Excerpt from The Medical and Surgical Reporter, Vol. 43: A Weekly Journal, Established in 1855, by S. W. Butler, M. D.; July December, 1880 One of the Physicians to the Hospital. And Professor of Clinical Medicine in the University of Penn sylvania. 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.