An introduction to the history of medicine with medical chronology, suggestions for study and bibliographic data
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iToWALTER D. U.S.ARMYCOLONEL McCAW,SURGEON GENERAl's OFFICELIBRARIAN OF THE (1903-1913)IN ACKNOWLEDGMENTOF HIS KIND ENCOURAGEMENT . .;ANDHIS MANY COURTESIESOF THIS BOOKIN AID OF THE COMPLETIONPREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITIONofThe of the first edition this l)ook the medicalbyreceptionhas been most kind. The revised andedition,profession presenthas be(ni in with the author'scomplianceenlarged, prepared agree-ment with the ])ul)lishers.of the athe firstappearance edition, necessarilyFollowingfelt much cheered the kind andhazardous the authorventure, bySir the late Dr. S.letters of William WeirOsier,encouragingA. the late Dr. G. Dr.Dr. James Mumford,Mitchell, Jacol)i,and other friends. Professor Max Neu-Harvey Gushing, manyof in a review all the more as writtenIjurger, Vienna, generousthe turmoil of that the author breaksamid war, opines deliberatelywith standardized in the or current on themany viewpoints pastwhich he as associated with the fact that thecontinent, regardswriter "sees This alas!is,things through English spectacles."(jne of the delusions createtl in the human mind the con-many byemotions of wartime. To view with "theflicting everythingof Nature" cannot be claimed for the contents ofequal eye anyhuman calvarium. Professor Karl of inSudhoff,single Leipzig,his has defined the author's asprocedure "clear-sighted,reviews,"in modernand concedes that theopen-hearted, impartial,"A reader un-he stands his ownquite upon ground."period ...
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WALTER D. U.S.ARMYCOLONEL McCAW,
SURGEON GENERAl's OFFICELIBRARIAN OF THE (1903-1913)
IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT
OF HIS KIND ENCOURAGEMENT . .;
AND
HIS MANY COURTESIES
OF THIS BOOKIN AID OF THE COMPLETION PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
ofThe of the first edition this l)ook the medicalbyreception
has been most kind. The revised andedition,profession present
has be(ni in with the author'scomplianceenlarged, prepared agree-
ment with the ])ul)lishers.
of the athe firstappearance edition, necessarilyFollowing
felt much cheered the kind andhazardous the authorventure, by
Sir the late Dr. S.letters of William WeirOsier,encouraging
A. the late Dr. G. Dr.Dr. James Mumford,Mitchell, Jacol)i,
and other friends. Professor Max Neu-Harvey Gushing, many
of in a review all the more as writtenIjurger, Vienna, generous
the turmoil of that the author breaksamid war, opines deliberately
with standardized in the or current on themany viewpoints past
which he as associated with the fact that thecontinent, regards
writer "sees This alas!is,things through English spectacles."
(jne of the delusions createtl in the human mind the con-many by
emotions of wartime. To view with "theflicting everything
of Nature" cannot be claimed for the contents ofequal eye any
human calvarium. Professor Karl of inSudhoff,single Leipzig,
his has defined the author's asprocedure "clear-sighted,reviews,
"in modernand concedes that theopen-hearted, impartial,"
A reader un-he stands his ownquite upon ground."period,
ininfluenced emotion will thisby perhaps recognize that, book,
an at been made to behonest has leastattempt fair-minded,
to the merits of medicine as ofpresent English English medicine,
German medicine (lerman of Frenchmen as French-qua medicine,
as Americans. WhateverRussians as Americansmen, Russians,
and the writer are ofintelligence perspicacity present possesses
French Even it would be difficult to affirm thatcomplexion. so,
these contain unfair to German or tomedicine,pages anything
the modern German of science. The author's mainorganization
as a has been to arrivehistorian,endeavor, formal, impersonal
at the "mean condensation to save his reader'sratio,"engineer's
time as and asby presenting things briefly concisely possible.
the I value most that ofOf different criticisms offered, highly
Professor William H. who said "You have notWelch, fi-ankly,
written a of medicine an inductive science." When theashistory
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too confrontedwe areof or. at frequently byleast,contimiity."
never be able to traceof We shalliiard -surfaces discontinuity."
the sourcesthreads in the until allthe manuscripteonnectinfj; i)a.st
have ])een exhumed and inter-and nu'dieval medicineof ancient
"trial and error" in the laternor can we sunnnarize peri-preted,
offor theods until source-books, accounting developmentproper
haveandin the fundamental disciplines specialties,knowletlge
to trace thehands. I have endeavoredl)eon made comi^etentby
l)ut I defer to thelinks of toaccoidins my lights,missinfi jirogress
of Professor Welch and that of Dr. Charles Singer (Ox-ojnnion
of medicinewho a "Theford), letter): historysays (in private
of value in so far as itis a of ideas and is])iography onlyhistory
of medicine is not concerned withbears on ideas. The history
ofnor with the absurditiestattle about the lives of the great,
Iwith the ofancient nor expression.error, cjuaintness antique
tothat we owe Sudhoff a debt in that he hasfeel really soughtgi'cat
areelicit and demon.strate and that thesecontinuity,pi-inciples
make."much more than he mayimportant any discovery
first this volume wasAs stated in the of the edition,preface
that of thewritten with a definite intention,literary stimulating
in-his own and researchand student to do byphysician thinking
neverhim in the at the start. The author hasteresting subject
to ahis work as but a or guide-bookregarded anything primer
noof vast he has made claims,dimensions; extravagantterritory
andhe at least claim that his arrangement interpretationyet may
are his own.of the and his mode ofmaterial, presenting it, very
The in the footnotes and bib-insurance of accuracy facts, dates,
has taken more time and trouble than theliographical appendices
been muchtask of In this the author hassimple writing. regard,
andthat have cited his factspleased English findingsphysicians
be if ac-rather than his opinions. Opinions may wrong: facts,
can never be. Those who are withcurately stated, acquainted
what De calls "the masonic of learning"Augustus Morgan signs
will discover how far the writer has been "original."easily present
