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Here is Miss Pixie Dot taking 5 minutes to sit and survey the garden before she decides what to chase, attack and just plain annoy.
Had my scan on my foot yesterday and was told that it is probably either a ganglion that maybe infected or bursitis. Whatever it is there is a lot of inflammation and that is why it is so painful. I have to go back to my doctor for her take on it next week. I am pleased it is nothing more serious and that it is treatable. A large dose of Naproxen should do the trick! In the meantime I will keep up with the cold packs.
Happy Furry Friday everyone!
Not sure what the weekend will bring as a lot of walking is not on the agenda at the moment. However, I am sure we can find something to enjoy as the weather is forecast to be fine.
Wishing you all a happy and carefree weekend.
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I have been in shoulders problems Rotator cuff tendinitis, Subacromial bursitis, but it was operated last Friday so I can expect it will be cured soon. It's painful and have cut me off in using the computer and in some cases photoing.
To all my American friends - today is THE day. Make sure you get out and VOTE! Good luck. The world will be watching.
The temperature this morning, 6 November 2018, is -10C (windchill -14C) and it is snowing again. "SNOW and ICE create messy, SLICK driving conditions in Calgary." Thanks Weather Network, just what I wanted to read : ) So glad I don't have to go out today, though I will have to tomorrow, to get a cortizone injection in both of my knees (unfortunately, two in shoulders and two in hips, for very painful bursitis (inflammation), at a later date). Never had one of these shots before and I am really hoping that they will work. I'm a mess, ha.
On 17 October 2018, I managed to get over to Carburn Park for a walk. Though I have seen a number of Rusty Blackbirds, this species was still a bird I wanted to look out for. As it turned out, this was not one of my finds. However, I saw a few other things that were a delight to see, including meeting two Ferrets that were out for a walk (or rather, travelling in a stroller) with their 'people". Both are rescue animals, which was good to see.
"Ferret Rescue & Education Society (FRES) is a non-profit, charitable organization that was started by a group of devoted ferret owners in the Calgary area who recognized the need for a locally based rescue dedicated to ferrets. Our committed volunteers assist FRES in their goal to find permanent homes for all of the ferrets surrendered to us. They also provide shelter, basic needs, veterinary care, and if necessary, rehabilitation for all abused, unwanted, and abandoned ferrets regardless of their health status." From the FRES website.
Another lovely encounter was with the resident Great Horned Owl. Two friends that I bumped into in the park described where they had just seen it. Two or three strangers also helped pinpoint the exact tree : ) Over the years, we have seen Great Horned Owls in this park - always a joy. On this particular day, this owl was rather agitated and moved two or three times. One of the park's Eastern Gray Squirrels was teasing the owl.
As if a couple of 'rescue' Ferrets and a Great Horned Owl weren't enough, we were also very lucky to see a Harlequin Duck (male) out on the Bow River. When we first saw it, it wasn't too far out on the water, but it gradually swam further and further away, diving constantly. My photos were not the greatest, but they serve as a record of seeing this very handsome duck.
The weather was gorgeous, and much-deserved after the dreadful winter weather we have been having (in fall)! A perfect day to be outdoors, so I just couldn't resist. Lovely to see you, Pam, though unfortunate that you were just leaving when I arrived. Great to see you, Bonnie, and spend time with you. Had been a long time, no see.
Adding another five images from my archives. If I wrote a description under a previously posted photo taken on the same day, I will add it under this afternoon's posts.
Winter has returned, but it is now Spring! Snow has been falling the last few days, so we are back to a world of white. Can't go anywhere, anyway, as excruciating pain that may be caused by the sciatic nerve (?) or bursitis (?) on the right side of my body is making it almost impossible to walk even a few steps indoors. One thing after another after another .... Last time I went out was 22 February. These beautiful Bluebirds are now back in Alberta after the winter, including a few sightings in Calgary.
"This photo was taken on 18 May 2023, when I did a short drive west of Calgary. A smoky day, unfortunately. This little male was keeping an eye on the harassing Tree Swallows that were flying around him.
Alberta wildfires: "Since the start of the year (2023) 487 wildfires in Alberta have scorched more than 765,000 hectares.
According to Alberta Wildfire, it's believed that around 47 per cent of the fires were sparked by human activity, while 45 per cent remain under investigation." From the Weather Network.
With much-needed rain in the forecast for a few days, I thought I had better get out for a drive yesterday. The smoke from wildfires was really bad - I could smell the smoke inside my home, too.
No new roads, just a few of my 'usual' favourites. Photos taken fairly close were not too badly affected by the smoke.
Fortunately, I came across enough birds to keep me busy. Just the 'usual' species, and there seemed to be Mountain Bluebirds everywhere. I don't count birds, but I saw maybe around eight.
An American Robin had a full beak full of dried grass for its nest. A few of the Bluebirds were kept busy, watching out for the Tree Swallows that were dive-bombing the Bluebird's nest box. People are supposed to place two of these wooden boxes fairly close together, to at least offer a box to both species. it doesn't always prevent any arguments, though. Mr. Red-winged Blackbird was focusing on trying to attract a female, with regular calls and wing displays. I'm always happy if there is a Wilson's Snipe perched on one of the fence posts, too. Only saw one yesterday and it only stayed on the post for a few seconds before taking off and landing down in a ditch, where it may have had a nest. I didn't go and search, as I would have been an unwanted intruder.
Once back in the city, I decided, on the spur of the moment, to call in at Fish Creek Park for a very brief visit. Just walking carefully from the parking lot and into the trees, made it very clear how unstable I am when on my feet. Perhaps a little of that was because I had been driving for a few hours. I always enjoy seeing the Dandelions everywhere, and a tiny Early Blue Violet caught my eye. Because I have only done driving for so, so long, I miss seeing and photographing most of the wildflowers that I used to see on walks."
In Bluebirds, the blue colour is produced by the structure of the feather - there is no blue pigment. "Tiny air pockets in the barbs of feathers can scatter incoming light, resulting in a specific, non-iridescent color. Blue colors in feathers are almost always produced in this manner. Examples include the blue feathers of Bluebirds, Indigo Buntings, Blue Jay's and Steller's Jays."
In a display case inside Henderson County Heritage Museum inside The Henderson County Courthouse in downtown Hendersonville, North Carolina. Snake Oil has an interesting history. About 180,000 Chinese immigrated to the United States between 1849 and 1882 and a large number of those worked building railroads across the country. Among the items the Chinese railroad workers brought with them to the States were various medicines — including snake oil. Made from the oil of the Chinese water snake, which is rich in the omega-3 acids that help reduce inflammation, snake oil in its original form really was effective, especially when used to treat arthritis and bursitis. The workers would rub the oil, used for centuries in China, on their joints after a long hard day at work. The story goes that the Chinese workers began sharing the oil with some American counterparts, who marveled at the effects. The origins of snake oil as a derogatory phrase trace back to the latter half of the 19th century, which saw a dramatic rise in the popularity of "patent medicines." Often sold on the back pages of newspapers, these tonics promised to cure a wide variety of ailments including chronic pain, headaches, "female complaints" and kidney trouble. In time, all of these false "cures" began to be referred to as snake oil.
Adding another five images from my archives. If I wrote a description under a previously posted photo taken on the same day, I will add it under this morning's posts.
Winter returned, but it is now a sunny Spring day! More snow is forecast for the next two days, though, adding to the snow that is already on the ground. Can't go anywhere, anyway, as excruciating pain that may be caused by the sciatic nerve (?) or bursitis (?) on the right side of my body is making it almost impossible to walk even a few steps indoors. One thing after another after another after another .... Last time I went out was 22 February.
"On 20 November 2014, I went on a birding walk with friends in the morning. The weather had been reasonably mild recently, with sunshine and blue skies, perfect for a leisurely walk. Ten days later, our weather changed, and snow returned along with brutally cold temperatures again.
After the walk, I paid another visit to where the Long-tailed Weasel could sometimes be seen. Various friends were there, too, and we were treated to a few good photo opps, including with some of the eight or so Meadow Voles it caught while we were there. Some days you are lucky, and others you are not! It is an amazing hunter, moving so rapidly over the uneven, snowy ground with tangles of dead plants and fallen logs. A few times, it ran up the embankment, through the metal fence and then back down again.
"Counting its tail, a large Long-tailed Weasel male, the largest of the three species in Canada, stretches nearly half a metre (20 in) in length, yet can slip into a hole just 3 cm (1.25 in) across. This enables it to enter small rodent tunnels used by mice and voles. In summer, it enters ground squirrels burrows in search of its favourite food. Average males measure 406 mm (16 in), their tail is 135 mm (5.25) long and they weigh 225 g (12.6 oz). Males are approximately 25 per cent larger than females, which on average weigh only 102 g (5.7 oz).
When winter approaches, within 30 days it grows a coat of white, giving it perfect camouflage against the snow -- all except for the tip of its tail, which stays black. A hungry predator, such as a hawk or owl, aims for that black tip, enabling the weasel to escape. Towards spring, between late February and April, in only 25 days, it reverses the process, acquiring the cinnamon-brown topcoat it will use all summer. This includes brown feet, unlike the other two species which retain white feet. The underside is usually buff-coloured." (Taken from the old weaselhead.org website)."
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A beautiful, sunny day today, Saturday 27 April 2024. Just looked at the weather forecast for the next few days and found that after tomorrow, the next five out of six days are forecast to have snow/rain.
Yesterday, 26 April, I managed a short drive SE of Calgary. Thought I had better make the most of clear roads before the bad weather arrives. All familiar, much-travelled roads this time, around the Frank Lake area and while heading back home.
I bumped into a huge group of people who were on a special outing to Frank Lake, led by Greg Wagner, who takes care of the lake areas and does a tremendous job of recording every bird seen, all year round and for many years. Not just once a day, either! Yesterday, he was showing the participants the various viewing points around the lake and I happened to see the cars coming towards me along one of the roads. I turned around and caught up with them. They had just one more location to visit, but one had to drive on a rough, non-road to get there. I would have been almost the last person to get there if I had gone, with a long walk to get to the lake edge. I knew I couldn't do that, with painful sciatica or bursitis in my right side, so I continued on my own journey. Good to see you, Greg, even if for just a few moments.
A bit of information about Greg:
ebird.org/region/CA/post/greg-wagner-march-ebirder-of-the...
So many birds in the area are far, far away - and I still don't possess a pair of binoculars after about 18 years of birding! (By the way, the birding blind area at Frank Lake is still extremely flooded.) However, I was happy to spend a bit of time watching and taking a few photos of the closer birds on my way home. Mainly Yellow-headed and Red-winged Blackbirds, plus a few Coots and European Starlings. At one point, there was an absolute frenzy of a group of Starlings and both species of Blackbirds on the ground, all mixed together. I had to take a bit of video, through the windscreen so poor quality.
WOOOOHOOOO!!!!!!
The shoulder is healed up and we're back on the bikes, outside! Turns out I had a longitudinal tear of the tendon, and a subacromial bursitis. painful as hell, but an ultrasound guided steroid injection fixed it.
Kay had to work in Malta for a few days, so I tagged along and we took the bikes to explore this small island. We were in the capital, Valletta, a quaint old town full of history and a cyclists worst nightmare come true. For the first 4 miles of any ride we had to run the gauntlet of streets rammed with cars which were not too aware of bikes. Many close passes and a few very near misses.
Anyway, the north of the island is quieter, so that's where we headed. Here's me just being happy to be on my bike again, in the sunshine.
Hats off to Kay for her patience with my injuries yet again.
A beautiful, sunny day today, Saturday 27 April 2024. Just looked at the weather forecast for the next few days and found that after tomorrow, the next five out of six days are forecast to have snow/rain.
Yesterday, 26 April, I managed a short drive SE of Calgary. Thought I had better make the most of clear roads before the bad weather arrives. All familiar, much-travelled roads this time, around the Frank Lake area and while heading back home.
I bumped into a huge group of people who were on a special outing to Frank Lake, led by Greg Wagner, who takes care of the lake areas and does a tremendous job of recording every bird seen, all year round and for many years. Not just once a day, either! Yesterday, he was showing the participants the various viewing points around the lake and I happened to see the cars coming towards me along one of the roads. I turned around and caught up with them. They had just one more location to visit, but one had to drive on a rough, non-road to get there. I would have been almost the last person to get there if I had gone, with a long walk to get to the lake edge. I knew I couldn't do that, with painful sciatica or bursitis in my right side, so I continued on my own journey. Good to see you, Greg, even if for just a few moments.
A bit of information about Greg:
ebird.org/region/CA/post/greg-wagner-march-ebirder-of-the...
So many birds in the area are far, far away - and I still don't possess a pair of binoculars after about 18 years of birding! (By the way, the birding blind area at Frank Lake is still extremely flooded.) However, I was happy to spend a bit of time watching and taking a few photos of the closer birds on my way home. Mainly Yellow-headed and Red-winged Blackbirds, plus a few Coots and European Starlings. At one point, there was an absolute frenzy of a group of Starlings and both species of Blackbirds on the ground, all mixed together. I had to take a bit of video, through the windscreen so poor quality.
Adding another five images from my archives. If I wrote a description under a previously posted photo taken on the same day, I will add it under this morning's posts.
Winter returned, followed by a few pleasant days. Another snowstorm is forecast for in a few days' time, though, adding to the snow that is already on the ground. Can't go anywhere, anyway, as excruciating pain that may be caused by the sciatic nerve (?) or bursitis (?) on the right side of my body is making it almost impossible to walk even a few steps indoors. One thing after another after another after another .... Last time I went out was 22 February.
This photo was taken NW of Calgary on 21 March 2012. This particular day seems to have been an exceptional day - the next time I went out, there were no chances for 'close' photos.
""Hunts by day or night. Perches on prominent treetops, detecting prey by sight. Also has keen hearing, and can take prey completely concealed by snow." These owls are described as having little fear of humans, and are quite curious birds.
Adding another five images from my archives. If I wrote a description under a previously posted photo taken on the same day, I will add it under this morning's posts.
Winter returned, followed by a few pleasant days. Another snowstorm is forecast for in a few days' time, though, adding to the snow that is already on the ground. Can't go anywhere, anyway, as excruciating pain that may be caused by the sciatic nerve (?) or bursitis (?) on the right side of my body is making it almost impossible to walk even a few steps indoors. One thing after another after another after another .... Last time I went out was 22 February.
"On 4 June 2015, it was a dry day, though a thunderstorm was forecast. After grey skies and rain the previous couple of days, I felt like going for a drive. Started at a wetland in SW Calgary, where I saw the usual Lesser Scaup and Redheads. The male Redhead did not like any of the other ducks around him and would chase away each one in turn. Quite the bully! Also managed to get a few more shots of a Common Grackle, including this one, though they move fast and seemingly constantly. In the distance, I could see a lady and her little girl were watching the birds. Looks like they may have been feeding them bread - not good for them.
From there, I drove some of my usual backroads SW of the city. The clouds were building up quite dramatically, and I stopped at one wetland where they were reflected quite beautifully. I didn't see all that many birds, but was content to get a few chances to photograph a pair of Mountain Bluebirds, Tree Swallows, an Eastern Kingbird, and a Savannah Sparrow. No Wilson's Snipe this time, though I thought I had one on a distant fence post. Turned out to be a Mourning Dove - only the second time I've ever seen one on a fence post. Also saw a Swainson's Hawk which flew and landed on a high power pole near where the Bluebirds and Tree Swallows were nesting. The Tree Swallows, in true fashion, were causing the Bluebirds enough stress by flying and landing just a foot or two away from the Bluebirds' nesting box. The male Bluebird did such a great job of chasing away its rather beautiful, iridescent neighbours - which I also enjoy photographing. So, a short trip, but one that I always enjoy, especially each spring."
A beautiful, sunny day today, Saturday 27 April 2024. Just looked at the weather forecast for the next few days and found that after tomorrow, the next five out of six days are forecast to have snow/rain.
Yesterday, 26 April, I managed a short drive SE of Calgary. Thought I had better make the most of clear roads before the bad weather arrives. All familiar, much-travelled roads this time, around the Frank Lake area and while heading back home.
I bumped into a huge group of people who were on a special outing to Frank Lake, led by Greg Wagner, who takes care of the lake areas and does a tremendous job of recording every bird seen, all year round and for many years. Not just once a day, either! Yesterday, he was showing the participants the various viewing points around the lake and I happened to see the cars coming towards me along one of the roads. I turned around and caught up with them. They had just one more location to visit, but one had to drive on a rough, non-road to get there. I would have been almost the last person to get there if I had gone, with a long walk to get to the lake edge. I knew I couldn't do that, with painful sciatica or bursitis in my right side, so I continued on my own journey. Good to see you, Greg, even if for just a few moments.
A bit of information about Greg:
ebird.org/region/CA/post/greg-wagner-march-ebirder-of-the...
So many birds in the area are far, far away - and I still don't possess a pair of binoculars after about 18 years of birding! (By the way, the birding blind area at Frank Lake is still extremely flooded.) However, I was happy to spend a bit of time watching and taking a few photos of the closer birds on my way home. Mainly Yellow-headed and Red-winged Blackbirds, plus a few Coots and European Starlings. At one point, there was an absolute frenzy of a group of Starlings and both species of Blackbirds on the ground, all mixed together. I had to take a bit of video, through the windscreen so poor quality.
I'm falling behind again ....
Five days ago, on 9 May 2024, I finally made it as far as the Saskatoon Farm, SE of Calgary. I hadn't been there since mid-December 2023, partly because the Farm closed before Christmas for about two and a half months and the last few weeks have been messed up because of the excruciating pain of bursitis that developed on my right side. Along with that, i needed dental surgery to remove a broken tooth. I am now gradually getting out on the occasional drive, and it feels wonderful - well, more so mentally than physically.
It is still too early for the outdoor plants to be in bloom, but there was lots of colour inside the large greenhouse. The large enclosure inside the greenhouse that housed a Wild Turkey or two, various kinds of chickens and endless bunnies has been moved to the smaller, outside enclosure that is joined to the building. No bunnies, though. A late breakfast was enjoyed at the Farm, and kept me going for a few hours, driving a bit further SE.
After my first sighting, a distant Swainson's Hawk sitting in a tangle of branches, I was happy to see a Say's Phoebe that was perched on barbed-wire. I can't remember if I've ever seen one before, years ago, and I don't have a photo of one on Flickr. A Vesper Sparrow was the next bird I saw, and then a Brewer's Blackbird.
Driving a bit further, I came across a small herd of Mule Deer, crossing the road ahead of me. Managed to capture a short video of them jumping the fence.
After a very quick drive around the loop at Frank Lake, I started heading home, stopping at one wetland where I had enjoyed a number of Yellow-headed Blackbirds on a recent visit. This time, there was just one.
Two more Swainson's Hawks were seen as I continued on the homeward stretch. These hawks always make my day, especially if one happens to be sitting on a fence post.
We have been getting quite a lot of rain, with more to come. All cars have to be removed from the parking lot tomorrow for gravel clearing, from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, unless it is raining. As usual, I will have to kill at least most of those hours by travelling outside the city.
This colourful mural, which extends a bit further off to the left, was a creation by artist, Christi Tims.
On 26 April 2024, I managed a short drive SE of Calgary. Thought I had better make the most of clear roads before the bad weather arrives. All familiar, much-travelled roads this time, around the Frank Lake area and while heading back home.
I bumped into a huge group of people who were on a special outing to Frank Lake, led by Greg Wagner, who takes care of the lake areas and does a tremendous job of recording every bird seen, all year round and for many years. Not just once a day, either! Yesterday, he was showing the participants the various viewing points around the lake and I happened to see the cars coming towards me along one of the roads. I turned around and caught up with them. They had just one more location to visit, but one had to drive on a rough, non-road to get there. I would have been almost the last person to get there if I had gone, with a long walk to get to the lake edge. I knew I couldn't do that, with painful sciatica or bursitis in my right side, so I continued on my own journey. Good to see you, Greg, even if for just a few moments.
A bit of information about Greg:
ebird.org/region/CA/post/greg-wagner-march-ebirder-of-the...
So many birds in the area are far, far away - and I still don't possess a pair of binoculars after about 18 years of birding! (By the way, the birding blind area at Frank Lake is still extremely flooded.) However, I was happy to spend a bit of time watching and taking a few photos of the closer birds on my way home. Mainly Yellow-headed and Red-winged Blackbirds, plus a few Coots and European Starlings. At one point, there was an absolute frenzy of a group of Starlings and both species of Blackbirds on the ground, all mixed together. I had to take a bit of video, through the windscreen so poor quality.
Adding another five images from my archives. If I wrote a description under a previously posted photo taken on the same day, I will add it under this morning's posts.
Winter returned, but it is now a sunny Spring day! More snow is forecast for the next two days, though, adding to the snow that is already on the ground. Can't go anywhere, anyway, as excruciating pain that may be caused by the sciatic nerve (?) or bursitis (?) on the right side of my body is making it almost impossible to walk even a few steps indoors. One thing after another after another after another .... Last time I went out was 22 February.
"In the afternoon on 23 October 2014, I finally did a drive south of the city and found an old barn that I really wanted to see, plus a few others. The photos of this barn that I had found on the Internet must have been taken by trespassing, or possibly before a No Trespassing sign was placed there, as I could only get a view of the back of the barn, seen in the above photo, from the road, lol! On this drive, or rather when looking at Google Earth the previous evening, I discovered that as well as having no sense of direction, I also have no sense of distance, lol!
Then I went in search of two grain elevators joined together by a long, low building. The most northerly one is one of the oldest in Alberta (built in 1905 I think, but certainly before 1909). I had pulled over and parked, taken a few shots right into the sun unfortunately and was just checking them back in the car. I was conscious of a man in a bright orange sweater approaching close to my car. When he stopped by my car, I opened the door – he seemed a bit puzzled as to what I was doing there, so I explained that I was photographing the elevators. Ha, it was the private owner of the elevators! I read on the Internet that he has a furniture manufacturing company in the long, low building that joins the two elevators together. I asked him if there was a better place to photograph them, and he said to take the previous little road. Much better! Some nice old train cars parked near them, too. Maybe I was parked on private ground when the owner was talking with me.
After the elevators, I explored a few other new-to-me roads further south and ended up not far from the Saskatoon Farm. Called in and had quiche again : )
This day had started well, too. I found an e-mail from friend, Sandy, saying that they had just seen a Barred Owl in one of the local parks. Thanks to Sandy, I got over there just before noon and bumped into a few of my friends who had just finished a walk. Two of them said they would come with me and look for it again – and we found it!! This was the first 100% wild Barred Owl I’d ever seen. I had seen a family of them near Edmonton, when we went to see ones that had been banded. They were wild birds, but I still hoped to one day see a completely wild one (no nesting box). Thursday's owl was beautiful – crummy light, with a mix of harsh sunlight and dark shadows, but a few shots came out well enough."
