Virginia Medical Monthly, (Richmond), Vol. 11

Book excerpt: Excerpt from Virginia Medical Monthly, (Richmond), Vol. 11: From April, 1884, to March, 1885, Inclusive When the knife is not used, we must look to these caustics to effect the removal of enlarged tonsils; but there seems to me a much better method of applying these than to the exposed surface of the throat, where the good they accomplish is ac companied by so much positive discomfort. If we will uti lize our knowledge of the anatomy of the tonsil, much light can be thrown upon this important subject, and a compara tively painless solution of these stubborn throat lumps can be obtained. 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.