This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ...by the patient to be injected at any time. An ounce or two thrown into the vagina while the patient is on the knees and chest will prove very effectual. Whenever the woman is strong enough to remain for a few moments in this position, it will be better for her, as the alum is thus kept longer in contact with the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ...by the patient to be injected at any time. An ounce or two thrown into the vagina while the patient is on the knees and chest will prove very effectual. Whenever the woman is strong enough to remain for a few moments in this position, it will be better for her, as the alum is thus kept longer in contact with the bleeding surface. Afterwards she must lie quiet on the side for a while. Whenever an injection is administered with the patient lying on the back, the nozzle must be introduced with as much care as is the finger for making an examination. And until the passage has become distended with the water it should be injected without force, through fear of causing hemorrhage. Sometimes a piece of rubber tubing drawn over the nozzle and made to project an inch beyond, with a few holes on the sides, will be a great protection. The temperature of the water used for these injections should always be elevated, unless there should exist some reason to the contrary. For the high temperature will be particularly serviceable in checking bleeding, and in lessening the supply of blood circulating in the parts. The thorough application of Churchill's tincture of iodine, to the entire surface of the cancerous mass, is frequently very useful in arresting hemorrhage, and seems to have the effect of temporarily checking the extension of the disease. Sometimes one of the earliest symptoms of cancer will be present in the form of pain about the pelvis, but, as a rule, it is only when the disease has advanced that the patient begins really to suffer. It is incumbent on the physician to use his best judgment in the administration of anodynes in such a disease as this, and the patient should not be allowed to suffer through the fear of becoming dependent on them. They must be al...
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Book. Octavo, xv, [1], [17], 855, [1], 32 pages + in-text illustrations. Very good; Bound in contemporary full brown cloth with gilt titling to spine; Fraying to corners of boards, joints, and head and tail of spine; Boards lightly marked; An ex-library copy with usual markings, including bookplate to front pastedown and ink stamps to multiple pages, including title page; Text block lightly age-toned. MF consignment. Shelved in Upstairs Hall. 1356121. Special Collections.
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Good+ 8vo 8"-9" tall; 875 pp; Full leather binding is scuffed and edge worn, front inner hinge is cracked and first signature and title page are detached but rest of binding is tight. Some waviness to first few front and back pages from dampness, no mildew or musty smell. Pencil notes on rear pastedown.