The Home medical library v. 2, 1910, Volume 2Review of Reviews Company, 1907 |
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... usually a germ of a special disease , and the eyesight will very probably be lost unless a skillful physician be immedi- ately secured . Early treatment is , however , of great service , and , until a physician can be obtained , the ...
... usually a germ of a special disease , and the eyesight will very probably be lost unless a skillful physician be immedi- ately secured . Early treatment is , however , of great service , and , until a physician can be obtained , the ...
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... usually too short for the rays to be properly focused on the sensi- tive nerve area in the back of the eye . This defect in vision is , however , overcome by the act of " accommodation . " There is a beautiful trans- parent , double ...
... usually too short for the rays to be properly focused on the sensi- tive nerve area in the back of the eye . This defect in vision is , however , overcome by the act of " accommodation . " There is a beautiful trans- parent , double ...
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... to the facial movements of others . Nearsightedness , or myopia , is not a congenital defect , but is usually acquired owing to excessive near work which requires that the eye muscles constantly direct both 25 Kenelm Winslow.
... to the facial movements of others . Nearsightedness , or myopia , is not a congenital defect , but is usually acquired owing to excessive near work which requires that the eye muscles constantly direct both 25 Kenelm Winslow.
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... in this way protects the middle ear from the entrance of germs , dust , and water , but only secondarily aids hearing . The obstruction caused by wax usually exists in about the middle of the auditory 33 Kenelm Winslow.
... in this way protects the middle ear from the entrance of germs , dust , and water , but only secondarily aids hearing . The obstruction caused by wax usually exists in about the middle of the auditory 33 Kenelm Winslow.
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wax usually exists in about the middle of the auditory canal or opening in the ear , and only causes deafness when it completely blocks this passage . The deafness is sudden because , owing to the acci- dental entrance of water , the ...
wax usually exists in about the middle of the auditory canal or opening in the ear , and only causes deafness when it completely blocks this passage . The deafness is sudden because , owing to the acci- dental entrance of water , the ...
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Page 250 - Formulary official at the time of investigation: Provided, That no drug defined in the United States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary shall be deemed to be adulterated under this provision if the standard of strength, quality, or purity be plainly stated upon the bottle, box, or other container thereof, although the standard may differ from that determined by the test laid down in the United States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary. Second. If its strength or purity fall below the professed...
Page 250 - Provided, That no drug defined in the United States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary shall be deemed to be adulterated under this provision if the standard of strength, quality, or purity be plainly stated upon the bottle, box, or other container thereof although the standard...
Page 250 - If the contents of the package as originally put up shall have been removed in whole or in part, and other contents shall have been placed in such package...
Page 259 - Tuberculosis and the Committee on the Prevention of Tuberculosis of the Charity Organization Society of The City of New York, at the Museum of Natural History, from November 27 to December 9, 1905.
Page 250 - If, when a drug is sold under or by a name recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary, it differs from the standard of strength, quality, or purity, as determined by the test laid down in the United States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary...
Page 249 - Second. — No matter what your confidence in the medicine, or how highly recommended it is, consult a physician before using very much of it. Third. — Take no medicine internally without a physician's advice. Throughout this chapter the word " patent medicine " will be used in its widely accepted form, in the everyday sense, without regard to its legal definition, and will be held to include any of the above-mentioned classes, unless a direct statement is made to the contrary. In Germany the contents...
Page 128 - Rupture is three times more frequent in men than in women, and is favored by severe muscular work, fatness, chronic coughing, constipation, diarrhea, sudden strain, or blows on the abdomen.
Page 149 - On the body, ringworm attacks the face, neck, and hands. It appears first as small, red, scaly spots which may spread into a circular patch as large as a dollar with a red ring of small, scaly pimples on the outside, while the center exhibits healthy skin, or sometimes is red and thickened.
Page 152 - Soon little blisters form, and scratching breaks them open so that the parts are moist and then become covered with crusts. The poison is conveyed by the hands to the face and, in men, to the sexual organs, so that these parts soon partake of the same trouble.
Page 146 - An ointment consisting of half a dram of precipitated sulphur with half an ounce each of powdered starch and vaseline applied each night, and hot water used on the face three times daily are also efficacious.