Today, 29 April 2024, I managed to get out again, just in time for the snow that is expected for tonight, rain too. Also rain and snow for tomorrow and the next day, 1 May. Overcast, chilly wind, and a few raindrops today, during my drive. Just a fairly short trip SW of the city, but I was so happy to see several Mountain Bluebirds and a few American Robins, plus a couple of Swainson's (?) Hawks. Taken in poor light, so I need to lighten a photo to be sure of the hawk species. Of course, Red-winged Blackbirds everywhere made sure they were heard. A Canada Goose lying on her nest was a welcome sight.
I will post photos from today when I have edited them. This evening, I'm adding five more photos from my last drive, three days ago. It has been many months since I was able to get out this much, and it feels so good, even if not physically.
On 26 April 2024, I managed a short drive SE of Calgary. Thought I had better make the most of clear roads before the bad weather arrives. All familiar, much-travelled roads this time, around the Frank Lake area and while heading back home.
I bumped into a huge group of people who were on a special outing to Frank Lake, led by Greg Wagner, who takes care of the lake areas and does a tremendous job of recording every bird seen, all year round and for many years. Not just once a day, either! Yesterday, he was showing the participants the various viewing points around the lake and I happened to see the cars coming towards me along one of the roads. I turned around and caught up with them. They had just one more location to visit, but one had to drive on a rough, non-road to get there. I would have been almost the last person to get there if I had gone, with a long walk to get to the lake edge. I knew I couldn't do that, with painful sciatica or bursitis in my right side, so I continued on my own journey. Good to see you, Greg, even if for just a few moments.
A bit of information about Greg:
ebird.org/region/CA/post/greg-wagner-march-ebirder-of-the...
So many birds in the area are far, far away - and I still don't possess a pair of binoculars after about 18 years of birding! (By the way, the birding blind area at Frank Lake is still extremely flooded.) However, I was happy to spend a bit of time watching and taking a few photos of the closer birds on my way home. Mainly Yellow-headed and Red-winged Blackbirds, plus a few Coots and European Starlings. At one point, there was an absolute frenzy of a group of Starlings and both species of Blackbirds on the ground, all mixed together. I had to take a bit of video, through the windscreen so poor quality.
I'm falling behind again ....
Five days ago, on 9 May 2024, I finally made it as far as the Saskatoon Farm, SE of Calgary. I hadn't been there since mid-December 2023, partly because the Farm closed before Christmas for about two and a half months and the last few weeks have been messed up because of the excruciating pain of bursitis that developed on my right side. Along with that, i needed dental surgery to remove a broken tooth. I am now gradually getting out on the occasional drive, and it feels wonderful - well, more so mentally than physically.
It is still too early for the outdoor plants to be in bloom, but there was lots of colour inside the large greenhouse. The large enclosure inside the greenhouse that housed a Wild Turkey or two, various kinds of chickens and endless bunnies has been moved to the smaller, outside enclosure that is joined to the building. No bunnies, though. A late breakfast was enjoyed at the Farm, and kept me going for a few hours, driving a bit further SE.
After my first sighting, a distant Swainson's Hawk sitting in a tangle of branches, I was happy to see a Say's Phoebe that was perched on barbed-wire. I can't remember if I've ever seen one before, years ago, and I don't have a photo of one on Flickr. A Vesper Sparrow was the next bird I saw, and then a Brewer's Blackbird.
Driving a bit further, I came across a small herd of Mule Deer, crossing the road ahead of me. Managed to capture a short video of them jumping the fence.
After a very quick drive around the loop at Frank Lake, I started heading home, stopping at one wetland where I had enjoyed a number of Yellow-headed Blackbirds on a recent visit. This time, there was just one.
Two more Swainson's Hawks were seen as I continued on the homeward stretch. These hawks always make my day, especially if one happens to be sitting on a fence post.
We have been getting quite a lot of rain, with more to come. All cars have to be removed from the parking lot tomorrow for gravel clearing, from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, unless it is raining. As usual, I will have to kill at least most of those hours by travelling outside the city.
20200106_3808_7D2-100 My antibiotics contained
In early December I tripped and fell, landing on my left elbow. Once the wound heeled I developed an infection (or possible bursitis) in the elbow. Just before Christmas I had an X-ray to see if there was something solid in there (bone fragment or foreign object). Nothing found so it was off for an ultra-sound and still nothing found.
This morning (Monday) I returned to the doctor and he reluctantly prescribed antibiotics and also stuck a needle in my elbow to drain away some of the fluid.
If by Wednesday morning the antibiotics are not solving the problem then I am off to hospital to have a deeper incision and clean out of the area.
Anyway I thought the yellow and black capsules in their green plastic bottle might be a possible for today's Macro Monday challenge: Contained.
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On 26 April 2024, I managed a short drive SE of Calgary. Thought I had better make the most of clear roads before the bad weather arrives. All familiar, much-travelled roads this time, around the Frank Lake area and while heading back home.
I bumped into a huge group of people who were on a special outing to Frank Lake, led by Greg Wagner, who takes care of the lake areas and does a tremendous job of recording every bird seen, all year round and for many years. Not just once a day, either! Yesterday, he was showing the participants the various viewing points around the lake and I happened to see the cars coming towards me along one of the roads. I turned around and caught up with them. They had just one more location to visit, but one had to drive on a rough, non-road to get there. I would have been almost the last person to get there if I had gone, with a long walk to get to the lake edge. I knew I couldn't do that, with painful sciatica or bursitis in my right side, so I continued on my own journey. Good to see you, Greg, even if for just a few moments.
A bit of information about Greg:
ebird.org/region/CA/post/greg-wagner-march-ebirder-of-the...
So many birds in the area are far, far away - and I still don't possess a pair of binoculars after about 18 years of birding! (By the way, the birding blind area at Frank Lake is still extremely flooded.) However, I was happy to spend a bit of time watching and taking a few photos of the closer birds on my way home. Mainly Yellow-headed and Red-winged Blackbirds, plus a few Coots and European Starlings. At one point, there was an absolute frenzy of a group of Starlings and both species of Blackbirds on the ground, all mixed together. I had to take a bit of video, through the windscreen so poor quality.
A touch of filter was added to this image in post-processing.
Adding another five images from my archives. If I wrote a description under a previously posted photo taken on the same day, I will add it under this afternoon's posts.
Winter has returned, but it is now Spring! Snow has been falling the last few days, so we are back to a world of white. Can't go anywhere, anyway, as excruciating pain that may be caused by the sciatic nerve (?) or bursitis (?) on the right side of my body is making it almost impossible to walk even a few steps indoors. One thing after another after another .... Last time I went out was 22 February.
"Back in October 2014, I knew that, if I was going to make myself drive north of the city, I had better do it straight away. So, on 28 October 2014, I plucked up courage and drove "to parts unknown". Actually, part of the drive was along familiar roads and the rest was exploring.
I had intended leaving home around 9:00 am, but it ended up being 11:00 am. I had only been driving maybe 40 minutes before I pulled over for the first thing. I couldn't take my eyes off one particular cloud - actually more like a stack of clouds. A car turned off along the gravel road shortly after me, and the young guy commented about the beautiful lenticular cloud. That is exactly what I had thought it might be, so I was really pleased. We don't get to see them very often.
Continuing my drive north, I managed to get as far as the town of Didsbury before I knew I just had to turn around and head for home, coming back via Water Valley and Grand Valley Rd/Horse Creek Rd. Saw quite a few Magpies, three or four Crows and one Gray Jay, lol. Other than that - oh, and one Hawk perched high up on a power pole along a busy road - I saw no wildlife at all. That was fine, though, as this trip was more about looking for barns.
The one in this photo was a beauty. The owner's young Grandson happened to drive out of the property while I was taking photos from the road. I asked if he knew how old the barn was - he said he'd been told, but just couldn't remember. Said his Grandfather had thought about painting the barn, but had decided not to - thank goodness. It is a fine enough historic building to be protected in some way, though.
During the seven hours that I was out on the road, I did manage to find several other barns, too, though not as spectacular as this one. Total driving distance was 322 km, which is more driving than I am used to."
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Cardiff, Wales.
Last year I did a little recap on the year that had just passed and I enjoyed it so I thought I'd do the same this year. It has been a big one, I dont expect you to read this all as it is very long hahaha but thats ok, it's more for me.
Jan I was back living at home with Mum and working at the local fashion store to try to save as much money as I could with the plan to go overseas again. Mum and I took a few days off and went for a little holiday to Tasmania, where I made the most of my new DSLR and explored. The weather was quite cold for summer and it rained quite a bit, but it was still a good trip.
Feb I had my birthday and mums birthday and my brother celebrated his first wedding anniversary and my little nephew Benjamin John was born. Little did I know how much he would wrap me around his little finger and how much I would enjoy being an Aunty. I took Kristy around the mornington peninsula and we used my tripod and my remote (that has now broken) and we did a shoot together. That was awesome.
Mar Still working a lot and doing all the research I could on the trip I was planning.
Apr Had a surprise birthday party for my brother, and babysat my nephew for the first time. I tried to make sure I was still going out and exploring as much as I could - especially seeings as I wasnt spending money at all.
May I finished my 365 project!! I was proud of myself for making it to the end. It felt strange to close something that had been such a big part of my life for a year and at first I was a little bit lost. It got easier though. I went to the consulate and applied for a UK visa.
Jun I got stuck into real trip planning and I started narrowing things down. I decided that I should do a group tour and although it scared me a fair bit I knew it would be good for me. I made a little book on blurb and made it available for people to buy and although I only sold one copy (to a friend) I was really proud of myself for making it and seeing it through. I started a collab project with Janey and really enjoyed opening up and working together.
Jul I booked my flights, my tour, my train tickets, my accom and did a loooooooooooooot more research. Things were coming together and I was getting SO excited. I handed my notice in to work and I did a lot of reading.
Aug I finished up at work, I had a little going away lunch at my Aunty's house and I left Australia on the 16th. How incredible to think that less than a year before I was in Vancouver and getting ready to head home. I started a 52 weeks project to help me remember what I was going to experience, and it felt good to get back into something. I flew into Heathrow and I stayed in South Kensington for a week on a university campus (whilst they were away for summer) and I fell in love with London. I went to St Paul's Cathedral where I was deeply moved by the architecture and the history and most of all by the overall feeling it left me with. I stopped myself from crying atleast 8 times and I climbed to the top of the dome and sat and listened. I also ended up with bursitis and had a really painful knee which made walking and stairs and suitcases a lot harder than normal. I did some rural travel and sat on a lot of trains. I met up with my little (surrogate) sis in Lincoln and she showed me her forest and we did an awesome shoot and I thought how incredible to meet someone I had only known through the internet and feel so comfortable with them. Then I went to Norwich where I ran into a familiar face, then onto Canterbury and finishing up in Bath. Then back to London, my first night in a hostel and onto my bus tour with 30+ strangers.
Sep I made friends with two girls from Perth named Sophie and Bhreagh and we shared a room together throughout the whole trip. Most of the people on the tour were Aussies, and we tended to find our own little groups to break off from the pack with. We stayed in Amsterdam, Berlin, Prague, Munich, Venice, Rome, Florence, Lauterbrunnen (Switzerland) and Paris. We would usually arrive at the town in the afternoon and then have the night and the next full day to explore. The scenery was incredible and each place we went to overwhelmed me with the history and the architecture and I just tried to make the most of it and take it all in. Highlights: 5 story nightclub in Prague along with the 5km walk home and Prague in general, Dachau, Van Gogh museum, the drive through the Italian alps, snowball fight/snowman making on Jungfrau and the last day in Paris. I bonded over the fresh prince rap with a lovely American named Alyssa, and I also got on very well with two other people from Perth - Olly and Jack. We explored and danced and I took a lot of photos and I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. I learnt a lot. On the 17th we got back to London and said goodbye to each other and I stayed in a cheap hotel in London for a week and relished the extra time in the morning to get ready and my own big bed. Had a few problems with the bank but got that all sorted just in time to fly out to Istanbul, Turkey to meet Sophie and Bhreagh for an eastern europe tour they had invited me to do with them. Another bus and another group of new people. This time I made friends with another lovely American girl Nilam (more reasons to come visit the US again SOON!) and a few other Aussies. We went from Turkey to Greece to Albania to Montenegro to Croatia. This time we only had one night in each place, so we found there was a lot less time to explore but we made the most of what time we had. Highlights: toga karaoke, swimming with the nonnas on Corfu, Gallipoli, Meteora and Dubrovnik. It was lovely to go to places that I am sure I wouldnt have gotten to visit otherwise and reconnecting with B and Soph was really great too.
Oct Finished the tour and stayed a few extra nights in Split, Croatia. Traumatic hostel experience. Flew back to London and chatted to the lady next to me who was a lovely Aussie that was living in South Africa and had married a British man. Interesting life! Then went to the first homestay in England, which went well really. Caught up with Nilam and Sophie for Camden markets/lunch and stumbled upon random live music. It was so lovely to see them. After a week there I flew to Dublin and met up with Jack, it was good to see him again! We explored around Dublin and caught up and then went to Galway together and I have to say it is one of those adventures that holds a special place in my heart. Ireland was a beautiful country,the people were so friendly and kind. Highlights: Aran Islands, Cobb, climbing two mountains - Bray and Kylemore Abbey, and as always just exploring in general. I loved taking photos here so very much, and the conversations. The b&b in Salthill in Galway also had the most gorgeous room for me to stay in and the breakfast was incredible. Then Jack and I said goodbye and I flew back to London and to another homestay. A week there and I didnt enjoy it that much but I stayed and explored and discovered Tesco's 3 pound lunch deal - a lifesaver!!
Nov Then I tried a different homestay and found one that I loved. I stayed for two weeks in a house with a lovely lady and two students - Sejin from South Korea and Kostas from Greece and we got on so well. It was lovely to just be able to chat about life and random things about our countries. I felt at home here, and I visited Oxford, Warwick Castle, Windsor Castle, Hampton Court Palace Gardens, Stratford-upon-avon & the Cotswolds. I fell in love with the colours of Autumn. I went to visit Lou again and we did another shoot, then I went to Cardiff for 5 days to cross another country off the list and explored a lot. Then I went to visit Rosa and then back to London for my last night and a catch up with Nilam. Then I got on the bus and visited Chippenham and my friend Adam again before he drove me to Heathrow and my journey ended. After a delay on the flight I arrived safely and said hello to Mum again on the 22nd November. It felt strange to be home. I got to see my nephew - who by now was almost 10 months old and had grown so very much. We babysat him again and I fell in love even more with being an Aunty.
Dec I caught up with family and friends and started to settle back into life at home. I started looking for work and a place to move into. I got a job with the company I have worked for before and was offered a share house to stay in near the city. Jack moved to my side of the country and he came down to visit me, so I showed him around the area I grew up in. It was lovely to find that after everything and being home on Australian turf we still got on well, and he has become a friend whom I cherish. I got back into full time work and was challenged by taking on the Assistant Manager role, but I stuck with it and made it through a tough week. I celebrated Benji's first christmas and saw some family that I hadnt seen in a few years too, which was lovely.
Phew what a year it has been!!!
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Happy New Year everyone and I hope your 2012 is the best year yet!!
One of the beautiful cats who live at the Saskatoon Farm, peacefully napping, hiding among the plants - until 'trouble' arrives, a ginger kitten, who has no intention of letting the adult sleep.
I'm falling behind again ....
On 9 May 2024, I finally made it as far as the Saskatoon Farm, SE of Calgary. I hadn't been there since mid-December 2023, partly because the Farm closed before Christmas for about two and a half months and the last few weeks have been messed up because of the excruciating pain of bursitis that developed on my right side. Along with that, i needed dental surgery to remove a broken tooth. I am now gradually getting out on the occasional drive, and it feels wonderful - well, more so mentally than physically.
It is still too early for the outdoor plants to be in bloom, but there was lots of colour inside the large greenhouse. The large enclosure inside the greenhouse that housed a Wild Turkey or two, various kinds of chickens and endless bunnies has been moved to the smaller, outside enclosure that is joined to the building. No bunnies, though. A late breakfast was enjoyed at the Farm, and kept me going for a few hours, driving a bit further SE.
After my first sighting, a distant Swainson's Hawk sitting in a tangle of branches, I was happy to see a Say's Phoebe that was perched on barbed-wire. I can't remember if I've ever seen one before, years ago, and I don't have a photo of one on Flickr. A Vesper Sparrow was the next bird I saw, and then a Brewer's Blackbird.
Driving a bit further, I came across a small herd of Mule Deer, crossing the road ahead of me. Managed to capture a short video of them jumping the fence.
After a very quick drive around the loop at Frank Lake, I started heading home, stopping at one wetland where I had enjoyed a number of Yellow-headed Blackbirds on a recent visit. This time, there was just one.
Two more Swainson's Hawks were seen as I continued on the homeward stretch. These hawks always make my day, especially if one happens to be sitting on a fence post.
We have been getting quite a lot of rain, with more to come. All cars have to be removed from the parking lot tomorrow for gravel clearing, from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, unless it is raining. As usual, I will have to kill at least most of those hours by travelling outside the city.
Grizzly sow #610 and her two cubs stand in the flats with Mt. Moran showing off before them. 610 is the five year-old daughter of 399 and on this particular day I first spotted her when she had come out of a willow thicket and then began to cross the road. 610 stepped into the road and sniffed, turned back, started across once more and then put her nose in the air and sniffed around. Ultimately she turned back and didn't cross the road that time and I later learned that her mama, #399 was just across the highway with her three cubs.
It is difficult to believe that just two mornings ago I was saying goodbye to new friends - humans and grizzly bears - and am now sitting at my desk, drinking a cup of coffee and listening to the sprinkler saturate the dried plants.
When I left town nearly a month ago it was with plans to be gone one week to ten days, dividing my time equally between Glacier, Yellowstone and Teton. The local newspaper had a story about 399 and 610 raising their cubs near the roads of Grand Teton National Park and my hope was to see and photograph a grizzly bear. Never in my wildest dreams did I believe that I would see 399 within hours of my arrival and would then see both or one of the bears every day, though some times from a distance. Nor did I imagine that the bears and their story would go from one that I just wanted to photograph to a love for the grizzly families. In the park the bear watchers freely admit to their addiction for capturing and watching 399 and 610 and it was truly that. My excitement grew instead of diminishing and I went from being one of the unthinking tourists who got too close in the excitement of getting the shot to one who cared deeply about the well being and safety of the bears. Just as fascinating are the people who are out there everyday looking for the bears and keeping track of their movements. I was one of them for too short a time and had much more grizzly time than I could have ever imagined. I did not want to leave and do not want to be gone.
Last night I spoke with a friend who was camping near the park and could hear the silence of the mountains and feel the simplicity of the life. One can not worry about too much while out in nature with only the necessary possessions (though some might be a little unnecessary). Pure survival and peace. There are no lawns to water, no mowing to be done, weeds to pull, neighbor's dogs to contend with, sirens floating on the air, the buzz of electricity or worrying about which Netflix movie to watch. Only firewood, warmth, sunrise, sunset, and the enjoyment of photography. Yesterday I was watering, weed whacking, dead heading roses, tying up tomatoes, doing laundry, cleaning floors and trying to figure out the microwave all over again - and had only gotten into town at about 9:30 a.m. Those chores were surrounded by continual naps on the couch as the energy of the past few weeks drained from my bones and left an ache that won't go away.
WOW - just went through the pile of mail that was on my counter and discovered that my shoulder has bursitis and that my rotator cuff is inflamed but that "there are no definite tears!" The sucker has still been providing me with a great deal of pain but this is absolutely the best news that I can imagine because it means that I can...
Still not able to get out for new photos, so I am adding another five photos from my archives. If I wrote a description under a previously posted photo taken on the same outing, I will add it to this evening's uploads.
I had hoped over the Easter weekend to be able to go and see how I managed with driving my car. Two days ago, I had to call the AMA to come and boost my car battery, as I couldn't start my car. I knew it would be very painful to sit (sciatic nerve or maybe bursitis, I think). So, yesterday afternoon, after not leaving home at all in the last four weeks (!), I drove just as far as my local grocery store to pick up a few items that the delivery service is unable to bring. Thankful to be able to hang on to the shopping cart for stability. Such a relief to know that I now have all that I need for the next week, as I won't be leaving home at all, especially thanks to the weather forecast for more snow. However, we desperately need every bit of moisture we can get. Ha, this morning, I woke up in lots of pain from my drive/walking yesterday. Won't be in a hurry to do it again.
This photo was taken at the Calgary Zoo on 12 April 2008.
Adding another five images from my archives. If I wrote a description under a previously posted photo taken on the same day, I will add it under this morning's posts.
Winter returned, but it is now a sunny Spring day! More snow is forecast for the next two days, though, adding to the snow that is already on the ground. Can't go anywhere, anyway, as excruciating pain that may be caused by the sciatic nerve (?) or bursitis (?) on the right side of my body is making it almost impossible to walk even a few steps indoors. One thing after another after another after another .... Last time I went out was 22 February.
"This was just one of several species of Hummingbird that my six friends and I were lucky enough to see on our trip to Trinidad & Tobago. Though this species is found on both islands, this one was photographed on 18 March 2017, at the Asa Wright Nature Centre, high up in the mountains of Trinidad. I seem to have ended up with a lot more photos of this species than any other, so I hope you aren't getting bored of seeing them : )
"The white-necked jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) is a large and attractive hummingbird that ranges from Mexico, south to Peru, Bolivia and south Brazil. It is also found on Tobago (sub-species F. m. flabellifera) and in Trinidad (sub-species F. m. mellivora)
Other common names are great jacobin and collared hummingbird.
The white-necked jacobin is a widespread inhabitant of forest, usually being seen at a high perch or just above the canopy. It is less common at lower levels, except near hummingbird feeders.
The approximately 12 cm long male white-necked jacobin is unmistakable with its white belly and tail, a white band on the nape and a dark blue hood. Immature males have less white in the tail and a conspicuous rufous patch in the malar region. Females are highly variable, and may resemble adult or immature males, have green upperparts, white belly, white-scaled green or blue throat, and white-scaled dark blue crissum (the area around the cloaca), or be intermediate between the aforementioned plumages, though retain the white-scaled dark blue crissum. Females are potentially confusing, but the pattern on the crissum is distinctive and not shared by superficially similar species.
These birds usually visit flowers of tall trees and epiphytes for nectar, and also hawk for insects." From Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-necked_jacobin
This adventure was only the second holiday of any kind, anywhere, that I have had in something like 30 or 35 years! The other holiday was a wonderful, one-week trip with my dear friends from England, Linda and Tony, when we went down south to Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons in September 2012. I have had maybe half a dozen weekends away, including to Waterton National Park, which have helped keep me going.
