Notes on the origin, nature, prevention, and treatment of Asiatic cholera / by John C. Peters.

  • Peters, John C. (John Charles), 1819-1893.
Date:
1867
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Credit: Notes on the origin, nature, prevention, and treatment of Asiatic cholera / by John C. Peters. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    by water, dust, etc., is fully earned out. Tlie cTi/jpier on ihepre- vention of cholera, and that on ihe manarjemeni of patients and nurses, are the most commendable; they are very correct and efficient in our opinion. The materia medica of cholera is very complete, and therefore very useful to any one desirous of studying the re- sources of the physician against this dire disease. The length of our notice bears testimony that we have not found it void of worth and useful information. It remains to pay our tribute to the publisher, who has left us nothing to criticise in the appearance of the book. Its clear type and general neatness make us express a warm desire to see Mr. Van STostrand engage more extensively in medical publication. Dr. Peters, as is usual with him, claims but Uttle more than the credit of a compUer, which we think is much less than his due, for we have met with more original matter in his book than in many works of greater pretension. We agree with the reviewer of a former work of Dr. Peters, that if the value of a work may be in some sort predicated by the modesty of an author who would make no claim for himself, nor chaUenge our profound re- gard by a flourish of trumpets—and it is not often a bad index— we are in duty bound to award him the full benefit of that short but admirable commendation of Horace: 'Non fiinnim exfulgere, sod ex fumo dare lucem.' This man gives us not smoke from flames, but from smoke produces splendor ! The internal evidence of the work proves it to be valuable to the oldest and most experienced physician. Indeed, it is a most valuable compendium of practical informa- tion selected from the vei^ best authorities. Such a compfla-