Download or read book The Western Journal of Medicine and Surgery, 1843, Vol. 8 (Classic Reprint) written by Daniel Drake and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-18 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Western Journal of Medicine and Surgery, 1843, Vol. 8 The depth of the outer orifice, or the distance between the skin and the bottom of the intestinal aperture, varies from three to twelve lines. 'it is always less when the disease is produced by a wound than when it is caused by gangrene; much will also depend upon the natural thickness of the wall of the abdomen, and the degree of plumpness or emaciation of the individual. Lallemand met with an instance where the distance between the two points was nearly two inches, and in another, which fell under the observation of Delpech. 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.