Six birding/photographer friends and I decided that we would take this exciting trip together (from 12-21 March 2017), spending the first two or three days on the island of Tobago and then the rest of the time at the Asa Wright Nature Centre on the nearby, much larger island of Trinidad. We decided to take a complete package, so everything was included - accommodation at both places, all our food, and the various walks and day trips that we could choose from. Two of my friends, Anne B. and Brenda, saw to all the planning of flights and accommodations, which was so very much appreciated by the rest of us. I could never have done all this myself! We were so lucky with our flights, as we were just in time to get Black Friday prices, which were 50% off!
What a time we had, seeing so many beautiful and interesting things - and, of course, everything was a lifer for me. Some of these friends had visited Costa Rica before, so were familiar with some of the birds. There was a lot more to see on Trinidad, so we were glad that we chose Tobago to visit first and then spend a longer time at Asa Wright. It was wonderful to be right by the sea, though, at the Blue Waters Inn on the island of Tobago. Just gorgeous.
The Asa Wright Nature Centre, on Trinidad, is such an amazing place! We stayed in cabins up or down hill from the main building. Really, one doesn't need to travel away from the Centre for birding, as so many different species visit the Hummingbird feeders that are right by the huge, open veranda, and the trees of the rain forest high up the mountainous road. The drive up and down this narrow, twisting, pot-holed road was an adventure in itself! Never would I ever do this drive myself - we had a guide who drove us everywhere in a minibus. I had read many accounts of this road, lol! There was enough room for two vehicles to pass each other, and the honking of horns was almost continuous - either to warn any vehicle that might be coming fast around the next bend or as a sign that drivers knew each other. The drive along this road, from the coast to Asa Wright, took just over an hour each way.
I still sometimes think about the great food that was provided every single day at Asa Wright and even the Rum Punch that appeared each evening. I never drink at all, so I wasn't sure if I would even try the Punch - glad I did, though, as it was delicious and refreshing. Breakfast, lunch and dinner were all served buffet-style, with a great variety of dishes from which to choose. To me, pure luxury. So very, very grateful to have been invited to be part of this amazing adventure.
This is a video that I came across on YouTube, taken by Rigdon Currie and Trish Johnson, at many of the same places we visited on Trinidad and Tobago. Not my video, but it made me feel like I was right there still. Posting the link here again, so that I won't lose it.
I also came across the following 27-minute YouTube video of the flora and fauna of Trinidad, filmed by John Patrick Smith in February 2015.
A beautiful, sunny day today, Saturday 27 April 2024. Just looked at the weather forecast for the next few days and found that after tomorrow, the next five out of six days are forecast to have snow/rain.
Yesterday, 26 April, I managed a short drive SE of Calgary. Thought I had better make the most of clear roads before the bad weather arrives. All familiar, much-travelled roads this time, around the Frank Lake area and while heading back home.
I bumped into a huge group of people who were on a special outing to Frank Lake, led by Greg Wagner, who takes care of the lake areas and does a tremendous job of recording every bird seen, all year round and for many years. Not just once a day, either! Yesterday, he was showing the participants the various viewing points around the lake and I happened to see the cars coming towards me along one of the roads. I turned around and caught up with them. They had just one more location to visit, but one had to drive on a rough, non-road to get there. I would have been almost the last person to get there if I had gone, with a long walk to get to the lake edge. I knew I couldn't do that, with painful sciatica or bursitis in my right side, so I continued on my own journey. Good to see you, Greg, even if for just a few moments.
A bit of information about Greg:
ebird.org/region/CA/post/greg-wagner-march-ebirder-of-the...
So many birds in the area are far, far away - and I still don't possess a pair of binoculars after about 18 years of birding! (By the way, the birding blind area at Frank Lake is still extremely flooded.) However, I was happy to spend a bit of time watching and taking a few photos of the closer birds on my way home. Mainly Yellow-headed and Red-winged Blackbirds, plus a few Coots and European Starlings. At one point, there was an absolute frenzy of a group of Starlings and both species of Blackbirds on the ground, all mixed together. I had to take a bit of video, through the windscreen so poor quality.
Still not able to get out for new photos, so I am adding another five photos from my archives. If I wrote a description under a previously posted photo taken on the same outing, I will add it to this evening's uploads.
I had hoped over the Easter weekend to be able to go and see how I managed with driving my car. Also, yesterday, I had to call the AMA to come and boost my car battery, as I couldn't start my car. I knew it would be very painful (sciatic nerve or maybe bursitis, I think). So, this afternoon, after not leaving home at all in the last four weeks (!), I drove just as far as my local grocery store to pick up a few items that the delivery service is unable to bring. Thankful to be able to hang on to the shopping cart for stability. Such a relief to know that I now have all that I need for the next week, as I won't be leaving home at all, especially thanks to the weather forecast for more snow. However, we desperately need every bit of moisture we can get.
"Alberta’s wildfire season typically runs from March 1st to October 31st, but on February 20th, Alberta’s forestry minister declared an early start to the wildfire season, The Weather Network reports (4-1-24).
Alberta currently has 57 wildfires burning, 50 of which have been burning underground since 2023. All but one of these 57 fires are either being held or are under control. One fire north of Slave Lake is listed as “out of control” and has burned an estimated 54 hectares so far." From the FEA website, posted on 2 April 2024.
"On 3 June 2018, I had hoped to drive out of the city for an annual morning walk followed by a delicious BBQ lunch. Unfortunately, I never heard back from the leader about whether any others would be going from Calgary (though I was going to drive there myself). As it turned out, I had a great afternoon within the city, with an afternoon walk in Weaselhead with friends, during which we found a Rufous and a Calliope Hummingbird. This long walk was followed by coffee and chat at Tim Horton's, which is always much enjoyed. Thanks, as always, Janet and Bernie!
On my drive home early evening, I made a split second decision to keep driving to Fish Creek Park. I had only been down there twice this year and saw the adult male Great Horned Owl. I had heard that the female was on the nest and later, that there was just one owlet. Yesterday was my first visit to try and find this young one, who had only just recently left the nest. Looking on the more important side, this meant one less person intruding on their area, of course, though I have to say that these owls are remarkably tolerant of humans. If a Canada Goose, on the other hand, should get anywhere near the nest or young ones, Mom or Dad flies in for an immediate attack. I think it would have taken me some time to find it, as it was so high up in a tree. Friends had already found it and were kind enough to take me to see it, which was much appreciated. They also showed me a very high Starling nest with three youngsters peering out. A tree cavity was also pointed out to me, with Mother Goose looking rather bored, incubating her eggs.
"With its long, earlike tufts, intimidating yellow-eyed stare, and deep hooting voice, the Great Horned Owl is the quintessential owl of storybooks. This powerful predator can take down birds and mammals even larger than itself, but it also dines on daintier fare such as tiny scorpions, mice, and frogs. It’s one of the most common owls in North America, equally at home in deserts, wetlands, forests, grasslands, backyards, cities, and almost any other semi-open habitat between the Arctic and the tropics.
Great Horned Owls are nocturnal. You may see them at dusk sitting on fence posts or tree limbs at the edges of open areas, or flying across roads or fields with stiff, deep beats of their rounded wings. Their call is a deep, stuttering series of four to five hoots." From AllAboutBirds.
Today, 29 April 2024, I managed to get out again, just in time for the snow that is expected for tonight, rain too. Also rain and snow for tomorrow and the next day, 1 May. Overcast, chilly wind, and a few raindrops today, during my drive. Just a fairly short trip SW of the city, but I was so happy to see several Mountain Bluebirds and a few American Robins, plus a couple of Swainson's (?) Hawks. Taken in poor light, so I need to lighten a photo to be sure of the hawk species. Of course, Red-winged Blackbirds everywhere made sure they were heard. A Canada Goose lying on her nest was a welcome sight.
I will post photos from today when I have edited them. This evening, I'm adding five more photos from my last drive, three days ago. It has been many months since I was able to get out this much, and it feels so good, even if not physically.
On 26 April 2024, I managed a short drive SE of Calgary. Thought I had better make the most of clear roads before the bad weather arrives. All familiar, much-travelled roads this time, around the Frank Lake area and while heading back home.
I bumped into a huge group of people who were on a special outing to Frank Lake, led by Greg Wagner, who takes care of the lake areas and does a tremendous job of recording every bird seen, all year round and for many years. Not just once a day, either! Yesterday, he was showing the participants the various viewing points around the lake and I happened to see the cars coming towards me along one of the roads. I turned around and caught up with them. They had just one more location to visit, but one had to drive on a rough, non-road to get there. I would have been almost the last person to get there if I had gone, with a long walk to get to the lake edge. I knew I couldn't do that, with painful sciatica or bursitis in my right side, so I continued on my own journey. Good to see you, Greg, even if for just a few moments.
A bit of information about Greg:
ebird.org/region/CA/post/greg-wagner-march-ebirder-of-the...
So many birds in the area are far, far away - and I still don't possess a pair of binoculars after about 18 years of birding! (By the way, the birding blind area at Frank Lake is still extremely flooded.) However, I was happy to spend a bit of time watching and taking a few photos of the closer birds on my way home. Mainly Yellow-headed and Red-winged Blackbirds, plus a few Coots and European Starlings. At one point, there was an absolute frenzy of a group of Starlings and both species of Blackbirds on the ground, all mixed together. I had to take a bit of video, through the windscreen so poor quality.
Adding another five images from my archives. If I wrote a description under a previously posted photo taken on the same day, I will add it under this morning's posts.
Winter returned, but it is now a sunny Spring day! More snow is forecast for the next two days, though, adding to the snow that is already on the ground. Can't go anywhere, anyway, as excruciating pain that may be caused by the sciatic nerve (?) or bursitis (?) on the right side of my body is making it almost impossible to walk even a few steps indoors. One thing after another after another after another .... Last time I went out was 22 February 2024.
This photo of a Barred Owl was taken on a visit to the Calgary Zoo, on 6 October 2014. I always love to see the dark eyes of this species.
Adding another five images from my archives. If I wrote a description under a previously posted photo taken on the same day, I will add it under this morning's posts.
Winter returned, followed by a few pleasant days. Another snowstorm is forecast for in a few days' time, though, adding to the snow that is already on the ground. Can't go anywhere, anyway, as excruciating pain that may be caused by the sciatic nerve (?) or bursitis (?) on the right side of my body is making it almost impossible to walk even a few steps indoors. One thing after another after another after another .... Last time I went out was 22 February.
"This adventure was only the second holiday of any kind, anywhere, that I have had in something like 30 or 35 years! The other holiday was a wonderful, one-week trip with my dear friends from England, Linda and Tony, when we went down south to Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons in September 2012. I have had maybe half a dozen weekends away, including to Waterton National Park, which have helped keep me going.
Six birding/photographer friends and I decided that we would take this exciting trip together (from 12-21 March 2017), spending the first two or three days on the island of Tobago and then the rest of the time at the Asa Wright Nature Centre on the nearby, much larger island of Trinidad. We decided to take a complete package, so everything was included - accommodation at both places, all our food, and the various walks and day trips that we could choose from. Two of my friends, Anne B. and Brenda, saw to all the planning of flights and accommodations, which was so very much appreciated by the rest of us. I could never have done all this myself! We were so lucky with our flights, as we were just in time to get Black Friday prices, which were 50% off!
What a time we had, seeing so many beautiful and interesting things - and, of course, everything was a lifer for me. Some of these friends had visited Costa Rica before, so were familiar with some of the birds. There was a lot more to see on Trinidad, so we were glad that we chose Tobago to visit first and then spend a longer time at Asa Wright. It was wonderful to be right by the sea, though, at the Blue Waters Inn on the island of Tobago. Just gorgeous.
The Asa Wright Nature Centre, on Trinidad, is such an amazing place! We stayed in cabins up or down hill from the main building. Really, one doesn't need to travel away from the Centre for birding, as so many different species visit the Hummingbird feeders that are right by the huge, open veranda, and the trees of the rain forest high up the mountainous road. The drive up and down this narrow, twisting, pot-holed road was an adventure in itself! Never would I ever do this drive myself - we had a guide who drove us everywhere in a minibus. I had read many accounts of this road, lol! There was enough room for two vehicles to pass each other, and the honking of horns was almost continuous - either to warn any vehicle that might be coming fast around the next bend or as a sign that drivers knew each other. The drive along this road, from the coast to Asa Wright, took just over an hour each way.
I still sometimes think about the great food that was provided every single day at Asa Wright and even the Rum Punch that appeared each evening. I never drink at all, so I wasn't sure if I would even try the Punch - glad I did, though, as it was delicious and refreshing. Breakfast, lunch and dinner were all served buffet-style, with a great variety of dishes from which to choose. To me, pure luxury. So very, very grateful to have been invited to be part of this amazing adventure.
This is a video that I came across on YouTube, taken by Rigdon Currie and Trish Johnson, at many of the same places we visited on Trinidad and Tobago. Not my video, but it made me feel like I was right there still. Posting the link here again, so that I won't lose it."
I also came across the following 27-minute YouTube video of the flora and fauna of Trinidad, filmed by John Patrick Smith in February 2015.
I'm not sure, but I think this Seed Cleaning Plant was opened in November 1955.
On 26 April 2024, I managed a short drive SE of Calgary. Thought I had better make the most of clear roads before the bad weather arrives. All familiar, much-travelled roads this time, around the Frank Lake area and while heading back home.
I bumped into a huge group of people who were on a special outing to Frank Lake, led by Greg Wagner, who takes care of the lake areas and does a tremendous job of recording every bird seen, all year round and for many years. Not just once a day, either! Yesterday, he was showing the participants the various viewing points around the lake and I happened to see the cars coming towards me along one of the roads. I turned around and caught up with them. They had just one more location to visit, but one had to drive on a rough, non-road to get there. I would have been almost the last person to get there if I had gone, with a long walk to get to the lake edge. I knew I couldn't do that, with painful sciatica or bursitis in my right side, so I continued on my own journey. Good to see you, Greg, even if for just a few moments.
A bit of information about Greg:
ebird.org/region/CA/post/greg-wagner-march-ebirder-of-the...
So many birds in the area are far, far away - and I still don't possess a pair of binoculars after about 18 years of birding! (By the way, the birding blind area at Frank Lake is still extremely flooded.) However, I was happy to spend a bit of time watching and taking a few photos of the closer birds on my way home. Mainly Yellow-headed and Red-winged Blackbirds, plus a few Coots and European Starlings. At one point, there was an absolute frenzy of a group of Starlings and both species of Blackbirds on the ground, all mixed together. I had to take a bit of video, through the windscreen so poor quality.
Still not able to get out for new photos, so I am adding another five photos from my archives. If I wrote a description under a previously posted photo taken on the same outing, I will add it to this evening's uploads.
I had hoped over the Easter weekend to be able to go and see how I managed with driving my car. Also, yesterday, I had to call the AMA to come and boost my car battery, as I couldn't start my car. I knew it would be very painful (sciatic nerve or maybe bursitis, I think). So, this afternoon, after not leaving home at all in the last four weeks (!), I drove just as far as my local grocery store to pick up a few items that the delivery service is unable to bring. Thankful to be able to hang on to the shopping cart for stability. Such a relief to know that I now have all that I need for the next week, as I won't be leaving home at all, especially thanks to the weather forecast. However, we desperately need every bit of moisture we can get.
"Alberta’s wildfire season typically runs from March 1st to October 31st, but on February 20th, Alberta’s forestry minister declared an early start to the wildfire season, The Weather Network reports (4-1-24).
Alberta currently has 57 wildfires burning, 50 of which have been burning underground since 2023. All but one of these 57 fires are either being held or are under control. One fire north of Slave Lake is listed as “out of control” and has burned an estimated 54 hectares so far." From the FEA website, posted on 2 April 2024.
"This adventure was only the second holiday (or was it actually my third?) of any kind, anywhere, that I have had in something like 30 or 35 years! The other holiday was a wonderful, one-week holiday with my great friends from England, Linda and Tony, when we went down south to Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons in September 2012. I have had maybe half a dozen weekends away, including to Waterton National Park, which have helped keep me going.
Six birding/photographer friends and I decided that we would take this exciting trip together (from 12-21 March 2017), spending the first two or three days on the island of Tobago and then the rest of the time at the Asa Wright Nature Centre on the nearby, much larger island of Trinidad. We decided to take a complete package, so everything was included - flights (we were so very lucky to get Black Friday prices, which were 50% off!), accommodation at both places, all our food, and the various walks and day trips that we could choose from. Two of my friends, Anne B. and Brenda, saw to all the planning of flights and accommodations, which was so very much appreciated by the rest of us. I could never have done all this myself!
What a time we had, seeing so many beautiful and interesting things - and, of course, everything was a lifer for me. Some of these friends had visited Costa Rica before, so were familiar with some of the birds. There was a lot more to see on Trinidad, so we were glad that we chose Tobago to visit first and then spend a longer time at Asa Wright. It was wonderful to be right by the sea, though, at the Blue Waters Inn on the island of Tobago. Just gorgeous.
The Asa Wright Nature Centre, on the much larger island of Trinidad, is such an amazing place! We stayed in cabins up or down hill from the main building. Really, one doesn't need to travel away from the Centre for birding, as so many different species visit the Hummingbird feeders that are right by the huge, open veranda, and the trees of the rain forest high up a mountainous road. The drive up and down this narrow, twisting, pot-holed road was an adventure in itself! Never would I ever do this drive myself - we had a guide who drove us everywhere in a van/small bus. I had read many accounts of this road, lol! There was just enough room for two vehicles to squeeze past each other, and the honking of horns was almost continuous - either to warn any vehicle that might be coming fast around the next bend or as a sign that drivers knew each other. The drive along this road took just over an hour each way.
I still miss the great food that was provided every single day at Asa Wright and the Rum Punch that appeared each evening. I never drink at all, so I wasn't sure if I would even try the Punch - glad I did, though, as it was delicious and refreshing. Breakfast, lunch and dinner were all served buffet-style, with a great variety of dishes from which to choose. To me, pure luxury. So very, very grateful to have been invited to be part of this amazing adventure."
Still not able to get out for new photos, so I am adding another five photos from my archives. If I wrote a description under a previously posted photo taken on the same outing, I will add it to this evening's uploads.
I had hoped over the Easter weekend to be able to go and see how I managed with driving my car. Also, yesterday, I had to call the AMA to come and boost my car battery, as I couldn't start my car. I knew it would be very painful (sciatic nerve or maybe bursitis, I think). So, this afternoon, after not leaving home at all in the last four weeks (!), I drove just as far as my local grocery store to pick up a few items that the delivery service is unable to bring. Thankful to be able to hang on to the shopping cart for stability. Such a relief to know that I now have all that I need for the next week, as I won't be leaving home at all, especially thanks to the weather forecast. However, we desperately need every bit of moisture we can get.
"Alberta’s wildfire season typically runs from March 1st to October 31st, but on February 20th, Alberta’s forestry minister declared an early start to the wildfire season, The Weather Network reports (4-1-24).
Alberta currently has 57 wildfires burning, 50 of which have been burning underground since 2023. All but one of these 57 fires are either being held or are under control. One fire north of Slave Lake is listed as “out of control” and has burned an estimated 54 hectares so far." From the FEA website, posted on 2 April 2024.
"A friend told me about a display of fungi near Fish Creek Park last year, so of course I had to go and check it out : ) Taken on 29 June 2012, near the edge of the eastern end of the park. Wish I knew what kind of mushrooms these are - I love the patterns that form on the top surface of the caps. They look so much like some of the Easter Hot Cross Buns that I buy.
Any chance that these could be Cracked-Cap Mushroom / Agrocybe dura? Apparently, they are very common in wood mulch, which fits with my photo."
Adding another five images from my archives. If I wrote a description under a previously posted photo taken on the same day, I will add it under this afternoon's posts.
Winter has returned, but it is now Spring! Snow has been falling the last few days, so we are back to a world of white. Can't go anywhere, anyway, as excruciating pain that may be caused by the sciatic nerve (?) or bursitis (?) on the right side of my body is making it almost impossible to walk even a few steps indoors. One thing after another after another .... Last time I went out was 22 February.
"I had never seen any kind of Trogon before this trip. Then, on our first day at the Asa Wright Nature Centre on the island of Trinidad (Day 4), we saw two species of Trogon. This happened during a morning walk along one of the trails, on our way (with a guide) to look for the amazing Bearded Bellbird.
"The collared trogon (Trogon collaris) is a near passerine bird in the trogon family, Trogonidae. It is found in the warmer parts of the Neotropics and includes numerous subspecies.
It is a resident of tropical forests, where it nests in a hole in a termite nest or tree, with a typical clutch of two white eggs.
Collared trogons feed on insects and fruit, and their broad bills and weak legs reflect their diet and arboreal habits. Although their flight is fast, they are reluctant to fly any distance. They typically perch upright and motionless.
Trogons have distinctive male and female plumages, with soft, often colourful, feathers. This species is about 25 cm (9.8 in) long. The back, head and breast of the male are green, and a white line separates the breast from the red underparts. The undertail is white with black barring, and the wings are black, vermiculated with white.
The female has a brown back, head and breast, a relatively uniform undertail (not clearly barred), and underparts that are slightly paler than in the male." From Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collared_trogon
This adventure was only the second holiday (or was it actually my third?) of any kind, anywhere, that I have had in something like 30 or 35 years! The other holiday was a wonderful, one-week trip with my great friends from England, Linda and Tony, when we went down south to Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons in September 2012. I have had maybe half a dozen weekends away, including to Waterton National Park, which have helped keep me going.
Six birding/photographer friends and I decided that we would take this exciting trip together (from 12-21 March 2017), spending the first two or three days on the island of Tobago and then the rest of the time at the Asa Wright Nature Centre on the nearby, much larger island of Trinidad. We decided to take a complete package, so everything was included - flights (we were so very lucky to get Black Friday prices, which were 50% off!), accommodation at both places, all our food, and the various walks and day trips that we could choose from. Two of my friends, Anne B. and Brenda, saw to all the planning of flights and accommodations, which was so very much appreciated by the rest of us. I could never have done all this myself!
What a time we had, seeing so many beautiful and interesting things - and, of course, everything was a lifer for me. Some of these friends had visited Costa Rica before, so were familiar with some of the birds. There was a lot more to see on Trinidad, so we were glad that we chose Tobago to visit first and then spend a longer time at Asa Wright. It was wonderful to be right by the sea, though, at the Blue Waters Inn on the island of Tobago. Just gorgeous.
The Asa Wright Nature Centre, on Trinidad, is such an amazing place! We stayed in cabins up or down hill from the main building. Really, one doesn't need to travel away from the Centre for birding, as so many different species visit the Hummingbird feeders that are right by the huge, open veranda, and the trees of the rain forest high up a mountainous road. The drive up and down this narrow, twisting, pot-holed road was an adventure in itself! Never would I ever do this drive myself - we had a guide who drove us everywhere in a van/small bus. I had read many accounts of this road, lol! There was just enough room for two vehicles to squeeze past each other, and the honking of horns was almost continuous - either to warn any vehicle that might be coming fast around the next bend or as a sign that drivers knew each other. The drive along this road, from the coast to Asa Wright, took just over an hour each way.
