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Anti-tuberculosis instruction for children
NOTICES ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS
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INSTRUCTION
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FOR CHILDREN.
U n d e r t h e guise of a fairy story Mrs. E a t o n has p r o v i d e d excellent i n s t r u c t i o n for c h i l d r e n as r e g a r d s t h e n a t u r e of t u b e r c u l o s i s a n d the w a y to c o m b a t it. 1 No child h a v i n g r e a d this attractive little b o o k c o u l d h e l p b u t love F a i r y Cleanliness, or h a t e D e m o n s Dust a n d D i r t . F a i r y F r e s h Air c e r t a i n l y w o u l d win t h e c o - o p e r a t i o n of t h e r e a d e r in h e r s t r u g g l e against D e m o n T u b e r c u l o s i s . Adults m i g h t with a d v a n t a g e p e r u s e t h e volume, a n d g a t h e r v a l u a b l e p r a c t i c a l hints as to furnishing houses, d o m e s t i c cleanliness, t h e value of g o o d n o u r i s h m e n t a n d cheerfulness. T h e r e a r e capital illustrations of o p e n - a i r shelters, a n d one of b r e a t h i n g exercises. T h i s b o o k s h o u l d h a v e a w i d e distribution, for it i n c u l c a t e s s o u n d ideas, a n d affords r e l i a b l e k n o w l e d g e as to m e a n s of p r o m o t i n g health, a n d p a r t i c u l a r s as to h o w t u b e r c u l o s i s is to b e avoided. G. BASIL PRICE. AN AMERICAN
TREATISE
ON T U B E R C U L O S I S .
Dr. A r n o l d Klebs, b y t h e issue of a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e collection o f s t u d i e s on t u b e r c u l o s i s b y A m e r i c a n investigators, has laid all students o f t h e s u b j e c t u n d e r a d e b t of gratitudeY As t h e editor truly says, " T h e s t u d y of t u b e r c u l o s i s necessitates a specialization within t h e r a n g e of a special s u b j e c t . " E a c h c h a p t e r in t h i s . h a n d s o m e l y g o t - u p v o l u m e deals with a distinct p h a s e of t h e p r o b l e m , a n d is w r i t t e n b y an e x p e r t . E i g h t e e n a u t h o r s have c o l l a b o r a t e d in t h e p r e p a r a t i o n of t h i s volume. P r o f e s s o r Osler c o n t r i b u t e s an historical sketch as introd u c t i o n ; P r o f e s s o r M. P. R a v e n e l writes on aetiology; Professor L u d w i g H e k t o e n on histogenesis a n d m o r b i d a n a t o m y ; Dr. E. R. B a r l o w on resistance, p r e d i s p o s i t i o n , a n d i m m u n i t y ; Dr. Klebs on { r e q u e n c y ; Dr. T. D. C o l e m a n on tuberculosis a m o n g t h e darks k i n n e d r a c e s of A m e r i c a ; a n d Dr. R. H. H u t c h i n g s on t h e disease in asylums. An all too brief section on t u b e r c u l o s i s in c h i l d h o o d is c o n t r i b u t e d b y Professor C. yon P i r q u e t ; Dr. C. L. M i n o r furnishes a l e n g t h y b u t ' m a s t e r l y s t u d y of s y m p t o m a t o l o g y a n d p h y s i c a l e x a m i n a t i o n ; P r o f e s s o r H e r m a n n M. Biggs p r o v i d e s the i n t r o d u c t i o n to t h e i m p o r t a n t section on p r o p h y l a x i s , - t h e sections of w h i c h a r e furnished b y Dr. E. R. B a l d w i n a n d Professor S. A. K n o p f . Dr. E d w a r d L. T r u d e a u m o s t suitably i n t r o d u c e s t h e p a r t dealing with treatment. Specific t r e a t m e n t is dealt w i t h b y Dr. L a w r a s o n B r o w n ; t h e m a n a g e m e n t of m i x e d a n d c o n c o m i t a n t i n f e c t i o n s b y Dr. G e r a l d B. W e b b ; hygiene, diet, a n d s a n a t o r i u m m e t h o d s , b y Dr. T. D. C o l e m a n ; climatic t r e a t m e n t b y Drs. H e n r y S e w a l l a n d V~. Jarvis B a r l o w . T o t h e p a r t d e a l i n g w i t h surgical tuberculosis, Drs. L e o n a r d F r e e m a n a n d L. L. M c A r t h u r c o n t r i b u t e . Dr. M a r y C. L i n c o l n furnishes n o t e s on t h e t u b e r c u l o - o p s o n i c i n d e x . T h e r e are a p p e n d i c e s , formularies, d i e t lists, a n d an extensive bibliog r a p h y . T h i s b r i e f e n u m e r a t i o n will give some i d e a of t h e work, 1 ,, Tile White Demon, and How to Fight Him." By Mrs~ F. E. Eaton. With a Foreword by the Countess of Aberdeen. Pp. Iio. With illustrations. Dublin : Maunsel and Co., Ltd. 191o. Price 4d. net. " Tuberculosis : A Treatise by American Authors on its z~tiology, Pathology, Frequency, Semeiology, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Prevention, and Treatment." Edited by Arnold C. Klebs, M.D. Pp. xxix+939. With 3 colonred plates and 243 illus. ~trations ill the text. New York and London : D. Appleton and Company. 19o9,
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OF
BOOKS
INSTRUCTION
~i99
FOR CHILDREN.
