Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 November 1893 — DATES IN MEDICINES. [ARTICLE]

DATES IN MEDICINES.

1538. Vesalius, the fathor of modern surgery, began the systematic study of anatomy. 1538. The first anatomical plates designed by Titian and used in lectures by Vesalius. 1539. Pare invented the ligature to restrain hemorrhage after amputation. 1543. The great anatomical work of Vesalius published at Padua. 1543. Immtrase improvements made in obstetrics by Vesalius and other surgeons. 1547. The monastery of St. Mary of Bethlehem, Bedlam, taken by Henry VIII. as a hospital and refuge for the insane. 1567. The first gardens established for the cultivation of medical herbs, London. 1581. Francis Rousset practiced the Caesarian section with complete success. 1608. Calomel first mentioned by Crollius. Directions for its preparation given by Bequin. 1610. Laudanum used as a medical remedy. Employed at first for headaches. 1622. Gaspard, Asselli, professor of anatomy at Milan, discovered the lacteal vessels and 'their use. 1622. Paola Bacchia published at Rome his “Medico-Legal Questions," originating medical jurisprudence, 1628. The circulation of the blood discovered by Harvey. . 1639. Peruvian bark introduced into Spain by the Countess of Cinchon or by the Jesuits. 1644. The scientific study of embryology begun by Redi, an Italian physician and naturalist. 1651. Dr. Harvey, English, published his work on ombryology, considered with reference to the human race. 1652. The Oxford Medical Gardens established and endowed by the Earl of Danby. 1652. Jean Pecquet demonstrated the reservoir that bears his name, and also traced the thoracic duct. 1653. Harvey’s great boquests of books and buildings to tho Royal Society. 1068. Silvius, a Fleming, first presented a chemical theory of the action of the animal economy.