We have seen in the Book of Medicine already that times were very different 100 years ago.  The infant mortality rate was much much higher and life expectancy was much lower as well.
As such people had a much different perspective.  They often distanced their emotions just a bit from their children.  Furthermore, their concerns for [...]

THE LUNGS; THEIR MECHANISM AND WONDERS.

What the Lungs Are.– The lungs!dense looking objects, and yet how li buoyant! This beautiful anatomical chart shows us a front view of the chest and lungs, with the lungs enclosed within the bony basket — work of the chest. The lungs are two large, conical bodies, placed [...]