy in a way that may be taken as a mode1 by authors wishing to write the histories of any other speciaIty in medicine. Dr. Pusey has taken a theoreticaIIy dry subject and put into it a11 the eIements of human interest that go to make interesting reading. This is a book that every dermatologist shouId read and that every student of medica history wiI1 want to read.
This voIume consists of reprints of the foIIowing four papers : “NeurohypophysiaI Mechanisms from a CIinicaI Standpoint,” Basis of the Lister MemoriaI Lecture, deIivered at the RoyaI CoIIege of Surgeons of EngIand, JuIy 9, 1930. “Posterior-Pituitary Hormone and Parasympathetic Apparatus,” Basis of the WiIIiam Henry WeIch Lecture at Mount Sinai HospitaI, THE PRACTITIONERS’ LIBRARY OF MEDINew York, ApriI 30, 1931. “The BasophiI Adenomas of the Pituitary CINE AND SURGERY. VoI. III. N. Y., Body and Their CIinicaI Manifestations (PituiD. AppIeton & Co., 1933. Basis of the AIpha tary BasophiIism),” VoIume III of The Practitioners’ Library Omego AIpha Lecture given at YaIe University, February 24, 1932; aIso presented at a of Medicine and Surgery is on “Practice of Medicine.” Here is a 1400 page volume that is meeting of the Johns Hopkins HospitaI really “a practice for the practitioner.” MedicaI Society, February 29, 1932. As stated in the Preface, “Typhoid fever “Peptic UIcer and the Interbrain,” Basis is Iess extensiveIy treated than in many of the of the BaIfour Lecture, given on Lister Day oIder treatises, but typhoid fever is a disat the University of Toronto, ApriI 8, 1931. It is interesting that the author starts his appearing disease.” Tularemia and unduIant fever and aIIergic diseases on the other hand, Preface with the foIlowing statement: “ In 576