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A handbook of experimental pathology
BOOK REVIEWS THE PRACTITIONER’S LIBRARY OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY, VoI. I (Anatomy and Physiology as AppIied to Practical Medicine) and Vol. II (The Technic of Physical and Laboratory Examination in Clinical Supervising Editor, George Medicine). Blumer, M.A., M.D., and Associate Editors and Contributors. N. Y., D. Appleton & Co., 1932. The Practitioner’s Library of Medicine and Surgery, two voIumes of which are before US,is written by young men and the needs of the generaI practitioner are borne in mind on every page. If the baIance of the ten or tweIve volumes intended to compIete the work Iive up to the standard set by the first two, this wiI1 be one of the most invaIuabIe series of books in the physician’s Iibrary. VoIume I covers both anatomy and physiconcise and up-to-date ology in a concrete, manner and the ilIustrations Ieave IittIe to be desired. Anatomy and physioIogy, so cIoseIy correIated, are here presented in truIy modern fashion. VoIume II covers the technique of cIinica1 medicine. The subjects are we11 and authoritativeIy covered. The Editor in his Preface presents an almost idea1 pIan for this Iibrary and in the first two voIumes, at Ieast, has succeeded in Iiving up to his ideaIs. A spIendid index to each voIume simpIifies ready reference. The weII-seIected bibliography at the end of each chapter makes further reading an easy matter. The physician having only one modern system in his Iibrary wiI1 not go wrong in seIecting this one. MENTAL HEALERS : MESRIER, EDDY, FREUD: The fourth in a series of “Master Builders” by Stefan Zweig. Trans. by Eden and Cedar Paul. N. Y., Viking Press, ‘932. This work, we11 transIated and we11 printed, is of speciaI interest to the medica man as we11 as the Iayman. It is not in any sense a history of menta1 healing, but rather a psychoIogical study of three menta1 heaIers, who, working from the same genera1 theory, have interested thousands of peopIe. The author
gives a clear picture of the centra1 idea of self heIp animating, in turn, Mesmer, Mary Baker Eddy and Freud; Mesmer, by suggestion, Eddy, by “the anesthetic ecstasy of Faith” and Freud, by “unmasking the sub-conscious,” thus freeing the individual, according to the oId command “ Know thyself.” The Iife story of Mary Baker Eddy and her reIation to her background is toId with keenness and justice, and the reader enjoys this etching of the uneducated, magnetic, strongwiIIed mono-maniac who started an avaIanche which she couId not have foreseen. The method introduced by Freud has given us a new individua1, as we11 as group, outIook. He, Iike Mesmer, started from the medica basis, but his work has profoundIy affected a11 phases of Iife. Zweig gives a dynamic study of this strong fighter, now grown oId, whose startIing theories, whether we approve of them or not, have become an accepted part of our modern thought. COMPENDIO DE T~CNICA RADIOL~GICA, RADIODIAGN~STICOY RADIOTERAPIA. (Compendium of RadioIogic Technic, Diagnostics and Therapy). By Doctors Otto Strauss and Otto Mtiller, Berlin. Trans. into Spanish by J. Cabrera of the Faculty of Sciences of Zaragoza, and J. Gay, of the Faculty of Medicine of Madrid. Madrid, Espasa-Calpe, S. A., 193 I. As the name indicates, this is a Spanish transIation of an exceIIent German compendium of radioIogica1 technica1, diagnostic and therapeutic knowIedge, presented with commendabIe brevity, yet with surprising thoroughness. Intended for the genera1 practitioner, this excelIent handbook wiI1 no doubt appea1 to many radioIogists, especiaIIy those who have not yet acquired a Iarge background of experience. Many Iine drawings and diagrams fuIIy iIIustrate the text. SureIy a very usefu1 book for its purpose. A HANDBOOK OF EXPERIMENTALPATHOLOGY. By George Wagoner, M.D., and R. Philip Custer, M.D. SpringfieId, III. Charles C. Thomas, 1932.
