The New Medical World: A Book for Reference and Consultation Containing a Thorough Description of Disease, With the Latest and Best Methods for Its Treatment (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The New Medical World: A Book for Reference and Consultation Containing a Thorough Description of Disease, With the Latest and Best Methods for Its Treatment HE title of this book, the new medical world, does not imply that a new system of medicine has been discovered; for this is no announcement of novel, or untried methods. There have been, however, so many recent advances in the practice of medicine and surgery, as the result of bacteriological study, that it seems fitting to recognize them in a popular work. It is therefore believed that a book which delineates the latest and best in Medicine will be appreciated and accorded a favorable reception. It has been the author's purpose to prepare a practical, modern and reliable work upon domestic medicine, which shall comprise the best known in medical literature suitable for the convenient use of the masses as a book of reference in health or sickness. It contains a large amount of practical information, and will prove an earnest instructor and counselor to every one who possesses a thirst for medical knowledge and when an emergency occurs it will enable one to act promptly, and to determine what course to pursue for the best interest of all. 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.