The Philadelphia Monthly Journal of Medicine and Surgery, Vol. 2

Download or read book The Philadelphia Monthly Journal of Medicine and Surgery, Vol. 2 written by N. R. Smith and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-21 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Philadelphia Monthly Journal of Medicine and Surgery, Vol. 2: December, 1827 This is a disease, indeed, which hides itself ln the very penetralia of the system - the tissues whose organization and properties are least known, and IS the morbid exercise of vital powers whose heal thy operations we do not sufficiently understand. It appears to me, however, that. The physiology of organs affected by tetanus has far outstripped their pathology, and that we are using traditionary lan guage in regard to their diseases, which our present knowledge of their functions will not altogether warrant. 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.