Excerpt from An Inaugural Essay on Respiration: Submitted to the Examination of the Honourable Robert Smith, Provost, and of the Regents of the University of Maryland, for the Degree of Doctor of Physick; May 1813 OF the various segments which constitute the extensive circle of medical science, that' which forms the base of the physi0[ logical department, presents the most alluring prospect of instruction and amusement. I consider therefore, subjects\of this kind, particularly entitled to our attention. 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.