. Wisconsin medical recorder . lled was 1,532,including 902 deaths from tetanus, and33,072 were injured. Of those injured,115 were completely blinded, 518 lostone eye each, 406 lost legs and arms orhands and 1,427 had one or more fing- ers torn away. Thirty regiments ofhuman beings mutilated for life! Whatan awful tribute to pay for the privelegeof celebrating our national Indepen-dence Day. Sentiment for a more uplifting andprofitable celebration of the Fourth ofJuly is decidedly on the increase andeven restrictive measures were better en-forced in certain cities than ever still
. Wisconsin medical recorder . lled was 1,532,including 902 deaths from tetanus, and33,072 were injured. Of those injured,115 were completely blinded, 518 lostone eye each, 406 lost legs and arms orhands and 1,427 had one or more fing- ers torn away. Thirty regiments ofhuman beings mutilated for life! Whatan awful tribute to pay for the privelegeof celebrating our national Indepen-dence Day. Sentiment for a more uplifting andprofitable celebration of the Fourth ofJuly is decidedly on the increase andeven restrictive measures were better en-forced in certain cities than ever still remains, however, too muchindifference on the part of city govern-ments, on which the real responsibilityfor these deaths and injuries all things, the use of blank car-tridges and blank cartridge pistolsshould be entirely prohibited. Thiswould reduce the deaths to less than halfwhat they are now and do away withmost of the agonizing deaths from tetan-us. £ * * A DREAM Original Sketch Drawn by Grace M. Norris, M The Century Maid and Her Dog Osseous 328 WISCONSIN MEDICAL RECORDER $d£ — TflkDOGTORHIBMRY This Department contains each monthreviews of the latest and best books of inter-est to doctors. Items of literary news willfurnish information on progress in the worldof literature. The Making Of Bobby Burnit. Be-ing a Record of the Adventures of aLive American Young Man, By Chester, with Illustrationsby James Montgomery Flagg and Gruger. Pages, 416. Cloth, $ Bobbs-Merrill Co., Indianapolis,Ind. This is a good, wholesome story ofAmerican business life. Bobby Burnitis the son of a multi-millionaire, whosedeath leaves Bobby the immense goes into the world of businesswith no experience whatever, as his fath-er had never taken him into the busi-ness. Bobby is not one of the profligatesons of the rich but a young, robust,bright, honest, inexperienced boy, whoseprincipal occupation has been companions had all been
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