Book excerpt: Excerpt from The New Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal, 1877-'8, Vol. 5 Local Spasm, with Partial Retention of the Placenta, accompanied by Uterine Haemorrhage. A. Pettit, M. D. Cases Illustrating the Risk incurred m Using the Davidson Syringe when the Os Uteri is Patulous. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.