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This manua1, based on the course given to the second-year students of medicine in the University of PennsyIvania, is, as its titIe indicates, a practica1 handbook of experimenta pathoIogy giving the outhne of the course and the technique of the work in concise and comprehensive fashion. As Dr. Krumbhaar points out in his Foreword, there is no simiIar book in EngIish. Those interested in this subject wiII find it necessary to have this manuaI at hand for reference as we11 as continued study. CHILDREN’S TONSILS IN OR OUT, A CRITICAL STUDY OF THE END RESULTS OF TONSILLECTOMY. By AIbert D. Kaiser, M.D. Foreword by Rush Rhees. PhiIa., J. B. Lippincott Co., 1932. The author has made a very interesting survey in the past ten years in Rochester, New York of nearIy 5000 chiIdren, some of whom had their tons& removed and some not. The resuIts of his findings are here given in great detail. His findings, like those of a great many other experienced physicians, seem to indicate that too many tons& are removed. This book is a distinct contribution to the perennia1 question of what to do with tons&? NaturaIIy, the fina soIution is not furnished but the book is worthy of carefuI study by those interested in the subject. INJURIES OF THE EYE, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT, FORENSIC PROCEDURES AND VISUAL ECONOMICS. By Harry VanderbiIt Wurdemann, M.D., SC.D., F.A.c.s., Ed. 2, St. Louis, C. V. Mosby Co., 1932. An up-to-date book on injuries of the eye has been Iacking for some time and this new edition of Dr. Wurdemann’s book, first pubIished in rgr I, has been brought thoroughIy up-to-date and covers the ground in a very satisfactory manner. The coIored iIIustrations are worthy of particuIar commendation and the medicoIega1 aspects of this work wiII be found of great practica1 vaIue by a11physicians. AI1 who have anything to do with eye injuries wiII find this work a good one to have on their sheIves. DISEASES OF THE THYROID GLAND WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THYROTOXICOSIS.
Reviews By
CeciI
A.
F.R.C.S. (Eng.). co., 1932.
JoII,
M.s.,
St. Louis,
B.SC.
C. V.
(Lond.), Mosby
It is interesting to note the statement in the author’s preface that “NO work aiming at a genera1 survey of diseases of the thyroid apparatus and their treatment has been pubhshed in Great Britain for thirty years.” This gap in British Iiterature has certainly been fiIIed by this voIume which wiII be found a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the subject. WhiIe, of course, there is much controversia1 matter to be considered, it is feIt that this book may be safeIy fohowed as any other and it wiII be one of the standard guides on the subject. The iIIustrations are spIendid, many of them being in coIors. The chapter on Anaesthesia is especiahy interesting and up to-date. THE COLON, RECTUM AND ANUS. By Fred W. Rankin, M.D., F.A.c.s., J. ArnoId Bargen, M.D., M.S. in Med., F.A.C.P. and Louis A. Buie, M.D., F.A.C.S. Phila., W. B. Saunders Co., 1932. This is one of the best books on diseases of the coIon, rectum and anus that has appeared in EngIish. The work shows not only an exhaustive study of the Iiterature but also the extensive experience which the authors have obtained at the Mayo CIinic. ThoroughIy comprehensive and compIete, the work is so we11written that it is kept down to reasonable size. There are 435 weII-seIected illustrations. This voIume presents the best work for both reference and study on diseases of the coIon and rectum that is avaiIabIe at the present time. LEHBRUCH DER UROLOGIE, mit Einschlub der MannIichen SexuaIerkrankungen. By Dr. LeopoId Casper. Ed. 5, Berlin, Urban & Schwarzenberg, 1932. The fifth edition of this famous textbook of uroIogy brings the subject thoroughIy up-todate and wiII maintain the position aheady estabhshed for this work by previous editions. The Iarge number of American names to be found in the author index is evidence of the widespread reading and broad point of view of the author. For those reading German, this wiI1 be found one of the most satisfactory textbooks on the subject.
gives a clear picture of the centra1 idea of self heIp animating, in turn, Mesmer, Mary Baker Eddy and Freud; Mesmer, by suggestion, Eddy, by “the anesthetic ecstasy of Faith” and Freud, by “unmasking the sub-conscious,” thus freeing the individual, according to the oId command “ Know thyself.” The Iife story of Mary Baker Eddy and her reIation to her background is toId with keenness and justice, and the reader enjoys this etching of the uneducated, magnetic, strongwiIIed mono-maniac who started an avaIanche which she couId not have foreseen. The method introduced by Freud has given us a new individua1, as we11 as group, outIook. He, Iike Mesmer, started from the medica basis, but his work has profoundIy affected a11 phases of Iife. Zweig gives a dynamic study of this strong fighter, now grown oId, whose startIing theories, whether we approve of them or not, have become an accepted part of our modern thought. COMPENDIO DE T~CNICA RADIOL~GICA, RADIODIAGN~STICOY RADIOTERAPIA. (Compendium of RadioIogic Technic, Diagnostics and Therapy). By Doctors Otto Strauss and Otto Mtiller, Berlin. Trans. into Spanish by J. Cabrera of the Faculty of Sciences of Zaragoza, and J. Gay, of the Faculty of Medicine of Madrid. Madrid, Espasa-Calpe, S. A., 193 I. As the name indicates, this is a Spanish transIation of an exceIIent German compendium of radioIogica1 technica1, diagnostic and therapeutic knowIedge, presented with commendabIe brevity, yet with surprising thoroughness. Intended for the genera1 practitioner, this excelIent handbook wiI1 no doubt appea1 to many radioIogists, especiaIIy those who have not yet acquired a Iarge background of experience. Many Iine drawings and diagrams fuIIy iIIustrate the text. SureIy a very usefu1 book for its purpose. A HANDBOOK OF EXPERIMENTALPATHOLOGY. By George Wagoner, M.D., and R. Philip Custer, M.D. SpringfieId, III. Charles C. Thomas, 1932.
