Excerpt from Practical Observations on Gout and Its Complications: And on the Treatment of Joints Stiffened by Gouty Deposits It may be thought by some that, as a sur geon, I am intruding somewhat upon the pro vince of the physician, in treating cases of gout, but I believe that the class of cases in which I especially recommend the iodide of potassium - cases of enlarged, stiffened, pain ful joints, surrounded by gouty deposits - are, in the present day, as frequently presented to the notice of the surgeon as to that of the physician; and not improperly, for the me chanical applications of friction, percussion, pressure, and the douche, constitute a most essential element in the treatment. 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.