Letter written by W.O.A. Langs and sent to Dr. Frances Proctor Ames, December 26, 1947
Title
Letter written by W.O.A. Langs and sent to Dr. Frances Proctor Ames, December 26, 1947
Subject
Letter writing
Ames, Frances Proctor, 1856-1948
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This is a photograph of a letter written by W.O.A. Langs and sent to Dr. Frances Proctor Ames on December 26, 1947.
Creator
Ames, Frances Proctor, 1856-1948
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives
Date
1947-12-26
Contributor
Ames, Frances Proctor, 1856-1948
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application/pdf
Language
en-US
Type
Text
Identifier
RG9-12-1043_1_3_010
Date Created
2016-05-10
Is Part Of
Frances Proctor Ames Papers, 1882-1948 (RG 9/12/1043)
LIB-UA041
Extent
20.3x25.4
Transcription
W.O.A. LANGS
987 COLBORNE STREET
BRANTFORD; ONT. Dec. 26/1947
Mrs Frances Ames, M.D.
Bolivar N.Y.
Dear Mrs Ames: your slips received.
I sat right here by a comfortable
fire and went to deep reading the
first slip. I do that in the evening
when the room is comfortable enough and
cannot keep awake, Immediately go to
bed and cannot sleep for an hour or more.
am again at 12 to 2 a.m. If at the
latter time I will roll around till 6 a.m
as a rule. As soon as it is daylight can
lie as comfortably as [ha??ill].
Blood supply to the brain I think makes
the difference. Sitting up it is less. In hor-
izontal position it is greater. Lying on ab
domen produces the next thing to sleep if
not the real, but it makes ones’ neck so stiff.
If I had [?] lived near where drownings
were frequent would devised a support with
a centrol piece of pipe over which a board
could be balance. Then a body strapped to the
board, so head could be alternately up and down.
When down compress the jugular to prevent return
of [?] blood to brain.
W.O.A. LANGS
987 COLBORNE STREET
BRANTFORD; ONT.
The anatomy by Gerrish and other Ameri
can authors says there are no adequate valves
in the veins in the upper part of the body.
Then with the head up strip the jugular
down toward the heart. It is senseless to
keep the body on the ground drawing air
into the lungs of the oxygenated blood is not
moved to the brain.
Just received communication from the
American Med. Association for renewal of
information for their med. directory.
Suppose you had one some time ago as
you would come earlier alphabetically.
Hope you had a Merry Christmas
and will have a happy New Year.
Yours +c.
W.O.A Langs
987 COLBORNE STREET
BRANTFORD; ONT. Dec. 26/1947
Mrs Frances Ames, M.D.
Bolivar N.Y.
Dear Mrs Ames: your slips received.
I sat right here by a comfortable
fire and went to deep reading the
first slip. I do that in the evening
when the room is comfortable enough and
cannot keep awake, Immediately go to
bed and cannot sleep for an hour or more.
am again at 12 to 2 a.m. If at the
latter time I will roll around till 6 a.m
as a rule. As soon as it is daylight can
lie as comfortably as [ha??ill].
Blood supply to the brain I think makes
the difference. Sitting up it is less. In hor-
izontal position it is greater. Lying on ab
domen produces the next thing to sleep if
not the real, but it makes ones’ neck so stiff.
If I had [?] lived near where drownings
were frequent would devised a support with
a centrol piece of pipe over which a board
could be balance. Then a body strapped to the
board, so head could be alternately up and down.
When down compress the jugular to prevent return
of [?] blood to brain.
W.O.A. LANGS
987 COLBORNE STREET
BRANTFORD; ONT.
The anatomy by Gerrish and other Ameri
can authors says there are no adequate valves
in the veins in the upper part of the body.
Then with the head up strip the jugular
down toward the heart. It is senseless to
keep the body on the ground drawing air
into the lungs of the oxygenated blood is not
moved to the brain.
Just received communication from the
American Med. Association for renewal of
information for their med. directory.
Suppose you had one some time ago as
you would come earlier alphabetically.
Hope you had a Merry Christmas
and will have a happy New Year.
Yours +c.
W.O.A Langs
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Citation
Ames, Frances Proctor, 1856-1948, “Letter written by W.O.A. Langs and sent to Dr. Frances Proctor Ames, December 26, 1947,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 19, 2024, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/79617.