The New-York Journal of Medicine and Surgery, Vol. 1

Download or read book The New-York Journal of Medicine and Surgery, Vol. 1 written by John Watson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-25 with total page 1014 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The New-York Journal of Medicine and Surgery, Vol. 1: July-October, 1839 Whoever has looked with sufficient care into the history of our institutions, is aware that America has never yet been foremost in promoting original research; and that whatever in the field of science has been effected here, is due almost exclusively to in dividual enterprise. Yet notwithstanding their disadvantages, many of our professional men have been honourably distinguish ed; and others, if they have not attained the foremost rank, have acquired no inconsiderable reputation. 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.