Excerpt from An Epitome of the American Eclectic Practice of Medicine: Embracing Pathology, Symptomatology, Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment; Containing, Also, a Complete List of the Remedies Used by Allopathists, Homoeopathists, and Hydropathists, and an Eclectic Pharmacy and Glossary In making these statements, I do not wish to be understood to deny the power Of medicine over disease when properly admin istered, neither would I say that Allopathy, Homopathy, &c., are never employed with benefit to the afflicted. But as prac tised\by a large majority Of that class of physicians, who are ignorant Of the true nature of disease, as well as the correct principles of cure, they are infinitely more injurious than beneficial. 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.