American Practitioner and News, Volumes 35-361903 - Medicine |
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Page 1 - For certainly it is excellent discipline for an author to feel that he must say all he has to say in the fewest possible words, or his reader is sure to skip them •, and in the plainest possible words, or his reader will certainly misunderstand them. Generally, also, a downright fact may be told in a plain way ; and we want downright facts at present more than anything else.
Page 63 - Groups: Upon the presentation of a petition signed by ten or more members of this Society residing within a stated region, the executive committee may approve...
Page 29 - SEC. 10. In sparsely settled sections it shall have authority to organize the physicians of two or more counties into societies, to be designated by hyphenating the names of two or more counties so as to distinguish them from district and other classes of societies; and these societies, when organized and chartered, shall be entitled to all the privileges and representation provided herein for County Societies until such counties may be organized separately. SEC.
Page 78 - Tablets as directed and follow with a saline draught the next morning, before breakfast. This will hasten peristaltic action and assist in removing, at once, the accumulated fecal matter.
Page 34 - ... shall be held as suspended, and none of its members or delegates shall be permitted to participate in any of the business or proceedings of the Society or of the House of Delegates until such requirements have been met.
Page 30 - ... perform such other duties as custom and parliamentary usage may require. He shall be the real head of the profession of the State during his term of office, and, as far as practicable, shall visit by appointment the various sections of the State and assist the Councilors in building up the county societies, and in making their work more practical and useful.
Page 30 - VI— DUTIES OF OFFICERS Section I. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association and of the House of Delegates; shall appoint all committees not otherwise provided for...
Page 200 - In prescribing the products of manufacturing pharmacists, we should be guided to a great extent by the business standing of the manufacturers. No other house in the south or west has a better reputation for strict integrity than the Robinson-Pettet Company, Lcuisville, Ky. We do not hesitate to recommend the preparations advertised by them on page 30, this issue. THE EUROPEAN MINERAL SPRING TREATMENT. In certain diseases, a "course...
Page 408 - ARE You IN PAIN?" — You will probably ask this question more frequently than any other. Nothing appeals to one more strongly. To be able to relieve pain, whether it be a slight nervous headache or the most excruciating suffering from a severe neuralgia, brings the height of pleasure to both patient and attendant. The ideal remedy must not only do its work, but it must also do it quickly. Touching this...