Excerpt from Curiosities of Medical Experience IN introducing the Curiosities of Medical Experience to our professional brethren, we cannot, of course, be ex pected either to avouch for the accuracy of statement and inference of the author, or to attempt to prune redundani cies and supply omissions of some of the many topicsof, which he treats. Various and discursive in his themes, he exhibits us, here a melange of fable and fact, without always noting the line of separation, there credulity alter nating with scepticism. To one conversant with the sub ject under discussion, the author sometimes stops short, rather provokingly, at the point where his conclusions might be supposed to become more numerous, and to assume more the character of contemporary history. But though the testimony be inadequate, or the reasoning deficient in closeness of induction, much is suggested to the inquisitive mind for farther thought, and, it may be, not unprofitable application. The Curiosities, even in the parts which most partake of gossiping, will we believe be found amusing to the medical not less than to thean acquaintarice with many of their details, if not for necessary application at least to season and embellish con versation with the sick and the hypochondriacal. 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.