Excerpt from The Asclepiad, Vol. 10: A Book of Original Research and Observation in the Science, Art, and Literature of Medicine, Preventive and Curative With this, the fortieth number of the asclepiad, I bring to a close the tenth annual volume. In next volume there Will appear, from time to time, a new section consisting of historical excerpts from past masterpieces of physio, each selected as a classical reading rendering justice to first thinkers and discoverers, and relating the origins of some true advancements in the science and art of Medicine. 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.