Ebook The Diseases of Infants and Children

Sometimes, however, the desired victory is not gained disease triumphs, and a young life is lost, leaving a blank in the domestic circle which cannot soon be filled. The silence that reigns in the house, the vacant nursery, the unused toys, the treasured clothing, all speak eloquently and mournfully of the loss which is sustained by the bereaved household, and which frequently awakens the deep sympathy of the physician whose skill and care have been frustrated. Happily, the reverse of this generally happens, and the agony of suspense, — so exquisitely expressed by David, Who can tell whether God will be gracious unto me, that the child may live?-is relieved, and the child, just now so seriously ill, recovers, to make his parents happy, perhaps to accomplish a great work, and to leave a name in which posterity will rejoice. The book is not simply a combination from other works of the author. Some of the sections are entirely new; and in all of them important additions and alterations have been made, so as to bring the work abreast with the most recent advances in medicine; while such special points on diagnosis and treatment have been introduced as are calculated to render the Manual a useful guide to the treatment of the diseases of infancy and childhood.