Excerpt from A Sketch of the Life of Dr. Francis Tumblety: Presenting an Outline of His Wonderful Career as Physician, Professional Successes and Personal Intimacies With Renowned Personages of the Two Hemispheres In the pursuit Of the healing art I have striven assiduously to extend investigation into that special branch Of the materia medica which 1 have practiced SO successfully, and which research and common sense unite in pronouncing the sole trustworthy arsenal whence the weapons Of true therapeutics are drawn. My studies have extended to various countries and climates, and I have had the satisfaction Of knowing - the noblest return that can satisfy honest effort - that my researches in the ambition to benefit my fellow-men have not been fruitless, and certainly not unrecognized by those whose ability, rank and integrity have placed them among the leading spirits Of their time. 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.