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Two boys walk through a field of flowers.

A Child Went Forth, 1942

April 13, 2023 Circulating Now

By Sarah Eilers ~ The 1942 film A Child Went Forth is charming, reassuring, earthy, poetic. In the opening black and white sequence, young children

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A printed stanza of poetry in English.

A heroic homage to dentistry: Dr. Solyman Brown’s “Dentologia”

April 7, 2022 Circulating Now

Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Jen Woronow. Her research explores social science with an emphasis on promoting trans-disciplinary discussion. Today she joins us with a

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A composite image of illustrated entomoloical plates and dedications.

Margaret’s Book: A Natural History of English Insects

March 31, 2022 Circulating Now

Published in 1720, Eleazar Albin’s A Natural History of English Insects includes vibrantly colored plates dedicated to women who supported the work. This copy belonged to Margaret Cavendish Bentinck.

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A student nibbles thoughtfully on his pencil as he thinks in class.

Public Health Rhymes, 1918

April 1, 2021 Circulating Now

By Elizabeth Mullen ~ Germs that float upon the air Are sure to settle everywhere; They’ll be on pencil and on pen, And even on

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An illustratration of a man bowing to a woman under a canopy in the desert in silhouette.

The Lay of the Lonesome Lung, 1881

February 14, 2017 Circulating Now

By Krista Stracka ~ A humorous poem about a man named Bung on his quest to save his one working lung. Bung gets the girl and both lungs are restored with Wistar’s Balsam of Wild Cherry!

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The title of A printed poem with a gold foil star at the top.

Dr. Mitchell’s Christmas Poem, 1913

December 23, 2015 Circulating Now

By Laura Hartman ~ For his 1913 Christmas greeting card, eminent 19th century neurologist and best-selling novelist Silas Weir Mitchell (1829–1914) penned a poem entitled

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Wooden board reading Magic Yeast

Beer, Yeast, and Louis Pasteur

January 24, 2014 Circulating Now

Circulating Now welcomes guest bloggers Diane Wendt and Mallory Warner from the Division of Medicine and Science at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

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Yours Very Truly S. Weir Mitchell

Dr. S. Weir Mitchell’s Literary Career

December 12, 2013 Circulating Now

By Margaret Kaiser Silas Weir Mitchell (1829–1914) was among the foremost physicians of his time and a prolific writer of both scientific and literary works. 

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Join us next week to welcome Randall Sell, ScD of Drexel University for the next #NLMHistTalk, "'We’re here, we’re queer, get used to it': Struggles and Stories to Be Heard for Today and Tomorrow." Read an interview with Dr. Sell this week in the latest post from the Circulating Now blog to learn more about his research and upcoming talk (🔗 Link in Bio).
The #PetriDish is a common laboratory tool used to culture different cells and microorganisms. Why is it called a "Petri" dish? The transparent lidded dish is named after Julius Richard Petri (born #OnThisDay in 1852) who worked as an assistant to the renowned microbiologist Robert Koch. In 1887, after struggling with dust and extra bacteria in samples, Petri tweaked Koch's plating design to reduce contamination. After almost 140 years, the design has remained the same.
For #TitlePageTuesday, we pulled 'The Wound Dresser: a Series of Letters Written from the Hospitals in Washington during the War of the Rebellion' (Boston, 1898) by American poet, essayist, and journalist Walt Whitman. Whitman (born May 31, 1819) served as a volunteer during the American Civil War, visiting sick and wounded soldiers in the military hospitals. The book opens with Whitman's famous poem of the same title, followed by published essays and his wartime correspondence.
On Memorial Day, we honor and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. "Our New Memorial" was printed on May 31, 1919, in the 10th issue of "The Ward," a periodical published by and for the enlisted men of U.S. Army Hospital No. 12 in Biltmore, North Carolina. The poem at the start of the article reads,
For #FloralFriday, we've picked an engraved and hand-colored illustration (Image 1) of the "female piony" (Paeonia faemina, Plate 65) from the first volume of Elizabeth Blackwell's A Curious Herbal, printed in London in 1737. Just outside, the peony flowers (Image 2) in the NLM Herb Garden bloomed with a welcomed burst of color for spring.
In the 1930s/1940s, cinema—#PublicHealth films included—was having a moment. With the onset of World War II, the U.S. military had much to say and show audiences of soldiers and the public. Often in league with well-regarded filmmakers, the government sought to inform, inspire, and educate military men and women as well as the masses at home.

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