Excerpt from A Dissertation on Gun-Shot Wounds When the drum beats to'quarters, the surgeon has to see that_the operation table is securely fixed that there is sufficient supply of candles and lant horns, and that the assistants know their places. He has to consider also what provision is made for the wounded after they are dressed, and to see that the cots are hung up in the tiers or other safe places. It is now a' time of fearful expectation, and there are few situations in which a man more requires coolness of reflection. It is now that he feels how much the nature of the wounds of those who may be brought down to him ought to have occupied his mindin previous study. 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.