Even after more than three weeks, I still miss the great food that was provided every single day at Asa Wright and the Rum Punch that appeared each evening. I never drink at all, so I wasn't sure if I would even try the Punch - glad I did, though, as it was delicious and refreshing. Breakfast, lunch and dinner were all served buffet-style, with a great variety of dishes from which to choose. To me, pure luxury. So very, very grateful to have been invited to be part of this amazing adventure."
Cavendish Mews is a smart set of flats in Mayfair where flapper and modern woman, the Honourable Lettice Chetwynd has set up home after coming of age and gaining her allowance. To supplement her already generous allowance, and to break away from dependence upon her family, Lettice has established herself as a society interior designer, so her flat is decorated with a mixture of elegant antique Georgian pieces and modern Art Deco furnishings, using it as a showroom for what she can offer to her well heeled clients.
Today is Tuesday and on Tuesdays, every third Thursday of the month and occasionally after a big party, Mrs. Boothby, Lettice’s charwoman*, comes from her home in Poplar to do all the hard jobs and help Edith, Lettice’s maid. We find ourselves just a short distance from Cavendish Mews, quite near Mr. Willison’s grocers’ shop in Binney Street Mayfair, where Lettice has an account, and from where Edith orders her groceries for the Cavendish Mews flat. It is also from Willison’s grocers’ shop that Edith’s romantic love life stems, for she is stepping out with Frank Leadbetter, Mr. Willison’s delivery boy, who carries orders about Mayfair and the surrounding suburbs on the bicycle provided for him by his employer. As we look down Binney Street towards Cavendish Mews, we can see old Mrs. Boothby dressed in a long navy blue winter coat wearing a toque** with an aigrette*** sticking out of it, with a beaded blue bag hanging from the crook of her elbow and a cigarette stuck between the index and middle fingers of her left hand as she walks down the street after finishing her work at Cavendish Mews. She looks up in the direction of the side entrance to Mr. Willison’s Grocery, where Frank can be seen wheeling out the smart black Willison’s delivery bicycle with the business name emblazoned on a panel between the two spoked wheels and the wicker basket on the front loaded with paper bags of groceries ready for delivery.
“Frank! Yoo-hoo! Frank!” calls Mrs. Boothby, waving her hand, still holding the stub of her cigarette over her head as she approaches him. “It’s the man of the ‘our!” she says with a crooked smile. “We was just takin’ ‘bout you!”
“Hullo Mrs. Boothby!” Frank says brightly, pausing on his bicycle and smiling back at the old woman. “Were you now? Finished at Cavendish Mews for the morning, have you?”
“I ‘ave, young Frank! On me way to ‘Ilda at the Channons’ in ‘Ill Street. Let’s see what stories “Ilda ‘as about Mr. and Mrs. Channon for me today.”
The pair laugh wholeheartedly, imagining what stories their friend Hilda might shade about her employers, Lettice’s friends Margot and Dickie Channon, who live a short walk away at a flat in Hill Street, similar in size to Cavendish Mews.
“Weather looks not too bad, for a March day.” Frank looks up at the sky between the buildings.
“Not bad. Not bad at all, Frank.” Mrs. Boothby agrees as she follows Frank’s gaze and glances upwards from underneath her navy blue toque.
“Looks like spring might finally be in the air.” He indicates to the pale blue sky dotted with fluffy white clouds that float soundlessly overhead, allowing for shafts if sunlight to bathe and warm Frank’s and Mrs. Boothby’s upturned faces for a few blissful moments at a time. “And how are you anyway, Mrs. Boothby?”
“Aaaww, fair to muddlin’, young Frank. Me back and knees ache, but that ain’t nuffink unusual. They dun call it ‘ousemaid’s knee**** for nuffink neiver.” She gives her left knee a slap with her left hand, sending forth a shower of cigarette ash. “An’ I’m still tryin’ to fill the time what I used to spend cleanin’ for old Lady Pembroke-Duttson down in Westminster.”
“What happened to Lady Pembroke-Duttson then, Mrs. Boothby?”
“Ooohh! It were awful, Frank!” She tosses her spent cigarette butt into the gutter. “’Er big old ‘ouse burnt dahwn in November! It were a bit ramshackle like an’ tumbledown, what wiv ‘er bein’ so old and on ‘er own there, but she ‘ad a lot of it shut up, so it weren’t too bad for me, since I only ‘ad to do for her in a few suites of downstairs rooms, the kitchen and ‘er bedroom and barfroom up top. She lorst so many luverly fings in that fire. Mind you, I scored a few nice bits ‘n pieces from ‘er fire sale of ‘er leftovers she didn’t want no more.”
“Did she…” Frank lowers his voice. “Did she perish in the fire, then? Is that why you have a gap in your work schedule?”
“Lawd love you, Frank Leadbetter! She ain’t perished in ‘er own fire! She lives dahwn at Artillery Mansions***** nahw, but they’s got their own live in staff to maintain the flats, so I don’t do for ‘er no more, is all.”
“Oh!” Frank breathes a sigh of relief. “That’s a mercy then.”
“Not for me it ain’t! I got a big ‘ole in me, whachoo call it?”
“Err… your work schedule, Mrs. Boothby?” Frank asks helpfully.
“’Ere that’s it: me work whatchamacallit. Why, you know of anyone what needs a good char? Need me to do for ya’ Frank?”
“Not me, Mrs. Boothby!” Frank holds up his hands in defence. “My landlady Mrs. Chapman does all her own housework, and I wouldn’t want to get on her bad side if I suggested that she needed any help beyond her daughter who gives her a hand, even if she did need it. Mrs. Chapman would probably fling me out my ear for being an ingrate.” Frank lowers his voice again. “Just between you and me, Mrs. Boothby, she’s a real curmudgeon. It doesn’t take much to rile her up, let me tell you.” Hie eyebrows arch over his bright blue eyes. “So you probably wouldn’t want to work for her anyway. Still, the rent is cheap for me, so I will put up with Mrs. Chapman’s grumpy moods for now, whilst I keep saving money.”
“Well, I don’t fink I’d fancy goin’ to do a place in Clampham regular like anyway. It’s a bit outta me way, bein’ south side of the Thames. I’d ‘ave to take the Oxo cube******, and that’ll take too long.”
“Thinking of which.” He pats the Willison’s Groceries brown paper shopping bag in his basket. “I should be getting along myself. I’ve a delivery to do in Pimlico.”
“’Ere, nahw ‘ang on Frank. Can you wait a minute of two?”
Frank fishes out his grandfather’s silver pocket watch from his trouser pocket and glances at its face, worn over the years by the many times it has been withdrawn from pockets just like this: first by his grandfather, then his father and now Frank himself. “Well, I suppose I can, Mrs. Boothby.” His face crumples a little as he returns it to his pocket. “So long as it isn’t too long. I know you enjoy a good chin wag.” He chuckles good naturedly as he dismounts his bike and leans it up against the brick wall of the grocers, plastered with advertising that they are next to. “Or so Edith tells me. Thinking of Edith, I was going to invite her to Cruft’s*******,” He points to a poster of a rather grumpy looking terrier advertising the annual dog show as the Islington Agricultural Hall. “But time just got away from me. I know she likes dogs. Do you think Edith would like to go next year, Mrs. Boothby?”
“I’m sure she would Frank,” the old Cockney char lowers herself onto the wooden bench next to Frank’s parked bicycle. “But I fink there’s somefink she’d be likin’ a lot more than an invite to Crufts.”
“Oh, what’s that, Mrs. Boothby?”
Mrs. Boothby doesn’t answer directly, as with a groan she starts fossicking through her capacious beaded bag before withdrawing her cigarette papers, Swan Vestas******** and tin of Player’s Navy Cut*********. Rolling herself a cigarette she strikes a match and lights her cigarette. She takes a long and pleasurable drag on it, and as she blows out a plume of grey smoke she releases a couple of her fruity coughs. “Oh loverly.” she says, unaware of Frank pulling a disturbed face as she coughs nosily again.
“Are you alright, Mrs. Boothby?” Frank asks in concern.
“Me?” she replies in surprise. “Never better! Why?”
“Well, it’s just,” Frank starts to gesticulate as he bends down and crouches in front of her. “Your cough, Mrs. Boothby!”
“Oh that!” She releases another hacking and spluttering cough. “It’s just me old chest,” She beats her chest heavily with her fist. “And these cold March mornin’s is all. The sooner spring is ‘ere, the betta, I say!” She coughs again and takes another drag on her cigarette, making the paper crackle as she does.
“Are you sure, Mrs. Boothby?” Frank queries, the uncertainty clear on his face.
“Oh yes!” she scoffs, flapping her hand about, sending forth a shower of ash and a swirl of acrid cigarette smoke into the air. “Don’t choo worry ‘bout me! Nahw listen!” she huffs. “I need to ‘ave a serious word wiv you, Frank Leadbetter.”
“Oh that does sound ominous, Mrs. Boothby.” Frank admits with a gulp. “You sound awfully like Mrs. Chapman when I’ve brought some mud in on my shoes and tread it into her freshly cleaned hall runner. What have I done?”
Mrs. Boothby looks at him with a serious look, her eyes glittering like dark jewels imbedded in the winkles of her pale face. “It’s more ‘bout whatchoo ain’t done, Frank.” she says, arching an eyebrow knowingly over her left eye. “That’s the problem.”
“What haven’t I done, Mrs. Boothby?”
“Well, you know how fond I am of our Edith, don’t you, Frank?”
“Of course I do, Mrs. Bootby, and she’s very fond of you too.”
“Well, we agree on a lot ‘a fings, but they’s some fings we don’t always see eye to eye on, and this is one of ‘em!”
“What do you mean, Mrs. Boothby?” the young man asks in confusion with a perplexed look. “I don’t understand.”
“Well, I was just talkin’ wiv Edith at Cavendish Mews this mornin’ and she told me that rather than go and see ‘er mum ‘n dad tomorra, like she’d usually do if she ain’t goin’ out wiv you or ‘Ilda, she’s goin’ to see one of them mumbo-jumbo clairwhatsits! And it’s all your doin’, young Frank!”
“Edith’s going to see Clare whom, Mrs. Boothby?”
“She ain’t gonna see a girl called Clare, you berk**********!” Mrs. Boothby retorts, coughing roughly again. “She’s goin’ to see one of them clairwhatsits tomorra! You know, one of them fortune teller types!”
“Oh, a clairvoyant!” Frank exclaims, suddenly understanding what Mrs. Boothby means.
“That’s them! And it’s a whole lot of mumbo-jumbo, and she’s goin’ to waste a good shillin’ or two talkin’ to one tomorra that’s probably a clairwhatsit charlatan***********!”
“Edith did remark in passing to me that she felt like going to see a clairvoyant,” Frank says as his face crumples in concentration. “But I just put it down to a foolish fancy and dismissed it.”
“Well, it may be a foolish fancy to you, young Frank, but she’s serious! She’s doin’ it, ‘n all, and it’s because of you!”
“Because of me, Mrs. Boothby?”
“And you know it,” The old Cockney char nods sagely. “Because she wants to know when youse two are goin’ to get wed!”
Franks sighs, now fully understanding the situation. “That was when she mentioned it to me, Mrs, Boothby. We’d been up the Elephant************ and were caught in a rain shower. We ended up under the awnings of a jewellers on Walworth Road and she saw some wedding rings in the window, so she asked me when I was going to ask her dad for her hand in marriage.”
“And whachoo say?” Mrs. Boothby asks.
“Well, I said, soon.” Frank assures her. “But just not quite yet.”
“Exactly!” Mrs. Boothby says with an irritated sigh before drawing on her cigarette once more. “Not quite yet.” She exhales a plume of smoke. “You sound like you’re draggin’ your ‘eels, Frank my boy!”
“Edith said the same thing, but I’m not.” Frank replies in his own defence. “I’m just trying to save up a little more money, so that we can set up house together: a nice home. I want to ask Edith’s dad for her hand when I think I look most favourable. I want to I’m a man of principles.”
Mrs. Boothby chuckles and reaches out a careworn hand, running it along Frank’s pale cheek. “I know you are, young Frank, and principles is all fine in their place, but sometimes they are like blockers, and they stop us doin’ what we know we should do.” She pauses and drags on her cigarette again, blowing a plume of smoke into the air above their heads. “It sounds to me like Edith’s mum and dad are as anxious for you to ask ‘em for Edith’s ‘and in marriage as Edith is, and I’m sure wiv your gran getting’ on in years, she’d sleep better knowin’ that you’re goin’ to get married. Just because you ask Edith’s dad for ‘er ‘and doesn’t mean you ‘ave to get married right away.”
“Perhaps not,” Frank agrees. “But once the cat is out of the bag, there will be pressure from all our friends for us to get married. You know there will”
“Only if you tell ‘em.” Mrs. Boothby counters. “Just keep it just between you two, Edith’s parents and your gran for now. No-one else need know ‘till youse wanna announce it.”
“There is always pressure put on the young couple to set a date.” He looks at her seriously. “Long engagements are not very fashionable, even when they are for all the right reasons.”
“There won’t be no pressure from the Watsfords to get wed quick once you’ve committed yourself to Edith.” Mrs. Boothby assures him. “They’ll be ‘appy to wait, knowing that it will ‘appen when it’s meant to ‘appen, and then so will Edith, and she’ll ‘ave no need for this mumbo-jumbo clairwhatsit stuff she’s doin’!”
“So, what do you suggest, Mrs. Boothby?”
Mrs. Boothby picks herself up off the bench with a groan, takes a final drag from her cigarette and tosses the smouldering butt across the concrete of the footpath and into the gutter. She stands up and points to the London Underground advertisement on the wall behind them, next to the one for Cruft’s Dog Show. Frank looks at the advertisement. It shows a stylised. Art Deco image of a pair of young people at a dance together. He is dressed smartly in tails, and she in a gaily coloured, fashionable gypsy girdled************* dance frock. They stare lovingly into one another’s eyes.
“Get on wiv the dance, young Frank!” Mrs. Boothby says, quoting the phrase written below the image in bold russet coloured Art Deco style font. “Get yourself over to Mr. and Mrs. Watsford’s as soon as you can, and ask ‘em for Edith’s ‘and! You’ve got all you need to impress ‘em! Youse workin’ your way up ‘ere at Mr. Willison’s, and youse got your name dahwn at that trades ‘all place of yours for a new position in these fancy new suburbs they’s buildin’. You’re young, ‘ealthy and and doin’ well. No time like the present! Eh?”
“Well, I can’t do it now, Mrs. Boothby.” Frank replies. “I have to deliver these groceries to Pimlico.
Mrs. Boothby laughs throatily. “I don’t mean now, you berk! But the time is now, Frank! Don’t wait too long, or you’ll lose ‘er.” She smiles sadly. “And to lose a pearl like our Edith would be a tragedy!”
“I promise I won’t lose her, Mrs. Boothby.” Frank assures her. “It won’t be too much longer now. Trust me! I have a plan and I’ll put it into action.” He leans forward and gives her a peck on the cheek.
“Frank!” the old woman gasps, putting her hand to her right cheek where Frank’s lips were.
“Thank you for being such a good friend, Mrs, Boothby. Frank pulls up his bicycle and climbs astride it again. “You really are a brick!” He laughs. “Goodbye now.”
The old woman waves Frank off as he rides the bicycle out onto the road and settles onto the seat. He waves back to her, but doesn’t look back as he sets off down Binney Street towards his destination in Pimlico, whistling merrily as he goes.
*A charwoman, chargirl, or char, jokingly charlady, is an old-fashioned occupational term, referring to a paid part-time worker who comes into a house or other building to clean it for a few hours of a day or week, as opposed to a maid, who usually lives as part of the household within the structure of domestic service. In the 1920s, chars usually did all the hard graft work that paid live-in domestics would no longer do as they looked for excuses to leave domestic service for better paying work in offices and factories.
**A toque is a small round, brimless hat which was especially popular during the Edwardian era.
***The term aigrette, taken from the French for egret, or lesser white heron refers to the tufted crest or head-plumes of the egret, or other birds, used for adorning a headdress or hats. The word may also identify any similar ornament, in gems.
****Prepatellar bursitis (known more commonly as “housemaid’s knee” is an inflammation of the prepatellar bursa at the front of the knee. It is marked by swelling at the knee, which can be tender to the touch and which generally does not restrict the knee's range of motion. It can be extremely painful and disabling as long as the underlying condition persists.
*****Built in Westminster, quite close to the Palace of Westminster and the Houses of Parliament Artillery Mansions was just one of the many fine Victorian mansion blocks to be built in Victoria Street around St James Underground Railway Station in the late 1800s. Constructed around open courtyards which served as carriageways and residential gardens, the mansion blocks were typically built of red brick in the fashionable Queen Anne style. The apartments were designed to appeal to young bachelors or MPs who often had late parliamentary sittings, with many of the apartments not having kitchens, providing instead communal dining areas, rather like a gentleman’s club. Artillery Mansions, like many large mansion blocks employed their own servants to maintain the flats and address the needs of residents. During the Second World War, Artillery Mansions was commandeered by the Secret Intelligence Service as a headquarters. After the war, the building reverted to private residences again, but with so many of its former inhabitants either dead, elderly or in changed circumstances owing to the war, it became a place to house many ex-servicemen. The Army and Navy Company, who ran the Army and Navy Stores just up Victoria Street registered ‘Army and Navy Ltd.’ at Artillery Mansions as a lettings management company. By the 1980s, Artillery Mansions was deserted and in a state of disrepair. It was taken over by a group of ideological squatters who were determined to bring homelessness and housing affordability to the government’s attention, but within ten years, with misaligned ideologies and infighting, the squatters had moved on, and in the 1990s, Artillery Mansions was bought by developers and turned into luxury apartments.
******The Cockney rhyming slang for the London Underground, known commonly as “the tube” is “Oxo cube”.
*******Named after its founder, Charles Cruft, who worked as general manager for a dog biscuit manufacturer, travelling to dog shows both in the United Kingdom and internationally, which allowed him to establish contacts and understand the need for higher standards for dog shows, Crufts is an international dog show held annually in the United Kingdom, held since 1891, and organised by The Kennel Club. It is the largest show of its kind in the world. In 1886, Cruft's first dog show, billed as the "First Great Terrier Show", had 57 classes and 600 entries. The first show named "Crufts"—"Cruft's Greatest Dog Show"—was held at the Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington, in 1891. It was the first at which all breeds were invited to compete, with around two thousand dogs and almost two and a half thousand entries.
********Swan Vestas is a brand name for a popular brand of “strike-anywhere” matches. Shorter than normal pocket matches they are particularly popular with smokers and have long used the tagline “the smoker’s match” although this has been replaced by the prefix ‘the original’ on the current packaging. Swan Vestas matches are manufactured under the House of Swan brand, which is also responsible for making other smoking accessories such as cigarette papers, flints and filter tips. The matches are manufactured by Swedish Match in Sweden using local, sustainably grown aspen. The Swan brand began in 1883 when the Collard & Kendall match company in Bootle on Merseyside near Liverpool introduced “Swan wax matches”. These were superseded by later versions including “Swan White Pine Vestas” from the Diamond Match Company. These were formed of a wooden splint soaked in wax. They were finally christened “Swan Vestas” in 1906 when Diamond merged with Bryant and May and the company enthusiastically promoted the Swan brand. By the 1930s “Swan Vestas” had become “Britain’s best-selling match”.
*********Made by Nottingham based tobacconist manufacturer John Player and Sons, Player’s Medium Navy Cut was the most popular by far of the three Navy Cut brands (there was also Mild and Gold Leaf, mild being today’s rich flavour). Two thirds of all the cigarettes sold in Britain were Player’s and two thirds of these were branded as Player’s Medium Navy Cut. In January 1937, Player’s sold nearly 3.5 million cigarettes (which included 1.34 million in London). Production continued to grow until at its peak in the late 1950s, Player’s was employing 11,000 workers (compared to 5,000 in 1926) and producing 15 brands of pipe tobacco and 11 brands of cigarettes. Nowadays the brands "Player" and "John Player Special" are owned and commercialised by Imperial Brands (formerly the Imperial Tobacco Company).
**********The full phrase Berkeley (or Berkshire) hunt has been shortened to "berk," which has become a milder slang word of its own, but was originally used by Cockneys. Berk means idiot, as in "you're being a berk."
***********By the end of 1919, belief in Spiritualism was spreading like wildfire. Spiritualism is defined as a relatively modern religion that is based on the beliefs that the spirits of the dead exist, and both have the inclination and the ability to communicate with the living. This raised interest in clairvoyance in general, and saw a surge in spirit mediums, fortune tellers and seers, most of whom were theatrical charlatans using smoke and mirrors to pretend to communicate with the dead or foretell the future, preying upon a mourning populace in the aftermath of the Great War.
************The London suburb of Elephant and Castle, south of the Thames, past Lambeth was known as "the Piccadilly Circus of South London" because it was such a busy shopping precinct. When you went shopping there, it was commonly referred to by Londoners, but South Londoners in particular, as “going up the Elephant”.
*************A gypsy girdle became a popular feature of women’s dresses from the mid 1920s, consisting of a wide sash fastened over the hips. It was gathered vertically at the centre front where it was often accented by a fashionable rhinestone, or real jewel, brooch or a mirror image clasp.
The street scene may look real to you, but it is in fact made up of pieces from my 1;12 miniatures collection.
Fun things to look for in this tableau include:
Frank’s black metal delivery bicycle with its basket on the front came from Kathleen Knight’s Dolls House Shop in the United Kingdom. The sign on the body of the bicycle I made myself with the aid of the brown paper bag in the front of the basket which bears the name “Walter Willison’s Tea and Grocery”. The paper bag is filled with grocery items, which along with the bag were made by Little Things Dollhouse Miniatures in Lancashire.
Mrs. Boothby’s beaded handbag on the table is also a 1:12 artisan miniature. Hand crocheted, it is interwoven with antique blue glass beads that are two millimetres in diameter. The beads of the handle are three millimetres in length. It came from Karen Ladybug Miniatures in the United Kingdom. The umbrella came from and online stockist of miniatures on E-Bay.
The bench is made by Town Hall Miniatures, and acquired through E-Bay.
The tree that is blurred in the foreground and the red metal wall mounted letterbox both came from Kathleen Knight’s Dolls House Shop in the United Kingdom.
The advertisements along the wall of the shop, aside from the two advertising the British Empire Exhibition which I made myself, are all 1:12 size posters made by the British miniature artisan Ken Blythe. Ken is known mostly for the 1;12 miniature books he created. I have quite a large representation of Ken Blythe’s work in my collection, but he also produced other items, including posters. All of these are genuine copies of real Edwardian posters. To create something so authentic to the original in such detail and so clearly, really does make these items miniature artisan pieces. Ken Blythe’s work is highly sought after by miniaturists around the world today and command high prices at auction for such tiny pieces, particularly now that he is no longer alive. I was fortunate enough to acquire pieces from Ken Blythe prior to his death about four years ago, as well as through his estate via his daughter and son-in-law. His legacy will live on with me and in my photography which I hope will please his daughter.
