Excerpt from The British Medical Journal, Vol. 1: Being the Journal of the British Medical Association; January to June, 1862 But some of these objects are worth a nearer inspection, if we would understand how all good Treatment falls in with the nature of disease patho logically. Besides, remedies have been spoken of as the great analysers of disease (art. But how so? Verily in the sense of testing and discerning the elements of which disease consists, even its vital elements, or the things comprised in the doings and sufferings of those who are the subjects of disease, while they are yet alive. All this, for the sake of its importance, let us now consider a little carefully, and try to explain it, relying upon the plainest' and commonest matters of fact as we go along. 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.