CHAP I.
Medicine Among the Hebrews, the Egyptians, the Orientals, the Chinese,
and the Early Greeks.—The AsclepiadÆ.—Further Arrangement into Periods
(Renouard's Classification). The Age of Foundation.—The Primitive;
Sacred, or Mystic; and Philosophic Periods.—Systems in
Vogue: Dogmatism, Methodism, Empiricism,
Eclecticism.—Hippocrates...................................... ...1-29
CHAP II.
AGE OF Foundation (continued).—Anatomic Period: Influence of the
Alexandrian Library. Herophilus and Erasistratus. AretÆus. Cel-sus.
Galen.—Empiricism: Asclepiades.—Methodism: Theinison.—Eclecticism.
Age of Transition.—Greek Period: Oribasins. Ætius. Alexander of
Tralles. Paulus Ægineta............ ...30-56
CHAP III.
Age of Transition (continued).—Arabic Period: Alkindus. Mesue.
Rhazes. Haly-Abbas. Avicenna. Albucassis. Avenzoar. AverroËs.
Maimonides.—School of Salernum: Constantinus Africanus. Roger
of Salerno. Roland of Parma. The Four Masters. John of
Procida................................................. ...57-85
CHAP IV
Age of Transition ( concluded).—The School of Montpellier: Raimond
Lulli. John of Gaddesden. Arnold of Villanova. Establishment of Various
Universities. Gerard of Cremona. William of Salicet. Lanfranc. Mondino.
Guy de Chauliac. Age of Renovation.—Erudite Period, including the
Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries. Thomas Linacre. Sylvius. Vesalius.
Columbus. Eustaclius. Fallopius. Fabricius ab Aquapendente. Fabricius
Hildanus.. ...8686-113
CHAP V.
Age of Renovation (continued).—Erudite Period (continued): Beni-vieni.
Jean Fern el. Porta. Severino. Incorporation of Brother-hood of St. Come
into the University of Paris. Ambroise ParÉ. Guillemeau. Influence
of the Occult Sciences: Agrippa. Jerome Cardan. Paracelsus. Botal.
Joubert...................... ...114-147
CHAP VI.
Age of Renovation (continued).—Stndent-life During the Fifteenth
and Sixteenth Centuries. Ceremonials Previous to Dissection.—Reform
Period: The Seventeenth, Eighteenth, and Nineteenth Centuries. Modern
Realism in Medicine and Science. Introduction of the Cell-doctrine.
Discovery of the Circulation. William Harvey. Malpighi. Leuwenhoek.
Correct-Doctrine of Respiration. Discovery of the Lymphatic Circulation.
The Nervous System. Discovery of Cinchona. Development in Obstetric
Art, in Medical Jurisprudence, and in Oral Clinical Teaching. Van
Helmont.—The Iatrochemical System: Le BÔe. Thomas Willis......148-170
CHAP VII.
Age of Renovation (continued).—latromechanical School: Santoro.
Borelli. Sydenham. Sir Thomas Browne.—Surgery: Denis. F. Collot.
Dionis. Baulot (FrÈre Jacques). Scultetus. Rau. Wiseman. Cowper. Sir C.
Wren the Discoverer of Hypodermatic Medication. Anatomical Discoveries.
General Condition of the Profession During the Seventeenth Century.
The Eighteenth Century. Boerliaave. Gaub.—Animism:
Stahl.—Jlechanico-dynamic System: Hoffmann. Cullen.—Old Vienna
School: Van Swieten. De HaËn.—Vitalism: Bordeu. Erasmus Darwin
..................171-202
CHAP VIII.
Age of Renovation (continued).—Animal Magnetism: Mesmer. Braid.
—Brunonianism: John Brown.—Realism: Pinel. Bichat. Avenbrugger.
Werlliof. Frank.—Surgery: Petit. Desault. Scarpa. Gimbernat. Heister.
Von Siebold. Richter. Cheselden. Monro (1st). Pott. John Hunter. B.
Bell, J. Bell, C. Bell. Smellie. Denman.—Revival of Experimental Study:
Haller. Winslow. Portal. Yieq d'Azvr. Morgagni.—Inoculation against
Smallpox: Lady Montagu. Edward Jenner.............................
