Excerpt from Bulletin of the Ontario Hospitals for the Insane, Vol. 5: A Journal Devoted to the Interests of Psychiatry in Ontario; April, 1912 Medical Superintendent, Rockwood Hospital, Kingston, Ontario. It has been often remarked, indeed it has formed a frequent theme for eloquent addresses at many a medical gathering, that the twentieth century would mark a new era in the history of medicine. To the last century belongs the honor of bringing to light the hidden sources of disease causation and the various modes by which diseases are spread. The labors of the past have been along the line of discovery and research; the laboratory with its nu daunted band of patient laborers was giving forth its fruit; the microscope was bringing to light the secrets hidden through all the ages down to the present 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.