The rules of aseptic and antiseptic surgery : a practical treatise for the use of students and the general practitioner.
- Árpád Gerster
- Date:
- 1891,
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![VAN BUREN. liectures on the Principles of Surgery. Deliv- ered at the Bellevue IIos])ital Medical College. By the late W. H. Van BuREX, M. D., LL. D. Edited by Dr. Lewis A. Stimson. 8vo. 588 pages. Cloth, $4.00 ; sheep, 85.00. If we are to judge of the interesting style by position as a teacher of surirery. Dr. Lewis A. the mere rcadinor of these lectures, how frreatiy '-'^- ' »■„..-, ,i ., i„ .^:„ . i «.. ..i-. they must have been appreciated by those who heard tliem bv the teacher I There is nothino- dry or prosy in tlieni. The illustrations of principles are drawn from the clinical material of tlie teacher, and are always tresh and a propns. Past and present theories are compared in such a way as to btimson has conferred a lastiuir benefit upon the profession by the conscientious dischartre of his duty as editor of the late Prof. Van Buren's lecture notes. As a tribute to the memory of a great American surgeon, and as an invaluable contribu- tion to the literature of the subject. Van Buren's ' Lectures on the Principles of Surgery' will find give the student an interest in the work of older an honored place in every well-selected medical pathologists, and to point out progress made, with- library. — t'hieugo Medical Journal and Ex- out wearying him with a dry narration at a time arniner. when he is not able to comprehend tlie underlying philosophy. Dr. Van Buren's popularity as a teacher can be easily understood from a study of this volume. His manner is vivacious, his matter select, and his fullness of knowledtre easily dis- cernible. He writes like one in autfiority, full of enthusiasm, and posse.-sed of the ^kill of impart- ing to students just that sort of knowledge best suited to their tuture intellectual growth. The work is handsomely printed, with full-faced, clear type and leaded lines, and is in every way a credit to the publishers.—A'orth CavoUnn Mtd. Jourual. Dr. Van Buren, for a period of tijirty-tive years prior to his death, occupied a phenomenal This book is the teaching of an experienced surgeon, of one who knew of what he was saying, and from personal observation. It is such a work on surgery that the general practitioner should consult and be governed by, as from it he can be advised how to treat and manage the complications of surgery. Known so well as is Dr. Van Bureu, we can neither add to n^r detract from what he has given in this work before us. It has been ably edited by Dr. Stimson. and we advise our readers to have a copy of it in their libraries.— TTiirapei.itic Gazette, VAN BUREN. Lectures upon Diseases of the Rectum and the Surgery of the Lower Bowel. Delivered at the Bellevue Hospital Medical College. By W. H. Van Burex, M. D., late Professor of the Prin- ciples and Practice of Surgery in the Bellevue Hospital Medical College, etc., etc. Second edition, revised and enlarged. 8vo. 412 pages. With 27 Illustrations and complete Index. Cloth, 83.00 ; sheep, 84.00. Specimen of Illusteatiox. The reviewer too often finds it a diffi- cult task to discover points to praise, in order that his criticisms may not seem one- sided and uujust. These lectures, however, place him upon the other horn of the dilemma, viz.. to find somewhat to criticise severely enough to clear himself of the charge of indiscriminatintr laudation. Of course, the author upholds some views which contlict with other authorities, but he substantiates them by the most power- ful of arguments, viz., a large experience, the results of which are enunciated by one who elsewhere siiows that he can appre- ciate, and accord the due value to, the work and experience of others.—Archives of Medicine. The present is a new volume rather than a new edition. Both its size and ma- terial are vastly beyond its predecessor. The same scholarly method, the same calm, convincing statement, the same wise, care- fully matured counsel, pervade even para- graph. The discnratbrt and dangers of the diseases of the rectum call tor greater con- sideration than they usually receive at the hands of the profession.—Detroit Lancet. '• These lectures are twelve in number, and may be taken as an excellent epitome of our present knowledee of the diseases of the parts in question. The work is full of practical matter, but it owes not a little of Its value to the original thought, labor, and](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21221285_0448.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
