The Influence of American Surgery on Europe, Vol. 5 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Influence of American Surgery on Europe, Vol. 5 In order to realize fully, what American Surgery has achieved, so far, and how it compares with that of other countries, it will be opportune to go back to ancient times. The earliest surgical records come from Egypt. In the papyrus found by Ebers, the great German Egyptologist, which was written 1552 B. C, a section, dealing with tumors on the surface of the body, reads: "If this tumor comes and goes under your fingers, trembling even when your hand is still, say - it is a fatty tumor - and treat it with the knife, after which treat it as an open wound." It is maintained, that the old Egyptian embalmers had considerable anatomical knowledge which entitled them to act as "dressers of wounds, " that is surgeons. The fact exists, that the Egyptians had a treatise on anatomy. According to Manetho this was attributed to Athothis, son of Menes, who reigned in 5241 B. C. Specimens of Jewish surgery are found in the Talmud, the rabbis being acquainted with methods of suturing wounds, trephining, supplying the loss of substance. Of Indian Surgery, the Charaka-samhita, the oldest medical work in existence, tells us many interesting facts. It is deplorable that the Sanskrit text of this work was only translated shortly ago. The Charaka-samhita was probably written in 1000 B. C. Another well-known Indian book, composed somewhat later, is the Susruta. These works contain a list of complicated surgical instruments, among them are such recommended for amputations, for lithotomy, the treatment of fistulae, polypi, sores, ascites, inhalation for cough and dyspnoea, obstruction of the intestines, etc. 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.