Excerpt from An Experimental and Critical Inquiry Into the Nature and Treatment of Wounds of the Intestines: Illustrated by Engravings A monograph on wounds of the intestines has long been an acknowledged desideratum in our surgical literature. The work of Mr. Travers, the only production of the kind in the English language, has been out of print upwards of a quarter of a century, and hence the only information accessible to practitioners, especi ally to those of the United States, is such as is to be found in the various periodicals of the day, in the transactions of societies, or in our systematic treatises on surgery. The latter, unfortunately, contain little, if anything, that is worthy of reliance; they enter into no details, and some of them do not even allude to the sub. Jcet; a circumstance so much the more surprising when we reflect upon the importance of these injuries, and the attention which has been bestowed upon them by some of the most respectable members of the profession. In the following pages an attempt has been made to supply this deficiency, by exhibiting a connec ted view of the subject, embracing an account of the results of my own researches, and of those who have preceded me in the same field of inquiry. 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.