University of Cincinnati College of Medicine - Annual Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Smile said that his liver was short of bilq, And some that his heart was over 512e, XNhih-z some kept arguing all the while, He was crammed with tubercles up to his eyea. This Fine young man then up stepped he, And all the doctors made a pause: Said he: ' Iihe man must die, you see: By the fifty-seventh 0f Louis's laws. But since this case is a desperate one, To explore his chest it may be well; For if he should die and it were not done, You know the autopsy would not tell. Then out his stethoscope he took. And on it placed his curious ear; RIM. DieulH said he. with a knowing Iook. Why here is a sound that is mighty queer! 'l'he hourdomtemem is very clearh Amphorz'c buzzing. as I'm alive! Five doctora wok Lhcir turn to hear, XAmpkom'c buzzing. said all the five. There's em-pyema, beyond a doubt; We'll plunge a tmcar in his side; The diagnosis was made out- They tapped the patient; so he died. HE OUGHTA BE A PEERGHEE , THE X WPH HE GHN Page Om: Hundred Ninety-four

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Dr. Wherrthhat is the cause of whooping cough? PieckiBacillus Pertussis. Dr. Wherrthhn Hrst isolated this. bacillus? PimLk-Perl ussis himself. IS? A H OF A SITUATION ELL 3 59 x3 THE STETHOSCOPE SONG A Professional Ballad There was a young man in Boston town, He bought him a stethoscope nice and new, All lTlOLll'ltEd and finished and pnlishcd down, VVith'an ivory cap Lind a stopper too. It happened a spider within did crawl, And spun him a web of ample Size: Wherein there chanced one day to fall A couple of very imprudent Hies. The Flt'ST was a bottle Hy big and blue; The second was smaller, and lhin and long: So there was a concert between the two, Like an octave Flute and a tavern gong. Now being from Paris but recently, This line young man would show his skill; And so they gave him his hand to try. A hospital patient extremely ill. Page One Hundred Ninety-lhree

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Now such as hale newrfashioned mp Began to 100k extremely glum; They said that rattles were made fm- lmys. And vowed that his buzzing was all at hum. There. was an old lady had long licun sick. And what was lllu lllullur none did know; Her pulse was slow. though her tongue was quick; To her this knowing youth must gnu So there the nice old lady Hat, With phials and boxes all in 21 WW; She asked the young doctor what he was at. T0 thump her and tumble her ruFFlPs Rn. Now. when the stethoscope- came out, The flies began in huzz ancl whiz: 0h, ho! the matter is clear, no doubt: An anewism there plainly is. The bruit de rape and the bruit de safe And the brui! de diable are all combined: llow happy Ruillaurl would be. If he a case like this could lindl an, when the neighboring doctors found A case so rare had been described. They every day her ribs did pound In squads of twenty: so shc died. Then Six young tlamsels, slight and frail, Received this kind young doctor's cares; They all were getting slim and pale. And short of breath on muunting ril'dlrh. Page One Hundred Ninety-jue