The pathology and treatment of childbed : a treatise for physicians and students / By F. Winckel. From the second German edition. ... Translated by James R. Chadwick.

Winckel, Franz Karl Ludwig Wilhelm, 1837-1911.

Date:: 1876

Credit: The pathology and treatment of childbed : a treatise for physicians and students / By F. Winckel. From the second German edition. ... Translated by James R. Chadwick. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$rPHOMAS [T.GAILLARD),M.D., I- Professor of Obstetrics, Sec., in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, If. T., &c A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE DISEASES OF WOMEN. Fourth edition, enlarged and thoroughly revised 800 pages, with 191 illustrations. Cloth A work whii^h has reached a fourth edition, and ] thart, too. in the short spHce of five years, has achieved , a reputation whicli places it almost beyond the reach ' of criticism, and the favorable opinions v?liich we have already expressed of the former editions seem to re- quire that we should do little more than announce j this new isi^ue. We cannot refrain from saying that, as a practical work, this is second to none in the En;^ lish, or. indeed, in any other language. The arrange- ment of the contents, the admirably clear manner in which the subject of the differential diagnosis of several of the diseases is handled, leave nothing to be desired by the practitioner who wants a thoroughly clinical work, one to which he can refer iu difficult cases of doubtful diagnosis with the f.ertainty of gain- ing light and instruction. Dr. Thomas is a man with a very elear head and decided views, and there seems to be nothing which he so much dislikes ash.azy notions of dia,gnosis and blind routine and unreasonable thera- peutics. The student who will thoroughly study this book and te.st its principles by clinical observation, will certainly not be guilty of these faults.—London Lancet, Feb. 13, 187.'). Reluctantly we are obliged to close this unsatis- factory notice of so excelleot awork.andinconcln- slon'would remark th» t, as a teacher ofgyusecology. bothdidac'ic and clinical, Prof. Thomas has certainly taken the lesid far ahead of his ennfrbres, and as an author he certainly has met with nnnsual and mer- ited success.—Am Journ. of Obstetrics, ^ov. 1874. This volume of Prof. Thomas in its revised form , In one large and handsome octavo volume of , $5 00; leather, $6 00. {Just Issiied.) is classical without being pedantic, full in I he details of anatomy and pathology, without ponderous translation of pages of German literature, describes distinctly the details and difficulties of each opera- tion, without wearying and useless minutia;, and is in all respects a work worthy of con fide nee, justify- ing the high regard iu which its distinguished au- thor is held by the profession.—Arn. Supplement, Obstet. Journ., Oct. 1874. ProfessorThomasfairly took the Profession of the United States by storm when his book first made its appearance early iu 1S6S. Its reception was simply enthusiastic, notwithstanding a few adverse criti- cisms from our transatlantic brethren, the first large edition was rapidly exhausted, and in six months a second one was issued, and in two years athird one was announced and published, and we are nowpro- mised the fourth. The popularity of this work was not ephemeral, and its success was unprecedented in the auualsof American medical literature. Six years is a long period in medical scientific research, but Thomas's work on Diseases of Women is still the leading native production of the United States. The order,.the matter, the absenceoftheoretical disputa tiveness, the fairness ofstatement, and the elegance of diction, preserved throughoutthe entire range of the book, indicate that Professor Thomas did not overestimate his powers when he conceived the idea and executed the work of producing a new treatise upon diseases of women.—Prop. Fallen, in Louis- ville Med. Journal, Sept. 1874. B ARNES [ROBERT), M.D., F.R.C.P., Ob.itetric Physician to St. Thomos\'i Hotpital, &c. A CLINICAL EXPOSITION OF THE MEDICAL AND SURGI- CAL DISEASES OF WOMEN. Second American, from the Second Enlarged and Revised English Edition. In onn hnndsouip octavo volume, of 784 pages, with 181 illustrations. Cloth, $4 50 ; leather, $5 50 ; half Russia, $6. [Just Ready.) The call for a new edition of Dr. Barnes's work on the Diseases of Females has encouraged the author to make it even more worthy of the favor of the profession than before By a rear- rangement and enreful pruning space has been found for anew chapter on the GrynfBcolngical Relations of the Bladder and Bowel Disorders, without increasing the size of the book, while many new illustrations have been introduced where e>:perience has shown them to be needed. It is therefore hoped that the volume will be found to reflect thoroughly and accurately the present condition of gynsecologioal science. Dr Barnes stands at the head of his profession in the old country, and it requires but scant scrutiny of his book to show that it has been sketched by a master. It is plain, practieal common sense; shows very deep research without being pedantic; is emi- nently calculated to inspire enthuBiasm without in- culcating rashness; points out the dangers to be avoided as well as the success to be achieved in the various operations connected with this branch of medicine; and will do much to smooth the rugged path of the young gynaecologist and relieve the per- plexity of the man of mature years. — Canadian Journ. of Med. Science, Nov. 1878. We pity the doctor who, having any consider- able practice in diseases of women, has no copy of *' Barnes for daily consultation and instruction. It is at once a book of great learning, research, and individufil experience, and at the same time emi- nently practical. That it has been «ppreciated by the profession, both in Great Britain and in this country, is shown by the second edition following 60 soon upon the first.—Am. Practitioner, Nov. 1878. ]>r. Barnes's work is one of a practical character, largely illustrated from cases in his own experience, but by no means confined to such, as will be learned the work is a valuable one, and should be largely consulted by the profession.—Am. Sf'pp Obstetrical Journ. Gt. Britain and Ireland, Oct. 1S78. No other gyuiecological work holds a higher posi- tion, having become an authority everywhere in diseases of women. The work has been brought fully abreast of present knowledge. Every practi- tioner of medicine should have it upon the shelves of his library, and the student will find it a superior text-book.—Cincinnati Med. News, Oct. 1878. This second revised edition, of course, deserves all the commendation given to its predecessor, with the additional one that it appears to include all or nearly all the additions to our knowledge of its subject that have been made since the appearance of the first edi- tion. I'he American references are, for an English work, especially full and appreciative, and we can cordially recommend the volume to American read- ers.—Journ. of Nervous and Mental Disease, Oct. 1878. This second edition of Dr. Barnes's great work comes to us containing many additions and improve- ments which bring it up to date in every feature. The excellences of the work are too well known to require enumerntion, and we hazard the prophecy that they will for many years maintain its high pp- from the fact that he quotes from no less than 628 i sition as a standard text-book and guide book for medical authors in numerous countries. Coming students arid practitioners. — N. O. Med. Journ., from such an author, it is not necessary to say that 1 Oct. 1878. rjEADWICK {JAMES R.), A.M., M.D. A MANUAL OF THE DISEASES PECULIAR TO WOMEN. In one Beat volume, royal 12mo., with illustrations. (Preparing.)$