The brick wall upon which they are stuck is a very special piece, and one of my more recent additions to my miniatures collection. Made painstakingly by hand, this was made by my very dear Flickr friend and artist Kim Hagar (www.flickr.com/photos/bkhagar_gallery/), she surprised me with this amazing piece entitled “Wall” as a Christmas gift, with the intention that I use it in my miniatures photos. Each brick has been individually cut and then worn to give texture before being stuck to the backing board and then painted. She has created several floors in the same way for some of her own miniature projects which you can see in her “In Miniature” album here: www.flickr.com/photos/bkhagar_gallery/albums/721777203007....
Still not able to get out for new photos, so I am adding another five photos from my archives. If I wrote a description under a previously posted photo taken on the same outing, I will add it to this evening's uploads.
I had hoped over the Easter weekend to be able to go and see how I managed with driving my car. Two days ago, I had to call the AMA to come and boost my car battery, as I couldn't start my car. I knew it would be very painful to sit (sciatic nerve or maybe bursitis, I think). So, yesterday afternoon, after not leaving home at all in the last four weeks (!), I drove just as far as my local grocery store to pick up a few items that the delivery service is unable to bring. Thankful to be able to hang on to the shopping cart for stability. Such a relief to know that I now have all that I need for the next week, as I won't be leaving home at all, especially thanks to the weather forecast for more snow. However, we desperately need every bit of moisture we can get. Ha, this morning, I woke up in lots of pain from my drive/walking yesterday. Won't be in a hurry to do it again.
"This photo was taken on 24 September 2017, when I ended up driving east of the city on my own. The meeting time for a trip east with other birders was given incorrectly in our newsletter, which said 9:30 am instead of 8:00 am that was given in a different place. Three of us arrived around 9:15 am, only to discover that no one else turned up. So, we went for a walk at the meeting place, Carburn Park, and afterwards, I decided that I would drive east of the city and wander around a few of the back roads. It was definitely a good decision as, though I didn't see many birds, two of them were beautiful Great Horned Owls.
I ended up driving very different back roads to what I had thought of doing. They were all in the south area, and many were new roads to me. Old barns outnumbered birds photographed, with about five new barns and just two owls. The first owl I came across flew low across the road in front of me. At first, I thought it was a hawk of some kind, as Great Horned Owls aren't often seen flying in the daytime, It landed on a fence post in a field, where it sat for a minute or two, before flying to a distant old barn window on a farm property. Needed full zoom to get photos of it.
Later on, after getting myself completely lost, I realized that I was not too far from an old grain elevator that I had discovered four years ago. On that day, I remember being so happy to have come across this elevator. When I got out of my car and walked a bit closer to get photos, I couldn't believe my eyes when I noticed a Great Horned Owl sitting in a window. I never expected that there would be an owl in the window again, yesterday, but there it was! Happy day!
As for today, 25 September 2017, I spent the day with a friend, travelling south of the city to the Pine Coulee Reservoir and area. The rolling hills of this whole area are so beautiful. The birds we saw were all far away, needing Tony's spotting scope, except for a Eurasian Collared Dove and several small birds. Meanwhile, I was enjoying the scenery and anything else that caught my eye.
We called in at the Pine Coulee campground and the Willow Creek Provincial Park campground and did a walk at each. Both were deserted and very peaceful. At the Willow Creek Provincial Park campground, the silence was broken by the call of a Belted Kingfisher. There was a bright yellow sign warning that there was a Bear in the area, but it was nowhere to be seen.
The weather was perfect all day, starting off chilly, but getting up to about 20C in the afternoon, and a sky full of clouds. Thanks so much for the invite, Tony - much appreciated and thoroughly enjoyed! Pure luxury, too, not having to drive."
I'm falling behind again ....
On 9 May 2024, I finally made it as far as the Saskatoon Farm, SE of Calgary. I hadn't been there since mid-December 2023, partly because the Farm closed before Christmas for about two and a half months and the last few weeks have been messed up because of the excruciating pain of bursitis that developed on my right side. Along with that, i needed dental surgery to remove a broken tooth. I am now gradually getting out on the occasional drive, and it feels wonderful - well, more so mentally than physically.
It is still too early for the outdoor plants to be in bloom, but there was lots of colour inside the large greenhouse. The large enclosure inside the greenhouse that housed a Wild Turkey or two, various kinds of chickens and endless bunnies has been moved to the smaller, outside enclosure that is joined to the building. No bunnies, though. A late breakfast was enjoyed at the Farm, and kept me going for a few hours, driving a bit further SE.
After my first sighting, a distant Swainson's Hawk sitting in a tangle of branches, I was happy to see a Say's Phoebe that was perched on barbed-wire. I can't remember if I've ever seen one before, years ago, and I don't have a photo of one on Flickr. A Vesper Sparrow was the next bird I saw, and then a Brewer's Blackbird.
Driving a bit further, I came across a small herd of Mule Deer, crossing the road ahead of me. Managed to capture a short video of them jumping the fence.
After a very quick drive around the loop at Frank Lake, I started heading home, stopping at one wetland where I had enjoyed a number of Yellow-headed Blackbirds on a recent visit. This time, there was just one.
Two more Swainson's Hawks were seen as I continued on the homeward stretch. These hawks always make my day, especially if one happens to be sitting on a fence post.
We have been getting quite a lot of rain, with more to come. All cars have to be removed from the parking lot tomorrow for gravel clearing, from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, unless it is raining. As usual, I will have to kill at least most of those hours by travelling outside the city.
Adding another five images from my archives. If I wrote a description under a previously posted photo taken on the same day, I will add it under this morning's posts.
Winter returned, but it is now a sunny Spring day! More snow is forecast for the next two days, though, adding to the snow that is already on the ground. Can't go anywhere, anyway, as excruciating pain that may be caused by the sciatic nerve (?) or bursitis (?) on the right side of my body is making it almost impossible to walk even a few steps indoors. One thing after another after another after another .... Last time I went out was 22 February 2024.
"This photo was taken at the Calgary Zoo on 15 April 2008. The old Conservatory was a favourite place of mine to visit. The newer replacement is also a place I enjoy greatly, though I haven't been able to get to the Zoo the last few years."
I still really miss the old building that included a cacti/Burrowing Owl room. When they replaced the old Conservatory with a new building, they did not include a cacti/Burrowing Owl section, where I had photographed these beautiful cactus flowers.
Today, 29 April 2024, I managed to get out again, just in time for the snow that is expected for tonight, rain too. Also rain and snow for tomorrow and the next day, 1 May. Overcast, chilly wind, and a few raindrops today, during my drive. Just a fairly short trip SW of the city, but I was so happy to see several Mountain Bluebirds and a few American Robins, plus a couple of Swainson's (?) Hawks. Taken in poor light, so I need to lighten a photo to be sure of the hawk species. Of course, Red-winged Blackbirds everywhere made sure they were heard. A Canada Goose lying on her nest was a welcome sight.
I will post photos from today when I have edited them. This evening, I'm adding five more photos from my last drive, three days ago. It has been many months since I was able to get out this much, and it feels so good, even if not physically.
On 26 April 2024, I managed a short drive SE of Calgary. Thought I had better make the most of clear roads before the bad weather arrives. All familiar, much-travelled roads this time, around the Frank Lake area and while heading back home.
I bumped into a huge group of people who were on a special outing to Frank Lake, led by Greg Wagner, who takes care of the lake areas and does a tremendous job of recording every bird seen, all year round and for many years. Not just once a day, either! Yesterday, he was showing the participants the various viewing points around the lake and I happened to see the cars coming towards me along one of the roads. I turned around and caught up with them. They had just one more location to visit, but one had to drive on a rough, non-road to get there. I would have been almost the last person to get there if I had gone, with a long walk to get to the lake edge. I knew I couldn't do that, with painful sciatica or bursitis in my right side, so I continued on my own journey. Good to see you, Greg, even if for just a few moments.
A bit of information about Greg:
ebird.org/region/CA/post/greg-wagner-march-ebirder-of-the...
So many birds in the area are far, far away - and I still don't possess a pair of binoculars after about 18 years of birding! (By the way, the birding blind area at Frank Lake is still extremely flooded.) However, I was happy to spend a bit of time watching and taking a few photos of the closer birds on my way home. Mainly Yellow-headed and Red-winged Blackbirds, plus a few Coots and European Starlings. At one point, there was an absolute frenzy of a group of Starlings and both species of Blackbirds on the ground, all mixed together. I had to take a bit of video, through the windscreen so poor quality.
Still not able to get out for new photos, so I am adding another five photos from my archives. If I wrote a description under a previously posted photo taken on the same outing, I will add it to this evening's uploads.
I had hoped over the Easter weekend to be able to go and see how I managed with driving my car. Two days ago, I had to call the AMA to come and boost my car battery, as I couldn't start my car. I knew it would be very painful to sit (sciatic nerve or maybe bursitis, I think). So, yesterday afternoon, after not leaving home at all in the last four weeks (!), I drove just as far as my local grocery store to pick up a few items that the delivery service is unable to bring. Thankful to be able to hang on to the shopping cart for stability. Such a relief to know that I now have all that I need for the next week, as I won't be leaving home at all, especially thanks to the weather forecast for more snow. However, we desperately need every bit of moisture we can get. Ha, this morning, I woke up in lots of pain from my drive/walking yesterday. Won't be in a hurry to do it again.
This photo was taken on 24 July 2013 at the Reader Rock Garden.
I'm falling behind again ....
On 9 May 2024, I finally made it as far as the Saskatoon Farm, SE of Calgary. I hadn't been there since mid-December 2023, partly because the Farm closed before Christmas for about two and a half months and the last few weeks have been messed up because of the excruciating pain of bursitis that developed on my right side. Along with that, i needed dental surgery to remove a broken tooth. I am now gradually getting out on the occasional drive, and it feels wonderful - well, more so mentally than physically.
It is still too early for the outdoor plants to be in bloom, but there was lots of colour inside the large greenhouse. The large enclosure inside the greenhouse that housed a Wild Turkey or two, various kinds of chickens and endless bunnies has been moved to the smaller, outside enclosure that is joined to the building. No bunnies, though. A late breakfast was enjoyed at the Farm, and kept me going for a few hours, driving a bit further SE.
After my first sighting, a distant Swainson's Hawk sitting in a tangle of branches, I was happy to see a Say's Phoebe that was perched on barbed-wire. I can't remember if I've ever seen one before, years ago, and I don't have a photo of one on Flickr. A Vesper Sparrow was the next bird I saw, and then a Brewer's Blackbird.
Driving a bit further, I came across a small herd of Mule Deer, crossing the road ahead of me. Managed to capture a short video of them jumping the fence.
After a very quick drive around the loop at Frank Lake, I started heading home, stopping at one wetland where I had enjoyed a number of Yellow-headed Blackbirds on a recent visit. This time, there was just one.
Two more Swainson's Hawks were seen as I continued on the homeward stretch. These hawks always make my day, especially if one happens to be sitting on a fence post.
We have been getting quite a lot of rain, with more to come. All cars have to be removed from the parking lot tomorrow for gravel clearing, from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, unless it is raining. As usual, I will have to kill at least most of those hours by travelling outside the city.
The silence of the lambs
Ich schreibe im Moment nur mit einer Hand, daher bin ich nicht so schnell! (Bursitis, rechter Ellenbogen)
At the moment I`m not so quick with commenting, I`m writing only with one hand! (Bursitis, right ellbow)
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Title: United States Naval Medical Bulletin Vol. 9, Nos. 1-4, 1915
Creator: U.S. Navy. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Publisher:
Sponsor:
Contributor:
Date: 1915
Language: eng
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Table of Contents</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Number 1</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PREFACE v</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">SPECIAL ARTICLES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Shock, anoci-association and anesthesia.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. A. M. Fauntleroy 1</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The proposed personnel, organization, and equipment of a hospital ship</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. E. M. Blackwell and Chief Pharm. O. G. Ruge 28</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The application of Wassermann's reaction to the SOLUTION OF THE</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">ETIOLOGY OF TROPICAL ULCERATIONS.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. C. S. Butler 51</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Some theories as to the origin of Jackson's veil.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Asst. Surg. J. M. Lynch, M. R. C 62</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A RESUME OF ETIOLOGICAL FACTORS CONCERNED IN YELLOW FEVER.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. C. B. Camerer 65</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Some observations on the examination of recruits.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. J. J. S. McMullin 70</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Experience of a surgeon during the occupation of Vera Cruz.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Asst. Surg. G. T. Vaughan, M. R. C 75</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Experiences with marine expeditionary force in Mexico.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Asst. Surg. R. M. Little, M. R. C 76</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Treatment of chronic posterior urethritis.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Medical Inspector G. T. Smith 80</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A NEW METHOD OF EXAMINING STOOLS FOR EGGS.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. C. M. Fauntleroy, Public Health Service, and Passed
Asst. Surg. R. Hayden 81</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">An account of the yellow fever which prevailed on board the United
States Ship Jamestown in 1866-67 at Panama. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. W. M. Kerr 82</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">UNITED STATES NAVAL MEDICAL SCHOOL LABORATORIES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Additions to the pathological collection 111</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Additions to the helmintholoqical collection 111</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">SUGGESTED DEVICES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A card index of specific cases.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. R. B. Henry 113</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The otoscope as an anterior urethroscope.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. W. G. Steadman, jr <span> </span>114</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">CLINICAL NOTES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Advance report concerning heliotherapy and ionic medication as employed
at Las Animas, Colo.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. C. J. Holeman 119</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Compound comminuted fracture of skull.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. T. W. Raison 120</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A case of reamputation of the leg.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. R. Spear 122</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Tenoplasty for contracture of hamstring tendons.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. R. R. Richardson 123</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Neosalvarsan and mercury in unilateral luetic palsy of abducens.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Asst. Surg. S. Walker, M. R. C 124</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">EDITORIAL COMMENT: </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Southern Medical Association 127</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The William A. Herndon Scholarships, University of Virginia 127</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PROGRESS IN MEDICAL SCIENCES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">General medicine. —-The diagnosis and treatment of cholecystitis. The duration
of infection in scarlet fevor. By L. W. Johnson. Diphtheria mortality with and
without the use of antitoxin. By W. E. Eaton.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Observations on the Wassermann reaction. By R. Sheehan 129</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Mental and nervous diseases. —The role of hypnotics in mental disease
with indications for their selection and employment. Hereditary ataxia. Psychic
disturbances of dengue. By R. Sheehan 133</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Surgery.— Medical arrangements of the British Expeditionary Force. The
home hospitals and the war. The wounded in the war; some surgical lessons. By
L. W. Johnson. The significance of the Jackson veil.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The fate of transplanted bone and the regenerative power of its various
constituents. A plea for the immediate operation of fractures. By A. M.
Fauntleroy and E. II. H. Old 140</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Hygiene and sanitation. —Study of a swimming pool with a return purification
system. The period of incubation of diphtheria cultures. Subsistence on board
battleships. The chemical disinfection of water.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Sterilization of water supplies for troops on active service. The
Lettsomian lectures on dysentery. Antimosquito work at Panama. By C. N. Fiske
and R. C. Ransdell 147</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Tropical medicine. —Malaria and the transmission of diseases. Prevention
of malaria in the troops of our Indian empire. Researches in sprue. By E. R.
Stitt 152</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Pathology, bacteriology, and animal parasitology. —Is pellagra due to
an intestinal parasite? By C. N. Fiske. Laboratory studies on tetanus. The
cultivation of the tubercle bacillus. The bacteriology of pyorrhea alveolaris.
Experimental production of purpura in animals. By A. B. Clifford and G. F.
Clark 156</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Chemistry and pharmacy.—On the influence of atmosphere, temperature, and
humidity on animal metabolism. The influence of moisture in the air on
metabolism in the body. Biochemical studies of expired air in relation to
ventilation. The absorption of protein and fat after resection of one-half of
the small intestine. By E. W. Brown and O. G. Ruge. . . 158</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Eye, ear, nose, and throat. —Relation of arterial hypertension to subconjunctival
hemorrhage. Ocular manifestations of arteriosclerosis and their diagnostic and
prognostic significance. Salvarsan treatment and optic neuritis. Eye in
locomotor ataxia. The direct method of the intralaryngeal operation.
Inflammation of the accessary sinuses. Normal horse serum in hemorrhage from
nose and throat operations. Tonsillectomy, its indications and choice of
operation. The correction of nasal deformities by mechanical replacement and
the transplantation of bone. By E. J. Grow and G. B. Trible 162</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">REPORTS:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Points of interest about the Mexican constitutionalist wounded at
Mazatlan.— By Surg. P. S. Rossiter 167</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Sanitary report of marine brigade. —By Surg. D. N. Carpenter 173</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Report of work at the field hospital of the marine brigade, Vera Cruz,
Mexico. —By Surg. D. N. Carpenter 177</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Number 2</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PREFACE vii</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">SPECIAL ARTICLES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The operative treatment of chronic intestinal stasis.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Asst. Surg. W. S. Bainbridge, M. R. 0 179</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Symposium on intelligence tests.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Service use of intelligence tests.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. R. Sheehan 194</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The value of the mental test and its relation to the service.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. G. E. Thomas 200</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Mental defectives at Naval Disciplinary Barracks, Port Royal, S. C.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. H. E. Jenkins 211</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Review and possibilities of mental tests in the examination of applicants
for enlistment.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Acting Asst. Surg. A. R. Schier 222</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Observations on deep diving.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. G. R. W. French 227</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Tuberculosis.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. E. Thompson 253</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Observations on seven cases of cerebrospinal fever.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. D. C. Cather 259</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The posterior urethra and bladder in a hundred cases of chronic gonorrhea.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. A. L. Clifton 265</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">UNITED STATES NAVAL MEDICAL SCHOOL LABORATORIES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Additions to the pathological collection 271</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Additions to the helminthological collection 271</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">SUGGESTED DEVICES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Apparatus for securing traction of lower extremities.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. H. A. Dunn 278</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">CLINICAL NOTES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Leukopenia of a marked degree in a fatal case of pneumonia.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Medical Director E. R. Stitt 275</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">GASTRIC CHANGES FOLLOWING GASTROENTEROSTOMY.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surgs. H. F. Hull and O. J. Mink 275</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">TWO CASES OF MALARIA TREATED WITH SALVARSAN.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. E. U. Reed 278</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PSEUDOLEUKEMIC ANEMIA OF INFANCY OCCURRING IN TWINS.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Asst. Surg. S. Walker, M. R. C 280,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">EDITORIAL COMMENT:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">George Perley Bradley, medical director, United States Navy. . . 283</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A new quarterly naval medical journal 285</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The Harrison law 285</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PROGRESS IN MEDICAL SCIENCES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">General medicine. —Differentiation of the diseases included under chronic
arthritis. By L. W. Johnson. The war and typhoid fever. By G. F. Clark. Use of
the Schick test in the suppression of a diphtheria outbreak. By R. Sheehan. The
present status of the treatment of advanced cardiac decompensation. The
influence of diet upon necrosis caused by hepatic and renal poisons. Syphilitic
nephritis. Is emetin sufficient to bring about a radical cure in amebiasis? A case of a
large aneurism of the arch of the aorta with use of bronchoscopy. By E. Thompson
and E. L. Woods 287</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Mental and nervous diseases.—The importance of the bony sinuses accessory
to the nose in the explanation of pains in the head, face, and neck. Spinal
decompression in meningomyelitis. Fleeting attacks of manic depressive
psychosis. Epilepsy and cerebral tumor. The ductless glands and mental disease.
Acute paraplegia. By R. Sheehan 295</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Surgery. —The Freiburg method of Dammerschlaf or twilight sleep. By W.
G. Steadman. Observations on the seminal vesicles. By H. W. Cole. Rubber
gloves; a technique of mending. A note upon the wounds of the present campaign.
By L. W. Johnson. The silence of renal tuberculosis. Acute hemorrhagic
pancreatitis. Preservation of the iliohypogastric nerve in operation for cure
of inguinal hernia. Aperiosteal amputation through the femur. A modified
incision for approaching the gall bladder. The occurrence of acute
emphysematous gangrene (malignant edema) in wounds received in the war. Note on
the wounds observed during three weeks' fighting in Flanders. The naval action
off Helgoland. By A. M. Fauntleroy and E. H. H. Old 299</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Hygiene and sanitation. —Massachusetts Association of Boards of Health;
report of question meeting. The disinfecting properties of gaslight on air of
room. Sewage disinfection for vessels and railway coaches. The prophylaxis of
malaria with special reference to the military service. By C. N. Fiske and R.
C. Ransdell 313</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Tropical medicine. —Benzol in bilharzia. By E. L. Woods. Kala-azar and
allied infections. Observations on the eggs of ascaris lumbricoides. By E. R.
Stitt 319</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Pathology, bacteriology, and animal parasitology. —The occurrence of
certain structures in the erythrocytes of guinea pigs and their relationship to
the so-called parasite of yellow fever. Observations on myeloid sarcoma with an
analysis of fifty cases. By G. F. Clark. A new and rapid method for the
isolation and cultivation of tubercle bacilli directly from the sputum and
feces. Appendicitis treated with</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">anticolon bacillus serum and vaccine. The retention of iron in the organs
in hemolytic anemia. By C. S. Butler and A. B. Clifford 321</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Chemistry and pharmacy. —The analysis of emulsions. Notes on the estimation
of morphin and Lloyd's reagent. By P. J. Waldner. Merck's annual report of
recent advances in pharmaceutical chemistry and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">therapeutics. By E. W. Brown and O. G. Ruge 326</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Eye, ear, nose, and throat. —The tonsils as a habitat of oral
entamebas. By O N. Fiske. Enucleation of the eye under local anasthesia. On a
modification of Siegrist's method of local anesthesia in enucleation of</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">the eyeball. The use of pituitary extract as a coagulant in the surgery
of the nose and throat. Value of roentgenography in diagnosis of diseases of
the larynx and trachea. The difficulties and dangers of exploratory puncture of
the antrum of Highmore. By E. J. Grow and G. B.Trible 331</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">REPORTS: </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Extracts from annual sanitary reports. —Notes on marine recruiting. By
F. H. Brooks. Notes on recruiting. By J. B. Bostick. Economy in use of hospital
supplies. By A. R. Wentworth. Venereal prophylaxis. Examination of civil
employees. By C. N. Fiske. Industrial notes from Boston yard. By N. J.
