Calvin L. Thrash

I. Burns

There are few medical emergencies that can rival a burn in production of pain, potential complications, and disability. Burns may be thermal (produced by heat), chemical, or electrical in origin; there is little practical…

THE quiet murmur of insects on a summer evening—the smell of the air before a rain, and of fresh-plowed earth in the spring —the soft patter of rain on the roof—getting stuck in the mud on the way to Sabbath school—drenching sweat from repairing…