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nlsceBs has formed or some hemorrnaRe ma
taken place. and under our direction tn
surgeon operates for the removal Of the NOR
bid matter It Is nndGnS3fsdy dsns err
ference in ,many, cases OF This kind. 4 FEY
operations have been undertaken In inssn
. tai Slns forms. such as those due to blows or IN
an h%s sfe % eFpe s sS
success in selected cases. In idiotio children
depend upon q premature union OF the bones
Of the skull. thus hamperinR cerebral growth
OPERATIONS merely upon the skull. such as re.
moving large pieces OF bono In order to give
ts
tsf ne pf sBod
to advise surgical Interference in these cases.
not only because Of the small promise OF i'm
nroySmCnt offered but because Use q thu peculiar &c
,iren. The majority OF these cases die from
it is doubtful Il surgery can make much
technique will naturally, improve. but the
| limit OF operative possibilities seems now to
have boon reached.
THE FIELD FOR MEDICAL SURGERY.
!, With the large field q medicine. however.
the case is different Medicine. so recently
While everything has always, been distinct.
visible Objective tsnsiols to the the. surgeon. the
invisi6le tissues Of the body. morbid changes
organs Of circulation, breathing. and dises.
| tion. strange discords in the usually harmon-
4Ss
whose delicate adlSstment might be up.
Is ecmparafiveiy unimportaat 'i part Of the
| science OF medicine; 1t ia concerned only with
few s,ss f tn gSs m sS sF Il bs
| sufferers who seek tho aid OF the healing
science. On the other hand. almost all man
physicians aid against the entertainments Of
disease and intlrmity. against the innnmer-
; that Waketh In darknoss. In order to bring
solace to these unhappy victims 1t has been
o
carried on N the organism: to study path,
Ss of eaeh ana dseass .na
the study OF therapeutics which has to DO
With the arrest OF TIE m9rbld process and Its
now in hundred laboratories Investigation
the world. and each day brings forth new pos;
diseased humanity. / should like hero. had /
time. to tell how much OF our progress in mod
section. which so many thoughtisss though
we'll moan Ing people decry. lt would be easy
to soSe basn aa ~ q
gained through experiments scientifically and
humanely conducted upon lower animals
less directions in which progress has been
made. the new an odynes and sleep-producing
products from the chemical Investigations Of
coal tar: the valuable studies Of both new and
applications of simple water to the cure of
many acute and chronic disorders: the perfec-
Of various Kinds the dstnet adVances IN
gard to public health. ,hygienic measures,
At hltraton Of water and disposal Of SEWAGE
proper regulation OF diet: the vast accumua-
ton OF important mo- d1ano facts bacterio!ogy
germs and toxins vi ich give rise to many OF |
the CONTAGIOUS and Infectious diseases: the |
ton Of the old. the greater accuracy OF diacno-
sis. and the like. | shall select at random only |
ress. and OF these only the most recent
STUDYING EocH's LYMPH.
You are all familiar with Kochs discovery OF
the bacillus Of CONSUMPTION and his later dis
sSoyery OF the t toxin made BY this bacillus
year yea or tyo age such hsppy results to the
aware that tits taberculin or kooRs lym pfo
has been continually studied and experiment
than ever. l will point out in a few words
what has been done with kochs original
that this original ,tubercuiin was a crude
substance composed OF an albumose and other
teroa The was tRe ssef ad
and tho true secretion Of the tubercular bacilli
The crude lymph injected into the human body
the valuable principle 1t was found that With
this no malaise or fever supervened upon in
is.eS # and His @ msds s use sI e isa
cases, The treatment does. not at ali Interfere
with the daily his Of the
oped very recently in medical research. and
that is the danger Of the houseay; 1t has
carriers OF germs. and particularly OF the
germs Of Asiatic cholera and tuberculosis
l Thus 1t behooyes US to be more than ever ac-
tive In our warfare upon these domestic posts |
and disease carriers.
CURING LocKJAw BY MEDICINE.
Again. in the dreadful disease known as te-
wounds when certain bacillus chances thus to
A., inneress into the system. # is well known
But within few months TizSoni
atad the toxin sseretsd BY the baeiliSs i'o Of
etanus. and with that treated Asses Of iockjaw
cad an account Of the fourteenth case s In q
series OF recoveries by this procedure
ELECTRICITY IN MEDICINE
cannot lass over the domain OF electricity
which have multiplied ut equal pace with its
,rYgress in industrial and commercial pur. (
lone much experime entail work because of the
,aiue Of electro therapeutics in my particular
horIty upon its valuable and newly al" applied I =
eatures In medicine we make use OF the
ectrolytic quality Of electricity in dealing !
With tumors. aneurisms. hairy growths on tho c
ace. birthmarks. and the like. with the great Z
,st success We use the anodyne pro perties Of :
he Calvanic current for the relief OF pain. and !
Is stimulating properties for improving the =
nutrition oil parts. Thus 1t Ia an excellent I
"mety for neuralgia. sciatica and the wasting 3
'HSies .
The electric light is coming to be OF the !
rrntest service in diagnosis. for by means Of =
ocenttr invented electrical endoscopss We
an y animate all the cavities OF the body and | .
loosely examine their mucous walls for signs !
u disease, As an example | might say that :
tomnch SO that In n dark room we may de- q
erntne whether II is enlarged or out OF posi- +"
ION by the glow through the abdominal walls.
nj BY means OF an arrangement Of lenses In h
stomach tube we may at the same time scru- I
lnizo with the eye every part OF It's interior h
iails what is known as the cataphoretic Il
roperiy OF electricity has been for several n
ears past one OF my own fields OF experiment.. =
found that by placing solutions OF GER i