The Laws of Therapeutics, Or the Science and Art of Medicine (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Laws of Therapeutics, or the Science and Art of Medicine We must be content to stand before Nature and ask questions. Nature is only to be subdued by submission. - Bacon. In the following pages I desire to make a fresh and unbiassed inquiry into the fundamental principles of the Science and Art of Healing, to ascertain if medicine can be brought into the position of an exact Science, or if it is to remain merely an Art. I have endeavoured to forget men and their systems, and to search for truth - for all truth. The true student of nature ever delights to lay self aside, to present his offering to the growth of knowledge and withdraw. 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.