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author delegates to the dental hygienists The book is written for the lay public.
such questionable functions as dental in- At the same time, the professional per-
spections in the school as case-finding
technics, direct teaching in the classroom, son can learn much about ways to pre-
and home visiting. (In some instances, sent technical material.
the author does cite conflicting opinions.) A. JUNE BRICKER
(3) Not altogether accurate, because, as one
example, the definitions of the "M com-
ponent" of the DMF and the "e com- NEW WATER FOR A THIRSTY WORLD-
ponent" of the def indexes are not in ac- By Michael Salzman. Los Angeles, Calif.:
cord with general usage. Science Foundation Press (73314 Ascot Sta-
tion), 1960. 210 pp. Price, $5.95.
Each chapter contains a selected This book projects a theory that: (1)
bibliography (although some references there are everlasting supplies of new
are not up to date). The book has many waters in little-explored, solid-rock fis-
typographical and grammatical errors. sures within the earth; and (2) they
It can be recommended only for the ex- originate from chemical processes oc-
perienced dental health worker who can curring there and are unrelated to the
judge the opinions, philosophies, and familiar ground water, dependent on
examples giiven, and draw from them insoak, which man conventionally taps
suggestions to be tailored to his own to supplement surface supplies.
situation. DAVID F. STRIFFLER These new waters, the author asserts,
can be scientifically located and eco-
FOOD BECOMES YOU-By Ruth M. Leverton nomically brought to the surface, even
(2nd ed.)-Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University in deserts. Examples are cited. This
Press (Press Building), 1960. 198 pp. $3.50.
would be a boon to our present dilemma
The author, associate director of the -a rapidly closing gap between water
Institute of Home Economics, Agricul- demands and the fixed supply of the
tural Research Serv ice, U. S. Depart- hydrologic cycle.
ment of Agriculture, is well qualified to Water pollution and its health impli-
write "a handbook to guide you in cations are briefly discussed. Mentioned
selecting the food that becomes you." is "the constant pollution of our drink-
In addition to being reorganized and ing water by hundreds of new chemical
augmented, much of the second edition products whose effects on human health
is rewritten. The freshness in the pre- are totally unknown." The author pro-
sentation of the accurate nutrition ma- jects a possible link between today's in-
terial, together with the appealing for- creasing chronic (cancer and cardiovas-
mat, satisfies the reader. The food needs cular-renal) disease rate and drinking
and habits for every stage of the life water supplies.
cycle are presented clearly and persua- Apparently painstaking research went
sively. However, the author gives into the preparation of this thought pro-
especially helpful suggestions to the voking and somewhat convincing trea-
parents-in-waiting, mothers of young tise. The effort was spurred by the
children, and to teenagers themselves. work of Stephan Riess, a Californian.
Four of the 17 chapters discuss in- Riess formulated the "new water"
terestingly the hows and whys of weight theory and has gained attention in the
control. Two entirely new chapters are press by drilling good water-producing
concerned with the current thinking on wells where others had failed.
the role of fats in the diet and with food Although Riess has been called by
fads. The book ends with a table of some "a charlatan, a witch, and a fake,"
food values of selected foods commonly the author is convinced that the Riess
used. theory is authentic and that it can ex-
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plode certain established scientific and progress up to the last decade in various
hydrologic principles if delved into with countries, including data on compensa-
"open mind." tion laws for accidents and occupational
Except for brief recitations in highly diseases. His coverage on atmospheric
academic and scientific terms and pollution is of valuable assistance to
formulas, this book is easily read by any new student in this field.
the layman. Salzman demonstrates a The Spanish-speaking student in pub-
remarkable cross-knowledge of the earth lic health or in industrial hygiene,
sciences and believes that less narrow- either physician, engineer, or sanitarian,
minded specialization could improve will find this book very appropriate and
scientific achievement by chemists, phys- enlightening. NELSON BIAGGI
icists, metallurgists, mineralogists, and
crystallographers. PATIENT-CENTERED APPROACHES TO
Certainly for each of these profes- NURSING-By Irene L. Beland and Ruth V.
sions this book holds something of in- Matheney. New York, N. Y.: Macmillan
terest. Likewise, both professionals and (60 Fifth Ave.), 1960. 205 pp. Price, $4.50.
students in forestry, soil, agronomy, and There is a boldness about this book
the water resource field will find this which is refreshing. It directly chal-
book readable and an excellent refer- lenges the nurse educator, the nurse
ence. The book documents in detail 198 practitioner and the hospital adminis-
references. GORDON MCCALLUM trator. It challenges basic beliefs, and
it challenges current practice in nursing.
INTRODUCTION A LA HIGIENE INDUS- In raising their voices provocatively,
TRIAL (Spanish text for Occupational the authors do not play with words.
Health)-J. J. Bloomfield. Lima, Peru: In- They have seriously presented the cul-
ternationa Cooperation Administration. In- mination of five years of thinking and
stitute of Inter-American Affairs, Public experimentation based on their firm
Health Division, 1959. 318 pp.
conviction that nurses "can and must
The author is one of the American assume a greater share of the provision
pioneers in the field of industrial hy- of direct nursing care services to
giene. For over 35 years he has been patients."
a student, a researcher, and an ex- You may agree or you may not agree
perienced worker in the development of with them. You will not remain indiffer-
adequate mining and industrial hygiene. ent even if you limit your reading to the
He has devoted the last 13 years in last chapter which succinctly sum-
South America helping to develop in- marizes the bases of our conflicts in
dustrial hygiene. nursing and draws implications of the
This book contains a compilation of future.
his papers and lectures in which he The content is organized around the
develops his view and deep knowledge analysis of patients' needs with a de-
in the field of industrial hygiene. The lineation of 21 nursing problems which
text is written in Spanish in a simple must be solved to deliver individualized,
medical language understandable to the comprehensive nursing care. Inter-
engineer and the sanitarian and with a estingly enough these problems are
technical approach of easy interpreta- listed on the frontispiece of the book
tion by the physician, though presented probably with the intention of involving
in the lecture-type style. the reader. You may react by judging
Of particular interest is the histori- some of these to be objectives rather
cal information on the development of than problems, but it will not matter
industrial hygiene and its stages of that much.
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