The Saint Louis Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 13

Download or read book The Saint Louis Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 13 written by William S. Edgar and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Saint Louis Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 13: December, 1876 In order to prevent the fall of temperature, the feet were kept warm by the use of hot water in a tin can. The artificial heat keeps the arteries of the extremities Open, favoring a normal supply Of blood, thus relieving the central organs from the congestion that unavoidably occurs, when the distal arteries contract so as to prevent the due escape of blood from the great vessels of the trunk. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.