Project Gutenberg 2014-11-13 Public domain in the USA. 79 Iles, George 1852 1942 Little Masterpieces of Science: Health and Healing Escape from pain: the history of a discovery / Sir James Paget, M.D. -- Jenner and Pasteur / Sir J.R. Bennett, M.D. -- Pasteur and his work / Patrick Geddes, and J. Arthur Thomson -- Tuberculosis and its prevention / T.M. Prudden, M.D. -- Malaria and mosquitoes / G.M. Sternberg, M.D. -- The art of prolonging life / Robson Roose, M.D. -- Natural life and death; Rules of health / B.W. Richardson, M.D. -- Care of the eyes / Buel P. Colton -- Progress of medicine in the nineteenth century / J.S. Billings, M.D. Produced by Sigal Alon, Marcia Brooks, Fox in the Stars and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Little Masterpieces of Science: Health and Healing" by George Iles is a collection of essays on medical advancements written in the late 19th century. This volume features contributions from notable medical writers, discussing pivotal discoveries that have transformed health care, particularly the prevention and treatment of diseases. The book highlights the evolution of medical practices, focusing on the importance of an understanding of health maintenance and disease prevention. The opening of this collection introduces the reader to the vital role that modern medicine plays in enhancing health and reducing suffering. George Iles outlines the transformative impact of anesthesia, particularly through the historical narratives surrounding the use of nitrous oxide and chloroform, highlighting how their advent revolutionized surgical practices by making painful operations bearable. The discussion sets the stage for further exploration of notable figures in the field, like Sir James Paget, and leads into themes of collaboration between physicians and innovators, rooting the importance of health maintenance in societal development. This initial section establishes a foundation for continued exploration into various medical advances and their implications for public health. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Medicine -- History R Text Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: History - General 292941 292950 2024-09-19T16:54:01.264251 2023-09-20T12:49:19.839072 text/html text/html 293446 2014-11-13T09:13:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 373278 2014-11-13T09:13:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 393832 2024-09-19T16:54:05.772273 application/epub+zip 395793 2024-09-19T16:54:02.169238 application/epub+zip 185453 2024-09-19T16:54:01.759254 application/epub+zip 482434 2024-09-19T16:54:08.674250 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 455756 2024-09-19T16:54:05.355400 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245912 2022-09-21T13:42:13.874809 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267396 267272 2024-09-19T16:54:00.885299 2023-09-20T12:49:19.480069 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 267340 2014-11-13T09:13:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 99914 2014-11-13T09:13:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18382 2024-09-19T16:54:08.807227 application/rdf+xml 13588 2024-09-19T16:54:01.837244 image/jpeg 2148 2024-09-19T16:54:01.797257 image/jpeg 374359 2024-09-19T16:54:01.297242 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog