The Factory System in its Hygienic Relations

6/9/2016

, it was somewhat improved by the prohibition of night work for all under twenty-one, and by the advance of the ages … contribution to Hygiene, made to both Houses of Parliament by direction of the Queen in 1842, it appears … of the Massachusetts Medical Society, by Drs. Fisher, Jarvis and Holmes, it is stated that the Committee had obtained …

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Condition and Prospects of the Medical Profession

6/9/2016

Condition and Prospects of the Medical Profession … profession, it seemed not improbable that our attention might be profitably directed to the consideration … was established in order that it might promote the well-being of the medical profession in the Commonwealth …

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Pulmonary Consumption, Its Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

6/9/2016

invades every department of science, medical by no means excepted, and often, in an unguarded moment … and arbitrary she may be in her exactions. If she so direct, the toes and feet must be so compressed … advances in age, her habits of exercise often vary according to outward circumstances,—wealth, poverty …

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On Fractures

6/9/2016

in the contemplation of some topic appropriate to our medical employments;—one hour in the year, which has no rivalry … is found, whether near to or distant from a joint; on its direction, whether transverse or oblique … the nearer they approach to the articulating surfaces. The direction in which a fracture takes place depends …

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Medical Education

6/9/2016

, and a disposition to increase the number. Medical colleges are being multiplied in every direction. This is a sad …Medical Education … and Messrs. Fellows of the Massachusetts Medical Society, “Time, on his noiseless wing, pursues his rapid …

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Medical Education (pdf)

6/9/2016

, and a disposition to increase the number. Medical colleges are being multiplied in every direction …Medical Education (pdf) … II. MEDICAL EDUCATION. BY ANDREW MACKIE, M.D. OF NEW BEDFORD, FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY. HciS …

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On the Treatment of Compound and Complicated Fractures

6/9/2016

. President, and Gentlemen of the Massachusetts Medical Society, I propose on the present occasion to offer … understood, appropriately treated and relieved. As illustrative of the principles here advanced, I propose … that the ossification was gradually formed from that central point, which was considerably advanced before any …

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A Discourse on Quackery

6/9/2016

of medical skill corresponds exactly with Dogberry's views of writing and reading, that it comes by nature … in bold relief. Among the circumstances which have had a direct tendency to increase the pernicious … of the earth, with the names of distinguished medical professors to recommend it; while the name …

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A Dissertation on Intemperance

6/9/2016

such modifications as will very generally direct us to their cause. But how are such various morbid alterations … in different cases according to incidental circumstances, not always appreciable by us. At times the direct … of digestion is a compound of several highly important organs, and that the efforts of all are directed …

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The Present Condition, Prospects and Duties of the Medical Profession

6/9/2016

of its important objects. United not for any private advantage, but for the advancement of medical … of the medical profession; demanding, in its advance to certainty, a spirit of observation, a soundness … of medical advancement, is the improved condition of professional feeling, the urbanity of manners …

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