A treatise on rupture

its causes, progress and danger, with and examination of the claims of the different methods before the public for its treatment : trusses, their inefficiency and the danger resulting from their persistent use, together with the best means of relief and cure : also a consideration of that most frequent and distressing form of displacement, known as "prolapsus uteri" : with an examination of the methods of support for its relief and cure : accompanied by a philosophic exposition of the means of preserving health and prolonging life, in men, women, and children, known as laws of hygiene

by W. Pryor