Picture Stories from Science, No. 2, 1947 Summer

Part of Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 13

Call Number: Pam Coll 7, Series I

Scope and Contents

This issue is full of medical stories, all by Morris Nelson Sachs (writer) and Don Cameron (artist).

"Eating for Health: The Story of Vitamins," 4-7. Narratives of James Lind (fruit prevents scurvy), Christian Eijkman (rice husks prevent beri-beri), F. G. Hopkins and Casimir Funk (theory of vitamins as accessory food factors), Charles G. King (isolation of Vitamin C); also need for other vitamins." BH

"Watching the Stomach at Work: The Story of Dr. Beaumont," 8-10. On the experiments in digestive physiology performed by Dr. William Beaumont on Alexis St. Martin, who had a hole in his stomach allowing access to its interior.

"The Work of the Blood: The Story of Circulation," 14-16. "Basic anatomy and physiology lesson with brief mention of William Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood." BH

"Man's Unseen Foe: The Story of Germs," 19-22. "Primarily a science lesson with brief mention of Leeuwenhoek and Pasteur; viruses were mentioned without naming Iwanowski, but he appeared in the index for this story." BH

"Fighting Germs with Germs: The Story of Vaccination and Inoculation," 25-28. "Two major narratives, from smallpox inoculation (variolation) introduced to Europe by Lady Montague through its improvement by Jenner using cowpox inoculation (vaccination) and, second, Pasteur's success with a vaccine for rabies." BH

"The Conquest of Yellow Fever: The Story of Dr. Walter Reed," 29-32. "Detailed historical narrative of experiments with human volunteers to solve the mysterious transmission of yellow fever; Drs. Reed, Agramonte, Carroll, Lazear; volunteers William A. Dean, John R. Kissinger, John J. Moran." BH

"Miracles of Surgery: The Story of Dr. Lister," 33. Joseph Lister's development of the carbolic acid technique to prevent deadly surgical infections.

"Modern Medical Magic: The Story of the New Germ Killer!" 34-36. "Bowdlerized story of development of salvarsan; it 'kills the germs of our disease,' failing to mention that the disease was syphilis; Ehrlich was focus; mentioned were Koch, Fleming, Domagk, and streptomycin without naming Waksman." BH

"Life Saving Sleep: The Story of Anaesthesia," 37-39. Narrative of the invention of ether anesthesia for surgery, with Dr. Morton, Dr. Jackson, Dr. John Warren; famous demonstration at Massachusetts General Hospital on 16 October 1846." BH