Download or read book The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 1900, Vol. 120 (Classic Reprint) written by Alfred Stengel and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-12-23 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 1900, Vol. 120 The facts are these: An aqueous solution of carbolic acid (1 to 5 per if applied to an extremity, as the fingers or toes, for a number of hours in the form of a moist dressing or poultice, may produce gan grene and total destruction of the part. This result is not from com pression, but simply from the action of the carbolic acid. 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.