160
American JournaI of Surgery
Book
This manua1, based on the course given to the second-year students of medicine in the University of PennsyIvania, is, as its titIe indicates, a practica1 handbook of experimenta pathoIogy giving the outhne of the course and the technique of the work in concise and comprehensive fashion. As Dr. Krumbhaar points out in his Foreword, there is no simiIar book in EngIish. Those interested in this subject wiII find it necessary to have this manuaI at hand for reference as we11 as continued study. CHILDREN’S TONSILS IN OR OUT, A CRITICAL STUDY OF THE END RESULTS OF TONSILLECTOMY. By AIbert D. Kaiser, M.D. Foreword by Rush Rhees. PhiIa., J. B. Lippincott Co., 1932. The author has made a very interesting survey in the past ten years in Rochester, New York of nearIy 5000 chiIdren, some of whom had their tons& removed and some not. The resuIts of his findings are here given in great detail. His findings, like those of a great many other experienced physicians, seem to indicate that too many tons& are removed. This book is a distinct contribution to the perennia1 question of what to do with tons&? NaturaIIy, the fina soIution is not furnished but the book is worthy of carefuI study by those interested in the subject. INJURIES OF THE EYE, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT, FORENSIC PROCEDURES AND VISUAL ECONOMICS. By Harry VanderbiIt Wurdemann, M.D., SC.D., F.A.c.s., Ed. 2, St. Louis, C. V. Mosby Co., 1932. An up-to-date book on injuries of the eye has been Iacking for some time and this new edition of Dr. Wurdemann’s book, first pubIished in rgr I, has been brought thoroughIy up-to-date and covers the ground in a very satisfactory manner. The coIored iIIustrations are worthy of particuIar commendation and the medicoIega1 aspects of this work wiII be found of great practica1 vaIue by a11physicians. AI1 who have anything to do with eye injuries wiII find this work a good one to have on their sheIves. DISEASES OF THE THYROID GLAND WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THYROTOXICOSIS.
Reviews By
CeciI
A.
F.R.C.S. (Eng.). co., 1932.
JoII,
M.s.,
St. Louis,
B.SC.
C. V.
(Lond.), Mosby
It is interesting to note the statement in the author’s preface that “NO work aiming at a genera1 survey of diseases of the thyroid apparatus and their treatment has been pubhshed in Great Britain for thirty years.” This gap in British Iiterature has certainly been fiIIed by this voIume which wiII be found a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the subject. WhiIe, of course, there is much controversia1 matter to be considered, it is feIt that this book may be safeIy fohowed as any other and it wiII be one of the standard guides on the subject. The iIIustrations are spIendid, many of them being in coIors. The chapter on Anaesthesia is especiahy interesting and up to-date. THE COLON, RECTUM AND ANUS. By Fred W. Rankin, M.D., F.A.c.s., J. ArnoId Bargen, M.D., M.S. in Med., F.A.C.P. and Louis A. Buie, M.D., F.A.C.S. Phila., W. B. Saunders Co., 1932. This is one of the best books on diseases of the coIon, rectum and anus that has appeared in EngIish. The work shows not only an exhaustive study of the Iiterature but also the extensive experience which the authors have obtained at the Mayo CIinic. ThoroughIy comprehensive and compIete, the work is so we11written that it is kept down to reasonable size. There are 435 weII-seIected illustrations. This voIume presents the best work for both reference and study on diseases of the coIon and rectum that is avaiIabIe at the present time. LEHBRUCH DER UROLOGIE, mit Einschlub der MannIichen SexuaIerkrankungen. By Dr. LeopoId Casper. Ed. 5, Berlin, Urban & Schwarzenberg, 1932. The fifth edition of this famous textbook of uroIogy brings the subject thoroughIy up-todate and wiII maintain the position aheady estabhshed for this work by previous editions. The Iarge number of American names to be found in the author index is evidence of the widespread reading and broad point of view of the author. For those reading German, this wiI1 be found one of the most satisfactory textbooks on the subject.