Blackwood. Notes on tropical hygiene. By A. Stuart. Battleship ventilation. Use
of barracks during . overhaul period. By T. W. Richards. Sanitary notes from
the U. S. S. Ozark. Malarial prophylaxis. By R. W. McDowell. Sanitary notes from
the U. S. S. Virginia. By G. L. Angeny 335</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The Schick Test and the use of diphtheria antitoxin.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. J. J. A. McMullin 362</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Number 3</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PREFACE vii</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">SPECIAL ARTICLES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The normal heart in the Navy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. G. F. Freeman 363</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Surgical diagnosis and technic involving the appendix.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. A. M. Fauntleroy 381</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Functional testing of the ear.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. G. B. Trible 400</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A few points in diagnosis of gastric and duodenal ulcer by means of the
X-ray.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. A. L. Clifton 410</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The damage of syphilis to the Navy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. G. F. Cottle 414</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Recent conceptions of bronchial asthma.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Asst. Surg. M. H. Sirard, M. R. C 419</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">UNITED STATES NAVAL MEDICAL SCHOOL LABORATORIES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Additions to the pathological collection 423</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Additions to the helmintholooical collection 423</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">SUGGESTED DEVICES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A venereal head.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. G. F. Cottle 425</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A NEW MESSING SYSTEM FOR NAVAL HOSPITALS.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Hosp. Steward F. E. Simmons 426</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Messing arrangements in the U. S. Naval Hospital, Philadelphia.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. H. A. Dunn and Chief Pharm. P. J. Waldner 428</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Castor oil. An aseptic dressing on the field of battle.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Asst. Surg. A. E. Gallant, M.R.C 430</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">CLINICAL NOTES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A case of fracture-dislocation of spine. Laminectomy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. R. E. Ledbetter and Asst. Surg. H. Priest 433</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A CASE OF ANEURYSM OF THE LEFT POSTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. E. L. Woods 434</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A CASE OF MALIGNANT ENDOCARDITIS. By Passed Asst. Surg. M E. Higgins
436</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A POSSIBLE NEW X-RAY SIGN OF TUBERCULOSIS.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. E. Thompson and Hosp. Steward H. L. Gall 436</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A CASE OF PURPURA HEMORRHAGICA (?) WITH MARKED LEUKOPENIA. By Passed
Asst. Surg. W. L. Mann, jr 438 </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Report of twenty-eight cases of pyorrhea alveolaris treated with emetin
hydrochlorid.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. A. H. Allen 440</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Intravenous injection of neosalvarsan in concentrated solution.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. C. B. Camerer 441</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">TRANSLATIONS: </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Catheterization of the ejaculatory canals.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. R. A. Bachmann 443</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Hospital ships.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Pharm. S. Wierzbicki 452</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">First-aid stations and transportation of the wounded in naval battle.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Med. Inspect. S. G. Evans 454</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PROGRESS IN MEDICAL SCIENCES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">General medicine. —The value of typhoid vaccines in the treatment of typhoid
fever. By L. W. Johnson. The intravenous and intramuscular administration of
diphtheria antitoxin. The noninfective causes of so-called rheumatism. Not very
well known causes of hematuria. Prodromal symptoms of gallstones. Observations
on renal functions in acute experimental unilateral nephritis. By E. Thompson
and E. L.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Woods 469</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Mental and nervous diseases. —A critical study of Lange'a gold reaction
in cerebrospinal fluid. Post-operative nervous and mental disturbances. The
significance of the unconscious in psychopathology. By R. Sheehan 475</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Surgery. —The role of gastroenterostomy in the treatment of ulcers. Ether-oil
colonic anesthesia. By H. W. Smith. Ununited fractures treated by long-axial
drilling of the fractured bone-ends. By E. Thompson. War surgery. The
osteogenic power of periosteum; with a note on bone transplantation. The
technic of cholecystectomy. The German use of asphyxiating gases. Transfusion
by the syringe method. The North Sea action of January 24. The best method of
treating wounds sustained in action, especially during the early period after
their infliction. By A. M. Fauntleroy and E. H. H. Old 479</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Hygiene and sanitation. —The possibility of conveying typhoid fever by
clothing, contaminated food, and soiled fingers. The microbic content of indoor
and outdoor air. By E. W. Brown. Some results of the</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">first year's work of the New York State Commission on Ventilation. By
C. N. Eiske and E. W. Brown. Tincture of iodin and the prevention of venereal
disease. Ability of colon bacilli to survive pasteurization.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The specific gravity of the human body. Lead poisoning in the manufacture
of storage batteries. By C. N. Fiskc and R. C. Ransdell 495</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Tropical medicine.—Pathology of verruga peruviana. The importance of
tertiary yaws. By C. S. Butler. The treatment of ancylostomiasis. By A. B.
Clifford. Studies in malaria. New theories and investigations</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">concerning pellagra. Immediate relapse in tertian malaria after energetic
salvarsan treatment. By E. R. Stitt 502</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Pathology, bacteriology, and animal parasitology. —A study of the endamebas
of man in the Panama Canal Zone. Lipoids in immunity. The mechanism of antibody
action. The diagnosis and treatment of</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">parenchymatous syphilis. The bacteriology of appendicitis and its production
by intravenous injection of streptococci and colon bacilli. By G. F. Clark. On
the filterability and biology of spirochetes. A differential study of
coccidiodal granuloma and blastomycosis. Notes on the diagnosis of Asiatic
cholera at autopsy. The morphology of the adults of the filarise found in the
Philippine Islands. By C. S. Butler and A. B. Clifford 508</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Chemistry and pharmacy.—Coloring of bichlorid of mercury solutions. By
L. Zembsch. An experimental study of lavage in acute carbolic acid poisoning.
By A. B. Clifford. Notes on a new alkaloid found in</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">nux vomica. Preliminary note on a new pharmacodynamic assay method. By
P. J. Waldnar. Estimation of urea. Estimation of urea and indirectly of
allantoin in urine by means of urease. Urea; its distribution in and
elimination from the body. Results of the hypochlorite disinfection of water
supplies. A further study of the chemical composition and nutritive value of
fish subjected to prolonged period of cold storage. By E. W. Brown and O. G.
Ruge 515</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Eye, ear, nose, and throat. —Treatment of trachoma with carbonic acid snow.
Samoan conjunctivitis Is there a natural or acquired immunity to trachoma?
Clinical and anatomical study of a case of isolated</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">reflex immobility of the pupil, paralysis, tabes, and cerebrospinal syphilis
being excluded. Protection against injury of the hearing.Chronic local
infection of the nose, throat, and ear as a cause of general infection. The
sympathetic syndrome (undescribed) of sphenopalatine or nasal ganglion
neurosis. Shell explosions and the special senses. By E. J. Grow and G. B.
Trible 521</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">REPORTS:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Extracts from annual sanitary reports. —A review of the treatment and
results at the U. S. Naval Sanatorium for Tuberculosis at Las Animas, Colo. By
G. H. Barber. Battleship ventilation. ( Permanent detail of stretchermen. By J.
S. Taylor. Genito-urinary disease at Chelsea. <span> </span>By G. B. Wilson. Malarial prophylaxis. By H.
L. Smith. Sanitary notes from the U. S. S. Washington. By H. A. May. Sanitary
notes</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">from the U. S. S. Michigan. By J. A. Murphy. Sanitary notes from the U.
S. S. Palos. By D. C. Post. Camp sanitation. By R. I. Longabaugh 527</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Lymphatic leukemia complicated by priapism. By Passed Asst. Surg. J. J.
A. McMullin 542</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The seventy-first annual meeting of the American Medico-Psychological
Association. By Passed Asst. Surg. R. Sheehan 544</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Number 4</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PREFACE vii</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">SPECIAL ARTICLES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Observations upon the epidemiology of an outbreak of measles at the
Naval Training Station, Norfolk, Va.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. C. E. Riggs 647</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The present status of the Hospital Corps. By Passed Asst. Surg. W. E.
Eaton , 556</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The use of hospital ships in time of war.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. R J. Straeten 565</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Venereal disease aboard ship.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. G. F. Cottle 571</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Some dangers in passing the ureteral catheter to the kidney.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Asst. Surg. B. C. Willis, M. R. C 577</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Shanghai and Yangtze River hospitals.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. R. H. Laning 679</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Some medical aspects of the upper Yangtze River country.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Asst. Surg. D. C. Post 620</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Some medical conditions in China.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. R. G. Davis 630</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">UNITED STATES NAVAL MEDICAL SCHOOL LABORATORIES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Additions to the pathological collection 635</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Additions to the helminthological collection 635</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">SUGGESTED DEVICES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">An ambulance motor boat for hospital ships.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. E. M. Blackwell 637</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">CLINICAL NOTES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Unusual type of typhus on U. S. S. Monocacy. Report of case. By Asst.
Surg. W. B. Hetfield 641 </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Injury by dynamite explosion. By Passed Asst. Surgs. G. C. Thomas and
L. W. Johnson 643</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A case of hemorrhagic pancreatitis.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surgs. G. C. Thomas and L. W. Johnson 644</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Salvarsan in the treatment of schistosomiasis. Report of case.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Asst. Surg. D. C. Post '645</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">An usually severe case of urticaria.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. W. E. Eaton 650 </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Early reinfection with syphilis.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. T. W. Richards 651</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A fatal cask of cecal ulceration with extensive complications.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Bv Passed Asst. Surg. W. L. Mann, jr 653</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">EDITORIAL COMMENT:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Scarcity and cost of medical supplies due to disturbance of European
markets 655</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Bind your Bulletins 655</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PROGRESS IN MEDICAL SCIENCES: </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">General medicine. —The recent epidemic of smallpox in New South Wales.
By L. W. Johnson. The causes of indigestion. A study of 1,000 cases. By E. H.
H. Old. Certain physical signs referable to the diaphragm and their importance
to diagnosis. An epidemic of influenza in the Island of St. Kilda. Pollen
therapy in hay fever. Studies in bronchial glands. Mode of action and use of
emetin in endamebiasis. The treatment of eczema with special reference to the
use of vaccine and the part played by bacteria in its etiology. Report of 50
cases. Study of diseases of stomach and duodenum by X-ray. Cure and recurrence of
syphilis. By E. Thompson and E. L. Woods 667</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Mental and nervous diseases.—Differential diagnosis of general paresis.
What is paranoia? The cerebrospinal fluid in diagnosis and treatment. Raynaud's
syndrome. Raynaud's disease. What tests in childhood are best calculated to
throw light upon the capacities of mental defectives for future work. The
Binet-Simon method and the intelligence of adult prisoners. By R. Sheehan 669</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Surgery.— Medical narrative of the arrangements of the first division
at the Battle of the Aisne. The medical aspects of modern warfare, with special
reference to the use of hospital ships. By T. W. <span> </span>Richards. Injuries to the bowel from shell and
bullet wounds. By L. W. Johnson. Account of six specimens of great bowel
removed by operation; observations on motor mechanism of colon. Symptomless
renal hematuria arising<span> </span>from tumors,
aneurysms in the renal pelvis, and early tuberculosis. The treatment of
urethral stricture by excision. Some observations on bone transplantation.
Blood transfusion by the citrate method. Disinfection of the hands and
abdominal skin before operation. Partial regeneration of bone. By H. W.Smith.
Epididymotomy for acute epididymitis as an out-patient procedure. By W. E.
Eaton. Occlusion of the pylorus. Prevalent fallacies concerning subacromial
bursitis. Its pathogenoesis</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">and rational operative treatment. Autogenous bone grafts versus Lane's
plates. A new procedure for the cure of chronic synovitis. Report on the
wounded in the action between the Sydney and the Emden.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By E. H. H. Old 672</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Hygiene and sanitation. —Paint poisoning. By T. W. Richards. Sterilization
of water by chlorin. The prevalence of occupational factors in disease and
suggestions for their elimination. Bismuth-paste</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">poisoning —report of a fatal case. The making of a milk commission. Present
practice relating to city waste collection and disposal. A statistical study of
personal association as a factor in the etiology of pellagra. The influence of
age of the grandparent at the birth of the parent on the number of the children
born and their sex. By C. N. Fiske and R. O. Ransdell 694</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Pathology, bacteriology, and animal parasitology. —Simple and efficient
contrast stain for B. diphtheriae. By C. N. Fiske. The heart muscle in
pneumonia. The sterilization of vaccines and the influence of the various
methods employed on their antigenic properties. The Wassermann and luetin
reactions in leprosy. By C. S. Butler and A. B. Clifford 700</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Eye, ear, nose, and throat. —Relation of general arteriosclerosis to certain
ocular conditions. Eyestrain and ocular discomfort from faulty illumination. Hemorrhage
from the nose and throat. Diagnosis and conservative treatment of inflammation
of the accessory sinuses of the nose. Primary carcinoma of the tonsils. Nasal
polypi. By E. J. Grow and G. B. Trible 703</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">REPORTS. —Topographical extracts from annual sanitary reports: </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Yangtze River ports. By Passed Asst. Surg. C. L. Beeching 707</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Cape Haitien, Haiti. By Asst. Surg. C. P. Lynch 710</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Santo Domingo and Haiti. By Passed Asst. Surg. E. A. Vickery 714</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Vera Cruz, Santo Domingo, and Haiti. By Surg. R. W. Plummer 715</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Santo Domingo. By Asst. Surg. J. B. Helm 716</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Bluefields, Nicaragua. By Asst. Surg. C. P. Lynch 719</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Alaskan ports. By Surg. W. S. Pugh, jr 723</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">INDEX 727</p>
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Five days ago, on 9 May 2024, I finally made it as far as the Saskatoon Farm, SE of Calgary. I hadn't been there since mid-December 2023, partly because the Farm closed before Christmas for about two and a half months and the last few weeks have been messed up because of the excruciating pain of bursitis that developed on my right side. Along with that, i needed dental surgery to remove a broken tooth. I am now gradually getting out on the occasional drive, and it feels wonderful - well, more so mentally than physically.
It is still too early for the outdoor plants to be in bloom, but there was lots of colour inside the large greenhouse. The large enclosure inside the greenhouse that housed a Wild Turkey or two, various kinds of chickens and endless bunnies has been moved to the smaller, outside enclosure that is joined to the building. No bunnies, though. A late breakfast was enjoyed at the Farm, and kept me going for a few hours, driving a bit further SE.
After my first sighting, a distant Swainson's Hawk sitting in a tangle of branches, I was happy to see a Say's Phoebe that was perched on barbed-wire. I can't remember if I've ever seen one before, years ago, and I don't have a photo of one on Flickr. A Vesper Sparrow was the next bird I saw, and then a Brewer's Blackbird.
Driving a bit further, I came across a small herd of Mule Deer, crossing the road ahead of me. Managed to capture a short video of them jumping the fence.
After a very quick drive around the loop at Frank Lake, I started heading home, stopping at one wetland where I had enjoyed a number of Yellow-headed Blackbirds on a recent visit. This time, there was just one.
Two more Swainson's Hawks were seen as I continued on the homeward stretch. These hawks always make my day, especially if one happens to be sitting on a fence post.
We have been getting quite a lot of rain, with more to come. All cars have to be removed from the parking lot tomorrow for gravel clearing, from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, unless it is raining. As usual, I will have to kill at least most of those hours by travelling outside the city.
Continuing with photos from my archives. Three of today's posts are old photos, and two are fairly recent.
November 21, 2024: our winter weather continues, with more snow and fairly cold days. Before too long, I am going to have to make myself go out! I keep putting it off, day after day. Can't complain, though, as mild, fall weather lasted well into November, which was wonderful.
I will add the description that I wrote under a different, previously posted image taken on the same date.
"On 9 May 2024, I finally made it as far as the Saskatoon Farm, SE of Calgary. I hadn't been there since mid-December 2023, partly because the Farm closed before Christmas for about two and a half months and the last few weeks have been messed up because of the excruciating pain of bursitis that developed on my right side. Along with that, i needed dental surgery to remove a broken tooth. I am now gradually getting out on the occasional drive, and it feels wonderful - well, more so mentally than physically.
It is still too early for the outdoor plants to be in bloom, but there was lots of colour inside the large greenhouse. The large enclosure inside the greenhouse that housed a Wild Turkey or two, various kinds of chickens and endless bunnies has been moved to the smaller, outside enclosure that is joined to the building. No bunnies, though. A late breakfast was enjoyed at the Farm, and kept me going for a few hours, driving a bit further SE.
After my first sighting, a distant Swainson's Hawk sitting in a tangle of branches, I was happy to see a Say's Phoebe that was perched on barbed-wire. I can't remember if I've ever seen one before, years ago, and I don't have a photo of one on Flickr. A Vesper Sparrow was the next bird I saw, and then a Brewer's Blackbird.
Driving a bit further, I came across a small herd of Mule Deer, crossing the road ahead of me. Managed to capture a short video of them jumping the fence.
After a very quick drive around the loop at Frank Lake, I started heading home, stopping at one wetland where I had enjoyed a number of Yellow-headed Blackbirds on a recent visit. This time, there was just one.
Two more Swainson's Hawks were seen as I continued on the homeward stretch. These hawks always make my day, especially if one happens to be sitting on a fence post.
We have been getting quite a lot of rain, with more to come. All cars have to be removed from the parking lot tomorrow for gravel clearing, from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, unless it is raining. As usual, I will have to kill at least most of those hours by travelling outside the city."
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Title: United States Naval Medical Bulletin Vol. 3, Nos. 1-4, 1909
Creator: U.S. Navy. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Publisher:
Sponsor:
Contributor:
Date: 1909
Language: eng
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Table of Contents</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Number 1</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Preface vii</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Special articles 1</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The artificial illumination of naval vessels (a study in naval
hygiene), by J. D. Gatewood 1</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A simple operation for hemorrhoids, by H. F. Hull 22</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Suggested devices 25</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A metal suspensory, by W. B. Grove 25</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A short and accurate method of calculating the age in years and months,
by E. M. Brown 25</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Card for index system to be used in preparing smooth quarterly form
"X" at recruiting stations, etc., by C. R. Keen 27</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Clinical notes 29</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A case of angina Ludovici, by W. S. Pugh 29</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A case of Vincent's angina, by G. F. Clark 31</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Rupture of the iris; two cases, by R. K. Riggs 32</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Wood alcohol poisoning; 13 cases, 3 deaths, by R. A. Baehmann 33</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A case of virulent chancroids, by D. C. Gather 36</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A case of septicemia successfully treated with Steam's streptolytic
serum by M. F. Gates . 39</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">An unusual case of undescended testicle, by E. M. Brown 39</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Current comment 41</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">United States Pharmacopeial Convention 41</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Concerning extracts or abstracts for publication 4l</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Measuring the height of recruits 43</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Suggestions for the study of heat exhaustion 44</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Perfected routine of dosage, etc., in the treatment of tuberculosis by
the administration of mercury, by B. L. Wright 46</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Has the chemical examination of water practical value to the military medical
officer? by P. '.T'. Waldner 47</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">An aid in throat and laryngeal examinations, by E. M. Brown 50</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Progress in medical sciences 51</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Laboratory —An anatomical peculiarity noted in specimens of hook worm
from Culebra 51</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Preliminary note on the lesions of anchylostomiasis in the intestines of
dogs, by O. J. Mink 51</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Preliminary note on nematode found in the liver of a wild rat, by O.
J.Mink 52</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Chemistry and pharmacy — Note on the disintegration of tablets;
influence of benzoic acid and benzoates on digestion and health: address on the
clinical examination of urine, with especial reference to estimation of urea;
determination of pepsin by the edestin test, E. W. Brown and P. J. Waldner 52</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Surgery —Review of advances; the operative treatment of recent
fractures of the femoral shaft; the treatment of fractures by mobilization and massage;
has surgical treatment lessened mortality from appendicitis; when to operate
for appendicitis; diffuse septic peritonitis, due to appendicitis; local
anesthesia of a limb by venous transfusion after expulsion of blood; on
narcosis under an artificially restricted circulation; the correlation of
glands with internal secretion; improved technique for the detection of
tubercle bacilli in the urine; relief of the wounded during battle, H. C. Curl
and H. W. Smith 54</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Pathology and bacteriology —On the so-called fatty degeneration of the adrenals;
three cases of squamous celled carcinoma of the gall bladder; the practical
value of the demonstration of spirochaeta pallida in the early diagnosis of
syphilis; C. 8. Butler and O. J. Mink 65</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Medical zoology — Plague in ground squirrels (a review); the prevalence
and distribution of the animal parasites of man in the Philippine Islands, with
a consideration of their possible influence on the public'</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">health; preliminary note on a protozoan in yaws; the intestinal protozoa
of man, R. C. Holcomb • 67</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Tropical medicine — Ankylostomiasis in the Tropics; bilharziasis among women
and girls in Egypt; a report of several cases with unusual symptoms caused by
contact with some unknown variety of jellyfish; the diagnosis of latent
malaria; haemolysins and antihaemolytic substances in the blood of malarial
patients, E. R. Stitt 73</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">General medicine —The direct inspection of the gastric mucous membrane;
toxemia from the standpoint of perverted metabolism; a rapid method of
test-meal removal, lavage, and inflation; the therapeutics of diseases which
involve the internal secretions (mercury in the treatment of tuberculosis — its
mode of action —a warning); Flexner's serum in the treatment of epidemic
cerebrospinal meningitis; vascular crises; the curative influence of extracts
of leucocytes upon infections in animals, R. M. Kennedy 77</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Hygiene and sanitation —Koch's standpoint with reference to the
question of the relation between human and bovine tuberculosis; the prevention of
tuberculosis; tropical lands and white races; sanitary report of the operations
of the naval expeditionary corps (German) in southwest Africa and in east
Africa; growth and naval military service; a study in measurements of cadets at
the naval school; on growth in height of youths serving their time in the army;
the value of fencing as a sport from hygienic and ethical point* of view; on-
the significance of the ophthalmo-reaction for the army; hematuria caused by a
parasite akin to bilharzia; the complex nature of typhoid etiology and the role
played by animals and man in the spread of the typhoid group of diseases; amoebae
carriers, H. G. Beyer 90</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Reports and letters 195</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Annual meeting of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Alrik Hammar,
delegate 105</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Report of an epidemic of typhoid on the U.S.S. Maine, by M. S.
Elliott.<span> </span>106</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Report of an epidemic of grippe on the U. S. S. Charleston, by M. F.
Gates. 109</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Number 2</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Preface vii</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Special articles 111</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The treatment of tuberculosis and the results observed during the year 1908
(at the United States Naval Hospital, Las Animas, Colo.), by B. L. Wright 111</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Laboratory studies and observations during the year 1908 (at the United
States Naval Hospital, Las Animas, Colo.), by A. B. Clifford 114</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Tonsillar hypertrophy; a menace to the service, by B. F. Jenness 120</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The ice bag in the treatment of typhoid fever, by G. Tucker Smith 122</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Treatment of typhoid fever by colon irrigations, by the late C. G.
Alderman 124</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Suggested devices 129</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Description of a pit incinerator furnace, by R. C. Holcomb 129</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Clinical notes 131</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Report of a case of malignant endocarditis, following chancroid, by I.
