Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1852, BY BLANCHARD AND LEA, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. C. SHERMAN, PRINTER, 19 St. James Street. M31 1856 ΤΟ THE STUDENTS OF SURGERY OF THE MARISCHAL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN, IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE PLEASURE HE HAS UNIFORMLY EXPERIENCED IN HIS CONNEXION WITH THEM, AND IN TESTIMONY OF THE LIVELY INTEREST HE FEELS IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL PROGRESS, THIS WORK IS DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR. PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH EDITION. THIS work is not put before the public with the design of placing it in competition with any of the valuable treatises on the same subject already existing, but in compliance with a wish repeatedly expressed, on the part of the Students of Surgery at this University, to be furnished with a Compendium of my Lectures. For their use the work has been prepared; and while I would venture to hope that others may find it not unserviceable, yet, if those, for whose especial use it is intended, derive benefit, my chief object will be obtained. It has been my endeavour to combine simplicity of arrangement, and conciseness and clearness of description, with the elucidation of sound principles and practice. How far that endeavour has been successful, I must leave my readers to determine. The wood-engravings are taken from drawings, the greater proportion of which are original delineations of preparations in my own Museum; others are of patients who were under my care while the work was in progress; and the rest are from authorities which are duly acknowledged. To Dr. Westmacott of London, I am indebted for his drawing, from sketches furnished by Mr. Cleland of this place, the greater part of the original illustrations, as well as for directing the artist in the process of engraving. The remainder of these will fully sustain the reputation of Mr. Bagg. To Dr. Bennett I owe acknowledgments for the use of many wood-cuts, illustrative of the inflammatory process, and of the microscopic character of Tumours. My warmest thanks are due to my Publisher, for permission to use the blocks belonging to Mr. Liston's "Practical Surgery," with beautiful and instructive engravings from which many pages of this work are adorned. 238 UNION STREET, WEST ABERDEEN, February 7th, 1852. |