ELEMENTS OF PHYSIOLOGY (CLASSIC REPRINT)

Excerpt from Elements of PhysiologyAfter having stated in what spirit this work has been writ ten, I may say something of the motives which have led to its publication. I would mention in the first place, the advantage which, it might be expected, would accrue to the science, and to those who are engaged in its pursuit and, in the next place, the satisfaction which study has in store for him, who bestows on it the time he can snatch from the laborious practice of our art. In his short intervals of leisure from public instruction and from professional duty, left to himself and his own thoughts in the silence of study, and in the calm of meditation, he looks down, with an eye of pity, on those who drag on, through the lowest intrigues, a despicable existence, and finds his consolation against the endless vexations that are prepared for him by super cilious ignorance, and jealous mediocrity.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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._,