...203-221
CHAP IX.
Age of Renovation (continued).—The Eighteenth Century; General
Considerations. Foundation of Learned Societies, etc. The Royal College
of Surgeons; the Josephinum.—The Nineteenth Century Realistie Reaction
Against Previous Idealism. Influence of Comte, of Claude Bernard,
and of Charles Darwin. Influence Exerted by Other Sciences.—Theory
of Excitement: Roeschlaub.—Stimolo and Contrastimolo:
Kasori.—Homoeopathy: Halineiaim.—Isopatly, Electrohomoeopathy
of Mattei.—Cranioscopy, or Phrenology: Gall and Spurzlieim.—The
Physiological Theory: Broussais.—Paris Pathological School:
Cruveillier. Andral. Louis. Magendie. Trousseau. Claude
Bernard.—British Medicine: Bell and Hall. Travel's.—Germany, School
of Natural Philosophy: Johannes MÜller.—School of Natural
History: Schonlein.—New Vienna School: Rokitansky.
Skoda.................................... ...230-252
CHAP X.
Age of Transition (concluded).—New Vienna School (concluded): von
Hebra. Czermak and TÜrck. Juger. Arlt. Gruber. Politzer.—German
School of Physiological Medicine: Roser.—School of Rational
Medicine: Henle.—Pseudoparacelsism: Rademaeher.—Hydrotherapeutics:
Priessnitz.—Modern Vitalism: Virchow.—Seminalism: Bouchut.—Parasitism
and the Germ-theory: Davaine. Pasteur. Chauveau. Klebs. F. J.
Cohn. Koch. Lister.—Advances in Physical Diagnosis: LaËnnec.
Piorry.—Surgery: Delpecli. Stro-meyer. Sims. Bozeman. McDowell. Boyer.
Larrey. Dupuytren. Cloquet. Civiale. Vidal. Velpeau. Malgaigne.
NÉlaton. Sir Astley Cooper. Brodie. Guthrie. Syme. Simpson. Langenbeck.
Billroth.................................................. ...253-275
CHAP XI.
History of Medicine in America.—The Colonial Physicians. Medical Study
under Preceptors. Inoculation against Small-pox. Military Surgery During
the Revolutionary War. Earliest Medical Teaching and Teachers in this
Country. The First Medical Schools. Benjamin Rush. The First Medical
Journals. Brief List of the Best-Known American Physicians and
Surgeons.... ...276-299
CHAP XII.
The History of AnÆsthesia.—AnÆsthesia and Analgesia. Drugs Possessing
Narcotic Properties in use since Prehistoric Times. Mandragora; Hemp;
Hasheesh. Sulphuric Ether and the Men Concerned in its Introduction as
an AnÆsthetic—Long, Jackson, Wells, and Morton. Morton's First Public
Demonstration of the Value of Ether. Morton Entitled to the Credit of
its Introduction. Chloroform and Sir Janies Simpson. Cocaine and Karl
Koller.............................................. ...300-315
CHAP XIII.
The History of Antisepsis.—Sepsis, Asepsis, and Antisepsis. The
Germ-theory of Disease. Gay-Lussac's Researches. Schwann. Tyndall.
Pasteur. Davaine. Lord Lister and his Epoch-making Revolution in
Surgical Methods. Modifications of his Earlier Technique without Change
in Underlying Principles, which Still Remain Unshaken. Changes Effected
in Consequence. Comparison of Old and Modern Statistics...........
...316-329
CHAP XIV.
Ax Epitome of the History of Dentistry.—Rude Dentistry of Prehistoric
Times. Early Instruments for Extraction Made of Lead. Dentistry on the
Same Low Plane as Medicine During the First. Half of the Christian Era.
Dentistry Taught at the School of Salernum. Progress of the Art on the
Continent. Prosthesis and Substitutes for Human Teeth. Introduction of
Porcelain for Artificial Teeth; of Metal and of Vulcanized Rubber for
Plates; of Plaster for Impressions. From being a Trade, Dentistry is now
a Profession, in which Americans lead the World. Statistics... ...330-341