Author: Ernst Wagner

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-20

Total Pages: 776

ISBN-13: 9780282728298

Excerpt from A Manual of General Pathology: For the Use of Students and Practitioners of Medicine After perusing the fifth edition of Wagner's Pathology in 1872 I was strongly impressed with the idea that it was well worthy of reproduction in this country. N 0 book in the English language gives such a thorough résumé of the elements of medicine, and in none is the matter so arranged as to be available for both the student and the practitioner. This, the sixth German edition, is much improved, many references to publications in 1872 having been inserted; in many chapters the work is fully up to date. This elaboration is perhaps most evident in the sections on the theories of fever; where knowledge which could only be obtained by laborious work in a large city library is condensed within the compass of a few pages. I have permitted myself to make very few changes from the original; two or three pages from the sections on soil and climate, and some short paragraphs in the chapter on fever, have been omitted. A few foot-notes and bibliographical references (chiefly American), and an index of authors, have been added. My friend Dr. Van Duyn has translated at least two-thirds of the book. The proofreading and arrangement of the work have fallen to my share. In our translation we have encountered some difficulties, and those who have done the same kind of work will know how to make allowance for a num ber of awkward sentences in the English. We have endeavored to be literal and at the same time clear; and elegance of style has not been aimed at. 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.