U n d e r t h e guise of a fairy story Mrs. E a t o n has p r o v i d e d excellent i n s t r u c t i o n for c h i l d r e n as r e g a r d s t h e n a t u r e of t u b e r c u l o s i s a n d the w a y to c o m b a t it. 1 No child h a v i n g r e a d this attractive little b o o k c o u l d h e l p b u t love F a i r y Cleanliness, or h a t e D e m o n s Dust a n d D i r t . F a i r y F r e s h Air c e r t a i n l y w o u l d win t h e c o - o p e r a t i o n of t h e r e a d e r in h e r s t r u g g l e against D e m o n T u b e r c u l o s i s . Adults m i g h t with a d v a n t a g e p e r u s e t h e volume, a n d g a t h e r v a l u a b l e p r a c t i c a l hints as to furnishing houses, d o m e s t i c cleanliness, t h e value of g o o d n o u r i s h m e n t a n d cheerfulness. T h e r e a r e capital illustrations of o p e n - a i r shelters, a n d one of b r e a t h i n g exercises. T h i s b o o k s h o u l d h a v e a w i d e distribution, for it i n c u l c a t e s s o u n d ideas, a n d affords r e l i a b l e k n o w l e d g e as to m e a n s of p r o m o t i n g health, a n d p a r t i c u l a r s as to h o w t u b e r c u l o s i s is to b e avoided. G. BASIL PRICE. AN AMERICAN
TREATISE
ON T U B E R C U L O S I S .
Dr. A r n o l d Klebs, b y t h e issue of a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e collection o f s t u d i e s on t u b e r c u l o s i s b y A m e r i c a n investigators, has laid all students o f t h e s u b j e c t u n d e r a d e b t of gratitudeY As t h e editor truly says, " T h e s t u d y of t u b e r c u l o s i s necessitates a specialization within t h e r a n g e of a special s u b j e c t . " E a c h c h a p t e r in t h i s . h a n d s o m e l y g o t - u p v o l u m e deals with a distinct p h a s e of t h e p r o b l e m , a n d is w r i t t e n b y an e x p e r t . E i g h t e e n a u t h o r s have c o l l a b o r a t e d in t h e p r e p a r a t i o n of t h i s volume. P r o f e s s o r Osler c o n t r i b u t e s an historical sketch as introd u c t i o n ; P r o f e s s o r M. P. R a v e n e l writes on aetiology; Professor L u d w i g H e k t o e n on histogenesis a n d m o r b i d a n a t o m y ; Dr. E. R. B a r l o w on resistance, p r e d i s p o s i t i o n , a n d i m m u n i t y ; Dr. Klebs on { r e q u e n c y ; Dr. T. D. C o l e m a n on tuberculosis a m o n g t h e darks k i n n e d r a c e s of A m e r i c a ; a n d Dr. R. H. H u t c h i n g s on t h e disease in asylums. An all too brief section on t u b e r c u l o s i s in c h i l d h o o d is c o n t r i b u t e d b y Professor C. yon P i r q u e t ; Dr. C. L. M i n o r furnishes a l e n g t h y b u t ' m a s t e r l y s t u d y of s y m p t o m a t o l o g y a n d p h y s i c a l e x a m i n a t i o n ; P r o f e s s o r H e r m a n n M. Biggs p r o v i d e s the i n t r o d u c t i o n to t h e i m p o r t a n t section on p r o p h y l a x i s , - t h e sections of w h i c h a r e furnished b y Dr. E. R. B a l d w i n a n d Professor S. A. K n o p f . Dr. E d w a r d L. T r u d e a u m o s t suitably i n t r o d u c e s t h e p a r t dealing with treatment. Specific t r e a t m e n t is dealt w i t h b y Dr. L a w r a s o n B r o w n ; t h e m a n a g e m e n t of m i x e d a n d c o n c o m i t a n t i n f e c t i o n s b y Dr. G e r a l d B. W e b b ; hygiene, diet, a n d s a n a t o r i u m m e t h o d s , b y Dr. T. D. C o l e m a n ; climatic t r e a t m e n t b y Drs. H e n r y S e w a l l a n d V~. Jarvis B a r l o w . T o t h e p a r t d e a l i n g w i t h surgical tuberculosis, Drs. L e o n a r d F r e e m a n a n d L. L. M c A r t h u r c o n t r i b u t e . Dr. M a r y C. L i n c o l n furnishes n o t e s on t h e t u b e r c u l o - o p s o n i c i n d e x . T h e r e are a p p e n d i c e s , formularies, d i e t lists, a n d an extensive bibliog r a p h y . T h i s b r i e f e n u m e r a t i o n will give some i d e a of t h e work, 1 ,, Tile White Demon, and How to Fight Him." By Mrs~ F. E. Eaton. With a Foreword by the Countess of Aberdeen. Pp. Iio. With illustrations. Dublin : Maunsel and Co., Ltd. 191o. Price 4d. net. " Tuberculosis : A Treatise by American Authors on its z~tiology, Pathology, Frequency, Semeiology, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Prevention, and Treatment." Edited by Arnold C. Klebs, M.D. Pp. xxix+939. With 3 colonred plates and 243 illus. ~trations ill the text. New York and London : D. Appleton and Company. 19o9,
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