ILLUSTRATIONS
Reading edition
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1.Dependence on potato as antiscorbutic7
2.Weight curve of scorbutic baby. Effect of alkalization of milk51
3.Lumbar cord in case of scurvy105
4.Lumbar cord in case of scurvy. Focal degeneration105
5.Bone in scurvy. Microscopic pathology108
6.Subperiosteal hemorrhage and separation of epiphysis. Roentgenogram109
7.Complete restitution of epiphysis without deformity. Roentgenogram109
8.Curve of fecal excretion in scurvy121
9.Diagrammatic representation of guinea-pig scurvy130
10.Loss of weight in guinea-pig scurvy139
11.Dried milk as an antiscorbutic140
12.Dehydrated vegetables as a cause of scurvy164
13.Cure of scurvy by addition of canned tomato166
14.Failure of yeast as prophylactic171
15.Temperature, pulse, and respiration in scurvy186
16.Subperiosteal hemorrhage and separation of epiphysis. Roentgenogram192
17.Periosteal “tags” and “streamers.” Roentgenogram193
18.Infant with marked scurvy. Characteristic position198
19.Scorbutic beading of ribs. Roentgenogram198
20.“White line.” Roentgenogram199
21.Cardiac enlargement. Roentgenogram200
22.Electrocardiogram showing “cardiorespiratory syndrome”201
23.Stationary weight during cure of scurvy. Oliguria followed by polyuria206
24.Development of scurvy in spite of normal gain in weight214
25.Retardation of growth in length when no orange juice was given and supergrowth when given once more216
TABLES
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1.Fecal flora of scorbutic infants29
2.Necropsy reports of scurvy82
3.Relative distribution of the antiscorbutic factor in the commoner foodstuffs157
4.Platelets and other blood cells in scurvy209
5.Data of epidemic of scurv218
6.Duration of treatment before marked improvement was noticed237