Franklin Cohn 131</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A case of multiple infected wounds from bear bite, by C. C. Grieve 132</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A case presenting successive liver abscesses, by H. C. Curl and H. W. Smith
134</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Cerebro-spinal fever, by J. G. Field 135</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Current comment 141</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Gangosa in Haiti 141</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Hookworm disease in recruits from the Southern States 141</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Care of ears and eyes in the Japanese navy<span> </span><span> </span>142</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The question of ear protection in the British navy 142</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Report relative to a series of experiments conducted on board the U. S.
S. Ohio during target practice, with "Plasticine" for the protection
of the ear drums during heavy gun fire, by W. M. Garton 142</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Hygienic rules, with particular reference to venereal prophylaxis, in
the Austro-Hungarian navy 144</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Experiments with gonococcic vaccine, by W. M. Garton 145</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Thyroidal enlargement among applicants for enlistment in the Northwest,
by W. A. Angwin 147</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Progress in medical sciences 148</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Laboratory — Sterilization of catgut, by H. W. Smith 148</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Chemistry and pharmacy — Fluidglycerates, pharmaceutical and physiological
aspect; the importance and significance of the chemical examination of the
gastric contents after a test meal, with a new method for estimating the
ferment activity of the gastric contents; demonstrations of enzymes and
antienzymes; studies on the chemistry of anaphylaxis; the clinical value of
viscosity determination; the viscosity of the blood; the detection and
quantitative determination of B-oxybutyric acid in the urine; a new method for
the quantitative estimation of albumin in the urine; concerning the diagnostic
value of Cammidge crystals in pancreatic diseases, E. W. Brown and P. J.
Waldner 150</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Surgery — Review of advances; cerebral decompression; operative treatment
of acute gonorrheal epididymitis; appendectomy in diffuse septic peritonitis;
concerning technique of skin grafting; treatment of hypertrophy of the prostate
by injections of alien blood; the value of the Cammidge reaction in the diagnosis
of pancreatic disease; the Cammidge reaction in experimental pancreatitis; the
syphilis case sheet; the thymus in Basedow's disease; the effect of mammalian
pituitary on tetany after parathyreoidectomy, and upon the pupil; hemorrhage in
jaundice controlled by blood transfusion; on the haematogenic origin of
purulent nephritis through the staphylococcus; the snapping hip; three cases of
liver abscess treated by aspiration and injection of quinine, H. C. Curl and H.
\V. Smith: 156</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Pathology and bacteriology — <span> </span>Widal’s
reaction with sterilized cultures; a new medium for typhoid work; report on a
further series of blood cultures from seventy-four cases of typhoid and
paratyphoid fever; the histology of liver tissue regeneration; typhoid bacilli
and gall bladder; the occurrence and distribution of the spirochaeta pallida in
congenital syphilis; experiments on the differentiation of cholera and
cholera-like vitrios by complement fixation;<span>
</span>C. S. Butler and O. J. Mink 166</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Medical zoology —What is "schistosoma mansoni;" pulmonary
bilharziasis; filariasis and elephantiasis in southern Luzon; the diagnosis of African
tick fever from the examination of the blood; the parasite of</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Kula Azar and allied organisms; a new human nematode-strongylus gibsoni;
report of the Permanent Commission for the Suppression of Uncinariasis; on the
supposed occurrence of the filaria immitis in man, R. C. Holcomb 174</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Tropical medicine —An inquiry concerning the etiology of beriberi; have
trypanosomes an ultramicroscopical stage in their life history?; atoxyl as a
curative agent in malaria, E. R. Stitt 179</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">General medicine —The treatment of acute inflammatory conditions by
Bier's hypertemia; treatment of tetanus with subarachnoid injections of
magnesium sulphate; the serum diagnosis of syphilis; tubercle bacilli in the
sputum; a summary of the most recently published work on the doctrine of
opsonins; experimental investigation on "simple continued fever," H.
M. Kennedy 182</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Hygiene and sanitation —On the application of heat for the purification
of water with troops in the field; catarrhal icterus of eberthian origin; the epidemic
of typhoid fever on H. M. S. Regina Elena; the treatment of sweat-foot in the
army; a contribution to our knowledge of the spread of cerebro-spinal
meningitis; on book disinfection on the large scale; the etiology of impetigo
contagiosa; tuberculosis in the British army and its prevention; symptoms that
may be attributed to soldering with the oxyhydrogen</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">flame; tactics and the health of the army, H. G. Beyer 189</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Reports and letters 203</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Seventeenth annual meeting of the Association of Military Surgeons,
Manley H. Simons, delegate 203</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Report and recommendations of a board of officers, convened at the navy-yard,
Mare Island, Cal., on the precautionary methods <span> </span>to be taken to prevent the invasion of bubonic
plague at that station 205</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Number 3</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Preface VII</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Special articles 211</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Notes on the treatment of elephantiasis by the internal administration
of tinctuia ferri cbloridi, by P. S. Rossiter 211</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A few notes on syphilis, by W. J. Zalesky 215</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A note on the pathology of epidemic asthma, by O. J. Mink 222</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Report on sixteen cases of heat prostration, with remarks on etiology,
by A. G. Grunwell 223</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Reviews 231</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Liver abscess from the point of view of etiology and prophylaxis; pathology
and differential diagnosis; and treatment (3 papers), by G. B. Crow,, J. A. B.
Sinclair, and J. F. Cottle 231</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Suggested devices 245</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Appliances improvised on sick bay bunks, by C. M. De Valin 245</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Clinical notes 247</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A case of fracture of patella, with operation at sea, by N. J.
Blackwood.. 247</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A case of n current nasal hemorrhage, by Raymond Spear 250</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A case of traumatic pneumonia, by C. F. Sterne 252</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A case of liver abscess, by M. A. Stuart 254</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Current comment 255</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Hospital corps efficiency report 255</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Physical defects found on reexamination of recruits 255</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Some observations on the berthing of enlisted men of the navy, with suggestions
for improvement, by L. W. Curtis 256</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The value of a chemical examination of water, by E. R. Noyes 257</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Progress in medical sciences 267</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Laboratory —A method for the preparation of flat worms for study, by O.
J. Mink and A. H. Ebeling .. 267</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The formalin method for the clinical estimation of ammonia in the
urine, by E. W. Brown 269</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Bang's method for estimation of sugar in the urine; the Edestin method for
the estimation of pepsin in stomach contents 273</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Chemistry and pharmacy — Concerning the fractional precipitation of
albumin in the spinal fluid of normal cases luetics, functional and organic nervous
diseases and their bearing upon the differential diagnosis of dementia
paralytica, tabes dorsalis, tertiary and late syphilis; quantitative determination
of several sugars in the presence of each other in diabetic urines; the butyric
reaction for syphilis in man and in the monkey; excretion of amino acids in
pregnancy and after parturition; the relation between the protein content of
the blood serum and that of serous fluids; the further separation of antitoxin
from its associated proteins in horse serum, E. W. Brown and P. J. Waldner...276-279</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Surgery —The Hodgen splint; surgical anemia and resuscitation; mechanism
underlying artificial respiration; a new theory of surgical shock; carbon
dioxide snow in the treatment of augioma; bursitis subacromialis, or
periarthritis of the shoulder joint; report on the local anesthetics recommended
as substitutes for cocaine; further researches on the etiology of endemic
goiter; auto- and iso-transplantation, in dogs, of the parathyroid glandules;
partial, progressive, and complete occlusion of the aorta and other large
arteries in the dog by means of the metal band; C. F. Stokes, R. Spear, and H.
W. Smith 279-289</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Pathology and bacteriology —A simple method for the diagnosis of
syphilis; differential methods for detecting the typhoid bacilli in infected
water and milk; a peculiar intralobular cirrhosis of the liver produced by the protozoal
parasite of kala azar; the pathological anatomy of atoxyl poisoning; an
observation on the fate of B. Bulgaricus in the digestive tract of a monkey; a
contribution to the pathology of the spleen; a note, on the histology of a caue
of myelomatosis with Bence-Jones protein in</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">the urine; a new method for the recognition of indol in media; the rapid
diagnosis of rabies (a new stain for negri bodies); C. S. Butler and O. J. Mink
289-297</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Medical zoology —Anew intestinal trematodeof man; some applications of the
precipitin reaction in the diagnosis of hydatid disease; bilharzia, hematobia,
and circumcision; trichocephaliasis; R. C. Holcomb ...... 297-306</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Tropical medicine — Rice and beriberi; on the etiology of ulcerative
granuloma of the pudenda; amaebic dysentery with abscess of the liver in a patient
who had never been out of England; E. R. Stitt 306-308</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">General medicine —The dietetic treatment of diabetes; artificial
hyperemia in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis; remarks on the treatment of
gastric ulcer by immediate feeding; present status of the tuberculin tests; T.
W. Richards S0S-315</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Hygiene and sanitation — On 'a new and practical method of securing bodily
cleanliness for our men on board ship; on the heat-conducting power of linoleum
as compared to that of floors made of wood or of</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">betone; on the discrimination of unrecognized diseases and on a disease
of overcrowding in ships, <span> </span>especially at
Malta; H. G. Beyer 315-320</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Reports and letters 321</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Guam; reports on health and sanitation for the years 1907 and 1908, by F.
E. McCullough and G. L. Angeny. 321</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Number 4</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Preface vii</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Special articles 335</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The hospital camp at Norfolk, Va., by P. A. Lovering 335</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The teaching of tropical medicine outside of the Tropics, by E. R.
Stitt 308</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Ethyl chloride as a general anaesthetic, by L. W. Johnson 344</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Chronic nephritis in recruits, by B. F. Jenness 347</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Supplementary report on the investigation of Samoan conjunctivitis, by P.
S. Rossiter 349</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Points on embalming practicable on board ship, by C. Schaffer 351</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Reviews 355</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Surgical shock; a review of recent literature, by H. W. Smith 355</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Suggested devices 365</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Installation of an X-ray apparatus on the U. S. S. Maryland, by A.
Farenholt 365</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Method of fumigation of vessels at Hamburg 368</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">An oxygen apparatus 370</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">An easily constructed bunk tray, by C. M. Oman 371</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Clinical notes 373</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Operations upon the kidney. United States naval hospital, New York, by G.
T. Smith 373</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A report on two cases of dentigerous cysts, by D. N. Carpenter 374</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A case of mammary development in the male, by E. M. Brown 376</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Operative treatment of epididymitis, by W. S. Pugh, Jr 376</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Two cases from report of U. S. S. Hancock—1908: (1) Retinal hemorrhage,
(2) myocarditis with rupture, by P. Leach 377</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A case of fracture of the skull; operation and recovery, by F. W. F.
Wieber. 378</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Carron oil in the treatment of otitis media suppurativa (acuta), by R.
E. Riggs 379</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Fracture of skull and gunshot wound of lung, with recovery, by W. S.
Pugh, Jr ..... 381</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Two unusual appendix cases, by R. R. Richardson 382</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Proctoclysis in typhoid fever, by C. F. Stokes 384</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Current comment 385</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Subscription price of the Bulletin 385</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Note on New York Post-Graduate Medical School 385</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Note on contributions to the Bulletin 385</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Note on annual meeting of American Medical Association on revision of pharmacopeia
386</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Note on inquiry concerning clothing in the Tropics 386</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Note on publicity concerning venereal disease in California 387</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Review of Gatewood's Naval Hygiene 387</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Note on the work at Tay Tay 388</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Medical examination of army recruits, by A. E. Peck 389</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Notes on the treatment of syphilis, by W. S. Hoen 391</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Views on the treatment of typhoid fever, by H. A. May 393</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Progress in medical sciences 397</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Laboratory —Benedict's method for the estimation of glucose in the
urine; estimation of uric acid in the urine, Folin-Schaffer; clinical method
for the estimation of uric acid, modification of the Folin-Schaffer process; test
for blood in the urine; two methods for the estimation of albumin in the urine,
by O. J. Mink and E. W. Brown 397</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Chemistry and pharmacy —The excretion in urine of sugars other than
glucose; experiments and experiences, pharmacological and clinical, with
digitalis, squill, and strophanthus; a reagent for the detection of reducing
sugars; on the antagonism of alcohol to carbolic acid ; the antitoxic activity
of iodine in tuberculosis; new experiments on the physiological action of
sulphuric ether; contribution to the physiology of the glands —further
contributions on the function of the spleen as an organ of iron metabolism;
modifications in the chemical composition of the blood serum in victims of
carbon dioxide poisoning, by P. J. Waldnerand C. Schaffer 402</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Pathology and bacteriology —Studies on typhoid fever; chloroform
poisoning — liver necrosis and repair; the importance of blood cultures in the
study of infections of otitic origin; the cultivation of the spirocheeta
pallidum; the cultivation of the bacillus leprae; the chemistry of the liver in
chloroform necrosis; the present status of the whooping-cough question; the
conveyance of whooping cough from man to animals by direct experiment; serology
of syphilis, by C. S. Butler and O. J. Mink 407</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Medical zoology — Schistosomiasis at Bahia; contribution to the study
of schistosomiasis in Bahia, Brazil; notes on malaria and kala-azar; endemic
amoebic dysentery in New York, with a review of its <span> </span>istribution in North America; filaria
(microfilaria) philippinensis; the distribution of filaria in the Philippine
Islands; acariens and cancers—acariens and leprosy; necator americanus in
Ceylon; anaemia due to trichocephalus dispar; study of the protozoa of J. H.
Wright in sixteen cases of Aleppo boil, by R. C. Holcomb 411</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Tropical medicine — Infantile kala-azar; on the identity of beri-beri
and epidemic dropsy; Malta fever in South Africa; leprosy in the Philippine
Islands and its treatment; the various types of plague and their clinical
manifestations, by C. S. Butler 417</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Hygiene and sanitation —The means by which infectious diseases are
transmitted; a critical study of the value of the measurements of chest expansion
and lung capacity; notes on the sanitation of yellow fever and malaria; the
house fly as a disease carrier, by H. G. Beyer 419</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">General medicine —A study of the aural and laryngeal complications of
typhoid fever, especially as observed in hospital practice; the problem of
cancer considered from the standpoint of immunity; nine cases of typhoid fever
treated with an antiendotoxic serum, by T. W. Richards 425</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Surgery —Some practical points in the application of the bismuth paste
in chronic suppurative diseases; the sequence of the pathological changes in appendiceal
peritonitis; direct blood transfusion by means of paraffin-coated glass tubes;
the use of animal membrane in producing mobility in ankylosed joints, by C. F.
Stokes and R. Spear 431</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Reports and letters 489</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">American Medical Association, by M. F. Gates 439</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Report on the Second International Conference for Revision of Nomenclature
of Diseases and Causes of Death, by F. L. Pleadwell 445</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Report upon medical relief measures at Messina, Sicily, by M. Donelson.
. 449</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Reports of medical relief measures at Adana, Turkey, by J. T. Miller
and L. W. McGuire 452</p>
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Still not able to get out for new photos, so I am adding another five photos from my archives. If I wrote a description under a previously posted photo taken on the same outing, I will add it to this evening's uploads.
I had hoped over the Easter weekend to be able to go and see how I managed with driving my car. Also, yesterday, I had to call the AMA to come and boost my car battery, as I couldn't start my car. I knew it would be very painful (sciatic nerve or maybe bursitis, I think). So, this afternoon, after not leaving home at all in the last four weeks (!), I drove just as far as my local grocery store to pick up a few items that the delivery service is unable to bring. Thankful to be able to hang on to the shopping cart for stability. Such a relief to know that I now have all that I need for the next week, as I won't be leaving home at all, especially thanks to the weather forecast. However, we desperately need every bit of moisture we can get.
"Alberta’s wildfire season typically runs from March 1st to October 31st, but on February 20th, Alberta’s forestry minister declared an early start to the wildfire season, The Weather Network reports (4-1-24).
Alberta currently has 57 wildfires burning, 50 of which have been burning underground since 2023. All but one of these 57 fires are either being held or are under control. One fire north of Slave Lake is listed as “out of control” and has burned an estimated 54 hectares so far." From the FEA website, posted on 2 April 2024.
"On 4 June 2016, I had the chance to visit somewhere that I had longed to go to for years - the Ellis Bird Farm. This was thanks to the annual Nature Calgary Bus Trip, which goes to a different location each year. Then, yesterday, 7 July 2018, I got the chance to visit this unique place again, thanks to Jackie and Brenda, who organized a trip for a group of about 13 (?) friends/birders/photographers.
The drive from Calgary to the Ellis Bird Farm took us about two hours. When we arrived, we were greeted by a long line of bird nest boxes along the fence line. Within the farm area, there were even more nest boxes - everywhere! People send them from all over the province, even from overseas. I believe the Farm has the largest collection of outdoor boxes in the world - 300+!
Myrna Pearman, who has been "at the helm of Ellis Bird Farm for the past 30 years", knew we were coming and we were treated to a very special viewing of Purple Martins at various stages, from eggs to adult, To do this, she lowered some of the Purple Martin condominiums and let us peer inside. After a short talk about the Farm, we explored every corner, taking a break for lunch, sitting outside, at the Cafe. A few of us had reserved a table, which is a good idea, as the Farm can get very busy with visitors.
The main attraction at the Farm are the beautiful Purple Martins, uncommon in Alberta, though there are so many other things to see, as well. Purple Martins are very social birds, who apparently like people too, and nest in condominium-style nest boxes. They spend "most of the year in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil and come up to Alberta just long enough to raise a family."
"Ellis Bird Farm made science history on Tuesday May 31 2016 (?) when University of Manitoba Grad Student, Alisha Ritchie, and her EBF team (Cheyenne Knight, Claudia Lipski and Myrna Pearman) retrapped a very special yearling Purple Martin. This bird had been retrofitted with a light level geolocator last season, as a nestling, and is the first songbird EVER(!) to be tracked on its first migration. The bird had evaded several attempts to trap it, so it has been named Houdini."
Information about their Purple Martin Geolocator Program:
www.ellisbirdfarm.ca/purple-martin-geolocators.html
""Ellis Bird Farm is both a non-profit company and a working farm. It was established in 1982 to carry on the legacy of Lacombe-area conservationists, Charlie and Winnie Ellis, when their farm was purchased by Union Carbide Canada Ltd. At the time, Charlie and Winnie operated one of the largest bluebird trails in Canada and had established their farmstead as a haven for wildlife.
The Ellis family of Parkenham, Ontario, came west in 1886 to settle on a ranch near Calgary. Their son John, then a teenager, was married in 1894 to Agnes Clark who had come west from Ontario in 1888 to teach school. They lived near Calgary until 1906 when they moved with their family of four children to a quarter section homestead in the Joffre district. In 1907 they built a two-storey frame house and subsequently enlarged the farm by the purchase of an additional five quarters.
After John and Agnes passed away in the early 1950s, two of their children, Charlie and Winnie, took over the farm operations. And about this same time, Charlie began a project that was to dominate the rest of his life; he set out his first nesting box for the Mountain Bluebirds." From Ellis Bird Farm website.
Many thanks to Shirley, for driving the four of us to and from the Farm. Thank you for picking me up, Pam, to get me over to the meeting place. Beautiful weather and great company made for a super day. Have to say, too, that it was great to get away from the city, where the Calgary Stampede is in full swing."
To all my American friends - today is THE day. Make sure you get out and VOTE! Good luck. The world will be watching.
The temperature this morning, 6 November 2018, is -10C (windchill -14C) and it is snowing again. "SNOW and ICE create messy, SLICK driving conditions in Calgary." Thanks Weather Network, just what I wanted to read : ) So glad I don't have to go out today, though I will have to tomorrow, to get a cortizone injection in both of my knees (unfortunately, two in shoulders and two in hips, for very painful bursitis (inflammation), at a later date). Never had one of these shots before and I am really hoping that they will work. I'm a mess, ha.
On 17 October 2018, I managed to get over to Carburn Park for a walk. Though I have seen a number of Rusty Blackbirds, this species was still a bird I wanted to look out for. As it turned out, this was not one of my finds. However, I saw a few other things that were a delight to see, including meeting two Ferrets that were out for a walk (or rather, travelling in a stroller) with their 'people". Both are rescue animals, which was good to see.
"Ferret Rescue & Education Society (FRES) is a non-profit, charitable organization that was started by a group of devoted ferret owners in the Calgary area who recognized the need for a locally based rescue dedicated to ferrets. Our committed volunteers assist FRES in their goal to find permanent homes for all of the ferrets surrendered to us. They also provide shelter, basic needs, veterinary care, and if necessary, rehabilitation for all abused, unwanted, and abandoned ferrets regardless of their health status." From the FRES website.
Another lovely encounter was with the resident Great Horned Owl. Two friends that I bumped into in the park described where they had just seen it. Two or three strangers also helped pinpoint the exact tree : ) Over the years, we have seen Great Horned Owls in this park - always a joy. On this particular day, this owl was rather agitated and moved two or three times. One of the park's Eastern Gray Squirrels was teasing the owl.
As if a couple of 'rescue' Ferrets and a Great Horned Owl weren't enough, we were also very lucky to see a Harlequin Duck (male) out on the Bow River. When we first saw it, it wasn't too far out on the water, but it gradually swam further and further away, diving constantly. My photos were not the greatest, but they serve as a record of seeing this very handsome duck.
The weather was gorgeous, and much-deserved after the dreadful winter weather we have been having (in fall)! A perfect day to be outdoors, so I just couldn't resist. Lovely to see you, Pam, though unfortunate that you were just leaving when I arrived. Great to see you, Bonnie, and spend time with you. Had been a long time, no see.
