Excerpt from The Cincinnati Medical Repertory, Vol. 4 Dr. Carswell and a few other writers, advocate the doctrine that tubercular matter may be absorbed without undergoing any change, that is, without softening, and its common sequence the formation of vomica. Vogel and other pathologists deny this in the most positive manner, and consider the tubercular process, from first to last, disorganizing and destructive in its nature and tendency. Perhaps in the present state of our knowl edge, it cannot be positively determined, yet there are some reasons derived from analogy and practical experience which would lead to the conclusion that such absorption is possible. 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.