A Case of Impure Ice Poison.  -- such was notably the case in an epidemic of intestinal disorder which occurred at the watering place of Rye Beach N. H.  from the account of Dr. Nichols, who attended most of the patients, it seems that, early in the season, a mild form of disturbance of the stomach and bowels made its appearance among the guests of a particular hotel at his favorite summer resort.  The symptoms were in general penis, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea and severe abdominal pain, accompanied by fever, loss of appetite and mental depression.  The well and drainage system of the establishment, which had recently been put in complete water, was found almost faultless, and the milk supply of unquestionable purity; but on the attention of the physician being directed to the stock of ice provided for the guests, conclusive proof of its dangers quality was promptly obtained.

Additional Articles from the Book of Medicine:

• Combines Lightness and Strength
  
  

  But notwithstanding this diversity in form, the general plan constantly kept in view by the Divine Architect has been the central idea of combining lightness with the greatest possible degree of strength.  The bones of the arms and legs are round were triangular, and hollow, thus giving with the same weight a greater degree of strength that have solid, besides affording a larger surface for the attachment of muscles.

  This quick little section doesn’t make a lot of sense when you read the first sentence, you have to remember that they’re talking about bones.  The paragraph structure essentially of this section is what is slightly misleading.  My grammar school English teacher would criticize a writer for not providing a topic sentence at the beginning of the paragraph.

  Regardless they have hit on a novel last backed up the design of the human body, the design of bones.  There many fascinating aspects about the human body and the strength and weight of bones is definitely a topic that has been worthy of consideration and study for many years.  In some ways we have only recently begun to understand just how important the design of bones are in carrying mass and dealing with impact.  So in this case the writers actually touching on a very interesting topic even though they are doing that and a manner that is a hundred years out of date and slightly out of focus.

• Why the Library of Health?
  
  

  Archaelogical Journey into a Medical Text

  Close to 10 years ago I purchased an antique book at an auction,is about 6 inches thick it’s bound in green leather, and it’s titled library of health on the outside book cover. Inside the book its title library of health space complete guide to prevention and cure of disease. It’s said to contain practical information on

  anatomy, physiology and preventive medicine; curative medicine, first aid measures, diagnosis, nursing, sexology, simple home remedies, care of the teeth, occupational diseases, garden plant remedies, alcohol and narcotics, treatment by 15 schools of medicine, beauty culture, physical culture, the science of breathing and a dictionary of drugs.

  The book contains 21 books in one volume.

  I love old books, I love all books. There’s something about this book caught my eye that I couldn’t explain of the time. I picked it up and it’s been sitting in my library for years. Now I also love history and archaeology and over the last couple of months I’ve been coming up with the notion that I wanted to delve into this book from the perspective of an archaeologist studying what medical teachers or teaching future doctors a hundred years ago. His book was published in 1916 and it’s almost 100 years old I believe the first of the books from this set was originally published in 1860. The book is now in the public domain as it was published before 1923.

  I intend to proceed to go through the book and eventually cover many of the topics covered in the book from the perspective of looking at what was considered medical science at the turn of the century. I am not a doctor and I cannot verify the medical accuracy today of any of the items in this book nor do I recommend anyone use the items in this book for any form of cure or treatment.

  The purpose of this website is primarily educational from a historical perspectivenot a medical perspective except so much is that historical medical percept active might help current doctors understand where they’re body of knowledge evolved from years ago. I also think there will be some entertainment value in looking at some concepts both moral concepts and scientific concepts that existed at the turn of the century.

  I invite you to come along on my journey with me as we analyze this book and I think I might make this a hobby of mine looking at other books in the future. This volume is 1700 pages long and covers a wide body of knowledge on many different topics. I don’t think this journey will end any time soon…

• THE CLITORIS, URETHRA, VAGINA AND HYMEN.
  
  

  These female organs show further at the perfection which anatomical plate printing has attained.

  Clitoris.—This small organ, it will be seen, is situated at the upper part of the Volvo, or outside parts of the female generative system, it is usually concealed by the lips of the pudenda. It performs a function during sexual intercourse similar to that performed by the penis of the male.

  Urethra.–This highly useful organ, common to both sexes, is, as will be seen by the plate, now, or medium, by means of which the urine is carried from the bladder to be voided. It is a delicately lined organ, furnished with retentive valves, and therefore susceptible to a variety of diseases.

  Vagina.–This word implies a chief, and is applied to the can out which leads from the uterus (womb) to the external organs of generation in the female sex. Commonly, it implies such external organs, or organ, as depicted in the plate.

  Hymen.–The mucous membrane, or virginal membrane, at the entrance of the female sexual organ, or vagina.

  In general the author skips through the section very rapidly in a no-nonsense business or away. There is no alliteration, and no religious references. That is not surprising as this was written just after the turn of the century when discussions of these particular topics are not carried out in public and rarely between men and women in public, let alone in a book designed to teach both men and women. Keep in mind, that this book came out 40 to 50 years before the Kinsey studies and books on sexual practices were done and written about. Medicine and Society at a long way to go from this point in time when this section was written.