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Title: United States Naval Medical Bulletin Vol. 9, Nos. 1-4, 1915
Creator: U.S. Navy. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Publisher:
Sponsor:
Contributor:
Date: 1915
Language: eng
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Table of Contents</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Number 1</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PREFACE v</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">SPECIAL ARTICLES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Shock, anoci-association and anesthesia.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. A. M. Fauntleroy 1</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The proposed personnel, organization, and equipment of a hospital ship</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. E. M. Blackwell and Chief Pharm. O. G. Ruge 28</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The application of Wassermann's reaction to the SOLUTION OF THE</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">ETIOLOGY OF TROPICAL ULCERATIONS.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. C. S. Butler 51</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Some theories as to the origin of Jackson's veil.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Asst. Surg. J. M. Lynch, M. R. C 62</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A RESUME OF ETIOLOGICAL FACTORS CONCERNED IN YELLOW FEVER.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. C. B. Camerer 65</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Some observations on the examination of recruits.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. J. J. S. McMullin 70</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Experience of a surgeon during the occupation of Vera Cruz.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Asst. Surg. G. T. Vaughan, M. R. C 75</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Experiences with marine expeditionary force in Mexico.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Asst. Surg. R. M. Little, M. R. C 76</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Treatment of chronic posterior urethritis.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Medical Inspector G. T. Smith 80</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A NEW METHOD OF EXAMINING STOOLS FOR EGGS.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. C. M. Fauntleroy, Public Health Service, and Passed
Asst. Surg. R. Hayden 81</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">An account of the yellow fever which prevailed on board the United
States Ship Jamestown in 1866-67 at Panama. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. W. M. Kerr 82</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">UNITED STATES NAVAL MEDICAL SCHOOL LABORATORIES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Additions to the pathological collection 111</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Additions to the helmintholoqical collection 111</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">SUGGESTED DEVICES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A card index of specific cases.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. R. B. Henry 113</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The otoscope as an anterior urethroscope.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. W. G. Steadman, jr <span> </span>114</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">CLINICAL NOTES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Advance report concerning heliotherapy and ionic medication as employed
at Las Animas, Colo.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. C. J. Holeman 119</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Compound comminuted fracture of skull.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. T. W. Raison 120</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A case of reamputation of the leg.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. R. Spear 122</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Tenoplasty for contracture of hamstring tendons.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. R. R. Richardson 123</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Neosalvarsan and mercury in unilateral luetic palsy of abducens.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Asst. Surg. S. Walker, M. R. C 124</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">EDITORIAL COMMENT: </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Southern Medical Association 127</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The William A. Herndon Scholarships, University of Virginia 127</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PROGRESS IN MEDICAL SCIENCES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">General medicine. —-The diagnosis and treatment of cholecystitis. The duration
of infection in scarlet fevor. By L. W. Johnson. Diphtheria mortality with and
without the use of antitoxin. By W. E. Eaton.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Observations on the Wassermann reaction. By R. Sheehan 129</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Mental and nervous diseases. —The role of hypnotics in mental disease
with indications for their selection and employment. Hereditary ataxia. Psychic
disturbances of dengue. By R. Sheehan 133</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Surgery.— Medical arrangements of the British Expeditionary Force. The
home hospitals and the war. The wounded in the war; some surgical lessons. By
L. W. Johnson. The significance of the Jackson veil.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The fate of transplanted bone and the regenerative power of its various
constituents. A plea for the immediate operation of fractures. By A. M.
Fauntleroy and E. II. H. Old 140</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Hygiene and sanitation. —Study of a swimming pool with a return purification
system. The period of incubation of diphtheria cultures. Subsistence on board
battleships. The chemical disinfection of water.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Sterilization of water supplies for troops on active service. The
Lettsomian lectures on dysentery. Antimosquito work at Panama. By C. N. Fiske
and R. C. Ransdell 147</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Tropical medicine. —Malaria and the transmission of diseases. Prevention
of malaria in the troops of our Indian empire. Researches in sprue. By E. R.
Stitt 152</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Pathology, bacteriology, and animal parasitology. —Is pellagra due to
an intestinal parasite? By C. N. Fiske. Laboratory studies on tetanus. The
cultivation of the tubercle bacillus. The bacteriology of pyorrhea alveolaris.
Experimental production of purpura in animals. By A. B. Clifford and G. F.
Clark 156</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Chemistry and pharmacy.—On the influence of atmosphere, temperature, and
humidity on animal metabolism. The influence of moisture in the air on
metabolism in the body. Biochemical studies of expired air in relation to
ventilation. The absorption of protein and fat after resection of one-half of
the small intestine. By E. W. Brown and O. G. Ruge. . . 158</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Eye, ear, nose, and throat. —Relation of arterial hypertension to subconjunctival
hemorrhage. Ocular manifestations of arteriosclerosis and their diagnostic and
prognostic significance. Salvarsan treatment and optic neuritis. Eye in
locomotor ataxia. The direct method of the intralaryngeal operation.
Inflammation of the accessary sinuses. Normal horse serum in hemorrhage from
nose and throat operations. Tonsillectomy, its indications and choice of
operation. The correction of nasal deformities by mechanical replacement and
the transplantation of bone. By E. J. Grow and G. B. Trible 162</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">REPORTS:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Points of interest about the Mexican constitutionalist wounded at
Mazatlan.— By Surg. P. S. Rossiter 167</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Sanitary report of marine brigade. —By Surg. D. N. Carpenter 173</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Report of work at the field hospital of the marine brigade, Vera Cruz,
Mexico. —By Surg. D. N. Carpenter 177</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Number 2</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PREFACE vii</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">SPECIAL ARTICLES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The operative treatment of chronic intestinal stasis.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Asst. Surg. W. S. Bainbridge, M. R. 0 179</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Symposium on intelligence tests.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Service use of intelligence tests.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. R. Sheehan 194</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The value of the mental test and its relation to the service.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. G. E. Thomas 200</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Mental defectives at Naval Disciplinary Barracks, Port Royal, S. C.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. H. E. Jenkins 211</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Review and possibilities of mental tests in the examination of applicants
for enlistment.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Acting Asst. Surg. A. R. Schier 222</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Observations on deep diving.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. G. R. W. French 227</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Tuberculosis.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. E. Thompson 253</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Observations on seven cases of cerebrospinal fever.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. D. C. Cather 259</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The posterior urethra and bladder in a hundred cases of chronic gonorrhea.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. A. L. Clifton 265</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">UNITED STATES NAVAL MEDICAL SCHOOL LABORATORIES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Additions to the pathological collection 271</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Additions to the helminthological collection 271</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">SUGGESTED DEVICES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Apparatus for securing traction of lower extremities.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. H. A. Dunn 278</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">CLINICAL NOTES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Leukopenia of a marked degree in a fatal case of pneumonia.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Medical Director E. R. Stitt 275</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">GASTRIC CHANGES FOLLOWING GASTROENTEROSTOMY.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surgs. H. F. Hull and O. J. Mink 275</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">TWO CASES OF MALARIA TREATED WITH SALVARSAN.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. E. U. Reed 278</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PSEUDOLEUKEMIC ANEMIA OF INFANCY OCCURRING IN TWINS.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Asst. Surg. S. Walker, M. R. C 280,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">EDITORIAL COMMENT:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">George Perley Bradley, medical director, United States Navy. . . 283</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A new quarterly naval medical journal 285</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The Harrison law 285</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PROGRESS IN MEDICAL SCIENCES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">General medicine. —Differentiation of the diseases included under chronic
arthritis. By L. W. Johnson. The war and typhoid fever. By G. F. Clark. Use of
the Schick test in the suppression of a diphtheria outbreak. By R. Sheehan. The
present status of the treatment of advanced cardiac decompensation. The
influence of diet upon necrosis caused by hepatic and renal poisons. Syphilitic
nephritis. Is emetin sufficient to bring about a radical cure in amebiasis? A case of a
large aneurism of the arch of the aorta with use of bronchoscopy. By E. Thompson
and E. L. Woods 287</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Mental and nervous diseases.—The importance of the bony sinuses accessory
to the nose in the explanation of pains in the head, face, and neck. Spinal
decompression in meningomyelitis. Fleeting attacks of manic depressive
psychosis. Epilepsy and cerebral tumor. The ductless glands and mental disease.
Acute paraplegia. By R. Sheehan 295</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Surgery. —The Freiburg method of Dammerschlaf or twilight sleep. By W.
G. Steadman. Observations on the seminal vesicles. By H. W. Cole. Rubber
gloves; a technique of mending. A note upon the wounds of the present campaign.
By L. W. Johnson. The silence of renal tuberculosis. Acute hemorrhagic
pancreatitis. Preservation of the iliohypogastric nerve in operation for cure
of inguinal hernia. Aperiosteal amputation through the femur. A modified
incision for approaching the gall bladder. The occurrence of acute
emphysematous gangrene (malignant edema) in wounds received in the war. Note on
the wounds observed during three weeks' fighting in Flanders. The naval action
off Helgoland. By A. M. Fauntleroy and E. H. H. Old 299</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Hygiene and sanitation. —Massachusetts Association of Boards of Health;
report of question meeting. The disinfecting properties of gaslight on air of
room. Sewage disinfection for vessels and railway coaches. The prophylaxis of
malaria with special reference to the military service. By C. N. Fiske and R.
C. Ransdell 313</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Tropical medicine. —Benzol in bilharzia. By E. L. Woods. Kala-azar and
allied infections. Observations on the eggs of ascaris lumbricoides. By E. R.
Stitt 319</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Pathology, bacteriology, and animal parasitology. —The occurrence of
certain structures in the erythrocytes of guinea pigs and their relationship to
the so-called parasite of yellow fever. Observations on myeloid sarcoma with an
analysis of fifty cases. By G. F. Clark. A new and rapid method for the
isolation and cultivation of tubercle bacilli directly from the sputum and
feces. Appendicitis treated with</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">anticolon bacillus serum and vaccine. The retention of iron in the organs
in hemolytic anemia. By C. S. Butler and A. B. Clifford 321</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Chemistry and pharmacy. —The analysis of emulsions. Notes on the estimation
of morphin and Lloyd's reagent. By P. J. Waldner. Merck's annual report of
recent advances in pharmaceutical chemistry and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">therapeutics. By E. W. Brown and O. G. Ruge 326</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Eye, ear, nose, and throat. —The tonsils as a habitat of oral
entamebas. By O N. Fiske. Enucleation of the eye under local anasthesia. On a
modification of Siegrist's method of local anesthesia in enucleation of</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">the eyeball. The use of pituitary extract as a coagulant in the surgery
of the nose and throat. Value of roentgenography in diagnosis of diseases of
the larynx and trachea. The difficulties and dangers of exploratory puncture of
the antrum of Highmore. By E. J. Grow and G. B.Trible 331</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">REPORTS: </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Extracts from annual sanitary reports. —Notes on marine recruiting. By
F. H. Brooks. Notes on recruiting. By J. B. Bostick. Economy in use of hospital
supplies. By A. R. Wentworth. Venereal prophylaxis. Examination of civil
employees. By C. N. Fiske. Industrial notes from Boston yard. By N. J.
Blackwood. Notes on tropical hygiene. By A. Stuart. Battleship ventilation. Use
of barracks during . overhaul period. By T. W. Richards. Sanitary notes from
the U. S. S. Ozark. Malarial prophylaxis. By R. W. McDowell. Sanitary notes from
the U. S. S. Virginia. By G. L. Angeny 335</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The Schick Test and the use of diphtheria antitoxin.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. J. J. A. McMullin 362</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Number 3</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PREFACE vii</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">SPECIAL ARTICLES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The normal heart in the Navy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. G. F. Freeman 363</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Surgical diagnosis and technic involving the appendix.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. A. M. Fauntleroy 381</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Functional testing of the ear.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. G. B. Trible 400</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A few points in diagnosis of gastric and duodenal ulcer by means of the
X-ray.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. A. L. Clifton 410</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The damage of syphilis to the Navy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. G. F. Cottle 414</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Recent conceptions of bronchial asthma.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Asst. Surg. M. H. Sirard, M. R. C 419</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">UNITED STATES NAVAL MEDICAL SCHOOL LABORATORIES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Additions to the pathological collection 423</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Additions to the helmintholooical collection 423</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">SUGGESTED DEVICES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A venereal head.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. G. F. Cottle 425</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A NEW MESSING SYSTEM FOR NAVAL HOSPITALS.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Hosp. Steward F. E. Simmons 426</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Messing arrangements in the U. S. Naval Hospital, Philadelphia.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. H. A. Dunn and Chief Pharm. P. J. Waldner 428</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Castor oil. An aseptic dressing on the field of battle.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Asst. Surg. A. E. Gallant, M.R.C 430</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">CLINICAL NOTES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A case of fracture-dislocation of spine. Laminectomy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. R. E. Ledbetter and Asst. Surg. H. Priest 433</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A CASE OF ANEURYSM OF THE LEFT POSTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. E. L. Woods 434</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A CASE OF MALIGNANT ENDOCARDITIS. By Passed Asst. Surg. M E. Higgins
436</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A POSSIBLE NEW X-RAY SIGN OF TUBERCULOSIS.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. E. Thompson and Hosp. Steward H. L. Gall 436</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A CASE OF PURPURA HEMORRHAGICA (?) WITH MARKED LEUKOPENIA. By Passed
Asst. Surg. W. L. Mann, jr 438 </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Report of twenty-eight cases of pyorrhea alveolaris treated with emetin
hydrochlorid.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. A. H. Allen 440</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Intravenous injection of neosalvarsan in concentrated solution.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. C. B. Camerer 441</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">TRANSLATIONS: </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Catheterization of the ejaculatory canals.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. R. A. Bachmann 443</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Hospital ships.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Pharm. S. Wierzbicki 452</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">First-aid stations and transportation of the wounded in naval battle.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Med. Inspect. S. G. Evans 454</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PROGRESS IN MEDICAL SCIENCES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">General medicine. —The value of typhoid vaccines in the treatment of typhoid
fever. By L. W. Johnson. The intravenous and intramuscular administration of
diphtheria antitoxin. The noninfective causes of so-called rheumatism. Not very
well known causes of hematuria. Prodromal symptoms of gallstones. Observations
on renal functions in acute experimental unilateral nephritis. By E. Thompson
and E. L.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Woods 469</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Mental and nervous diseases. —A critical study of Lange'a gold reaction
in cerebrospinal fluid. Post-operative nervous and mental disturbances. The
significance of the unconscious in psychopathology. By R. Sheehan 475</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Surgery. —The role of gastroenterostomy in the treatment of ulcers. Ether-oil
colonic anesthesia. By H. W. Smith. Ununited fractures treated by long-axial
drilling of the fractured bone-ends. By E. Thompson. War surgery. The
osteogenic power of periosteum; with a note on bone transplantation. The
technic of cholecystectomy. The German use of asphyxiating gases. Transfusion
by the syringe method. The North Sea action of January 24. The best method of
treating wounds sustained in action, especially during the early period after
their infliction. By A. M. Fauntleroy and E. H. H. Old 479</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Hygiene and sanitation. —The possibility of conveying typhoid fever by
clothing, contaminated food, and soiled fingers. The microbic content of indoor
and outdoor air. By E. W. Brown. Some results of the</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">first year's work of the New York State Commission on Ventilation. By
C. N. Eiske and E. W. Brown. Tincture of iodin and the prevention of venereal
disease. Ability of colon bacilli to survive pasteurization.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The specific gravity of the human body. Lead poisoning in the manufacture
of storage batteries. By C. N. Fiskc and R. C. Ransdell 495</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Tropical medicine.—Pathology of verruga peruviana. The importance of
tertiary yaws. By C. S. Butler. The treatment of ancylostomiasis. By A. B.
Clifford. Studies in malaria. New theories and investigations</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">concerning pellagra. Immediate relapse in tertian malaria after energetic
salvarsan treatment. By E. R. Stitt 502</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Pathology, bacteriology, and animal parasitology. —A study of the endamebas
of man in the Panama Canal Zone. Lipoids in immunity. The mechanism of antibody
action. The diagnosis and treatment of</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">parenchymatous syphilis. The bacteriology of appendicitis and its production
by intravenous injection of streptococci and colon bacilli. By G. F. Clark. On
the filterability and biology of spirochetes. A differential study of
coccidiodal granuloma and blastomycosis. Notes on the diagnosis of Asiatic
cholera at autopsy. The morphology of the adults of the filarise found in the
Philippine Islands. By C. S. Butler and A. B. Clifford 508</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Chemistry and pharmacy.—Coloring of bichlorid of mercury solutions. By
L. Zembsch. An experimental study of lavage in acute carbolic acid poisoning.
By A. B. Clifford. Notes on a new alkaloid found in</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">nux vomica. Preliminary note on a new pharmacodynamic assay method. By
P. J. Waldnar. Estimation of urea. Estimation of urea and indirectly of
allantoin in urine by means of urease. Urea; its distribution in and
elimination from the body. Results of the hypochlorite disinfection of water
supplies. A further study of the chemical composition and nutritive value of
fish subjected to prolonged period of cold storage. By E. W. Brown and O. G.
Ruge 515</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Eye, ear, nose, and throat. —Treatment of trachoma with carbonic acid snow.
Samoan conjunctivitis Is there a natural or acquired immunity to trachoma?
Clinical and anatomical study of a case of isolated</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">reflex immobility of the pupil, paralysis, tabes, and cerebrospinal syphilis
being excluded. Protection against injury of the hearing.Chronic local
infection of the nose, throat, and ear as a cause of general infection. The
sympathetic syndrome (undescribed) of sphenopalatine or nasal ganglion
neurosis. Shell explosions and the special senses. By E. J. Grow and G. B.
Trible 521</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">REPORTS:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Extracts from annual sanitary reports. —A review of the treatment and
results at the U. S. Naval Sanatorium for Tuberculosis at Las Animas, Colo. By
G. H. Barber. Battleship ventilation. ( Permanent detail of stretchermen. By J.
S. Taylor. Genito-urinary disease at Chelsea. <span> </span>By G. B. Wilson. Malarial prophylaxis. By H.
L. Smith. Sanitary notes from the U. S. S. Washington. By H. A. May. Sanitary
notes</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">from the U. S. S. Michigan. By J. A. Murphy. Sanitary notes from the U.
S. S. Palos. By D. C. Post. Camp sanitation. By R. I. Longabaugh 527</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Lymphatic leukemia complicated by priapism. By Passed Asst. Surg. J. J.
A. McMullin 542</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The seventy-first annual meeting of the American Medico-Psychological
Association. By Passed Asst. Surg. R. Sheehan 544</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Number 4</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PREFACE vii</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">SPECIAL ARTICLES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Observations upon the epidemiology of an outbreak of measles at the
Naval Training Station, Norfolk, Va.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. C. E. Riggs 647</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The present status of the Hospital Corps. By Passed Asst. Surg. W. E.
Eaton , 556</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The use of hospital ships in time of war.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. R J. Straeten 565</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Venereal disease aboard ship.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. G. F. Cottle 571</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Some dangers in passing the ureteral catheter to the kidney.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Asst. Surg. B. C. Willis, M. R. C 577</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Shanghai and Yangtze River hospitals.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. R. H. Laning 679</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Some medical aspects of the upper Yangtze River country.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Asst. Surg. D. C. Post 620</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Some medical conditions in China.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. R. G. Davis 630</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">UNITED STATES NAVAL MEDICAL SCHOOL LABORATORIES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Additions to the pathological collection 635</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Additions to the helminthological collection 635</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">SUGGESTED DEVICES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">An ambulance motor boat for hospital ships.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. E. M. Blackwell 637</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">CLINICAL NOTES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Unusual type of typhus on U. S. S. Monocacy. Report of case. By Asst.
Surg. W. B. Hetfield 641 </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Injury by dynamite explosion. By Passed Asst. Surgs. G. C. Thomas and
L. W. Johnson 643</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A case of hemorrhagic pancreatitis.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surgs. G. C. Thomas and L. W. Johnson 644</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Salvarsan in the treatment of schistosomiasis. Report of case.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Asst. Surg. D. C. Post '645</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">An usually severe case of urticaria.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Passed Asst. Surg. W. E. Eaton 650 </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Early reinfection with syphilis.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Surg. T. W. Richards 651</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A fatal cask of cecal ulceration with extensive complications.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Bv Passed Asst. Surg. W. L. Mann, jr 653</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">EDITORIAL COMMENT:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Scarcity and cost of medical supplies due to disturbance of European
markets 655</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Bind your Bulletins 655</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PROGRESS IN MEDICAL SCIENCES: </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">General medicine. —The recent epidemic of smallpox in New South Wales.
By L. W. Johnson. The causes of indigestion. A study of 1,000 cases. By E. H.
H. Old. Certain physical signs referable to the diaphragm and their importance
to diagnosis. An epidemic of influenza in the Island of St. Kilda. Pollen
therapy in hay fever. Studies in bronchial glands. Mode of action and use of
emetin in endamebiasis. The treatment of eczema with special reference to the
use of vaccine and the part played by bacteria in its etiology. Report of 50
cases. Study of diseases of stomach and duodenum by X-ray. Cure and recurrence of
syphilis. By E. Thompson and E. L. Woods 667</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Mental and nervous diseases.—Differential diagnosis of general paresis.
What is paranoia? The cerebrospinal fluid in diagnosis and treatment. Raynaud's
syndrome. Raynaud's disease. What tests in childhood are best calculated to
throw light upon the capacities of mental defectives for future work. The
Binet-Simon method and the intelligence of adult prisoners. By R. Sheehan 669</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Surgery.— Medical narrative of the arrangements of the first division
at the Battle of the Aisne. The medical aspects of modern warfare, with special
reference to the use of hospital ships. By T. W. <span> </span>Richards. Injuries to the bowel from shell and
bullet wounds. By L. W. Johnson. Account of six specimens of great bowel
removed by operation; observations on motor mechanism of colon. Symptomless
renal hematuria arising<span> </span>from tumors,
aneurysms in the renal pelvis, and early tuberculosis. The treatment of
urethral stricture by excision. Some observations on bone transplantation.
Blood transfusion by the citrate method. Disinfection of the hands and
abdominal skin before operation. Partial regeneration of bone. By H. W.Smith.
Epididymotomy for acute epididymitis as an out-patient procedure. By W. E.
Eaton. Occlusion of the pylorus. Prevalent fallacies concerning subacromial
bursitis. Its pathogenoesis</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">and rational operative treatment. Autogenous bone grafts versus Lane's
plates. A new procedure for the cure of chronic synovitis. Report on the
wounded in the action between the Sydney and the Emden.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By E. H. H. Old 672</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Hygiene and sanitation. —Paint poisoning. By T. W. Richards. Sterilization
of water by chlorin. The prevalence of occupational factors in disease and
suggestions for their elimination. Bismuth-paste</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">poisoning —report of a fatal case. The making of a milk commission. Present
practice relating to city waste collection and disposal. A statistical study of
personal association as a factor in the etiology of pellagra. The influence of
age of the grandparent at the birth of the parent on the number of the children
born and their sex. By C. N. Fiske and R. O. Ransdell 694</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Pathology, bacteriology, and animal parasitology. —Simple and efficient
contrast stain for B. diphtheriae. By C. N. Fiske. The heart muscle in
pneumonia. The sterilization of vaccines and the influence of the various
methods employed on their antigenic properties. The Wassermann and luetin
reactions in leprosy. By C. S. Butler and A. B. Clifford 700</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Eye, ear, nose, and throat. —Relation of general arteriosclerosis to certain
ocular conditions. Eyestrain and ocular discomfort from faulty illumination. Hemorrhage
from the nose and throat. Diagnosis and conservative treatment of inflammation
of the accessory sinuses of the nose. Primary carcinoma of the tonsils. Nasal
polypi. By E. J. Grow and G. B. Trible 703</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">REPORTS. —Topographical extracts from annual sanitary reports: </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Yangtze River ports. By Passed Asst. Surg. C. L. Beeching 707</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Cape Haitien, Haiti. By Asst. Surg. C. P. Lynch 710</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Santo Domingo and Haiti. By Passed Asst. Surg. E. A. Vickery 714</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Vera Cruz, Santo Domingo, and Haiti. By Surg. R. W. Plummer 715</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Santo Domingo. By Asst. Surg. J. B. Helm 716</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Bluefields, Nicaragua. By Asst. Surg. C. P. Lynch 719</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Alaskan ports. By Surg. W. S. Pugh, jr 723</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">INDEX 727</p>
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