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Page 1 - By N. SENN, MD, Ph.D.; LL.D., Professor of Surgery, Rush Medical College, in affiliation with the University of Chicago ; Professor of Surgery, Chicago Policlinic ; Attending Surgeon to the Presbyterian Hospital; Surgeon-in-Chief, St.
Page 111 - Bring the fragments as close together as possible and encircle with the ring, secure the ring in position by two strips of muslin passing through it and connecting with the adhesive strips. Then bandage well...
Page 41 - To dissolve out the fat, these are placed in commercial ether for from twenty-four to fortyeight hours, according to the size of the gut ; and, if the gut is of the larger sizes, the ether is changed once.
Page 30 - A disease which can pass from one person to another (or from an animal to a person) is called an infectious disease.
Page 25 - ... has taken his seat and cards. This is on the principle that he has no right to choose sides on the first game ; but that after that he has an interest in preventing his former adversary from winning the second game so as to preserve the pool until he can play for it again himself. NAPOLEON, OR NAP. This is one of the simplest, and at the same time most popular of the euchre family. Few games have become so widely known in such a short time, or have had such a vogue among all classes of society.
Page 92 - It is during the first stage of labor that the nurse is likely to be summoned, and she should answer the call as promptly as possible so as to have time to make all necessary preparation for the birth of the child without hurry.
Page 43 - This measure or meter is divided into fractional lengths of tenths, hundredths and thousandths. The tenth of a meter is called the decimeter, the prefix deci meaning 1/10.
Page 44 - A cube is constructed 1/10 of a meter, or one decimeter, in all its dimensions of length, breadth, and depth. This vessel is the unit of capacity, and is called the liter.
Page 108 - This operation consists in transplanting living skin to cover cutaneous defects caused by injury, operation or disease.