Excerpt from Progressive Medicine, Vol. 2: June, 1918; Hernia; Surgery of the Abdomen, Exclusive of Hernia; Gynecology; Disorders of Nutrition and Metabolism; Diseases of the Glands of Internal Secretion; Diseases of the Blood and Spleen; Ophthalmology While the Government does not claim the power to force a man to undergo an operation against his will, it assumes the power to court martial a person who refuses to undergo the operation for the radical cure Of a hernia, sending him to prison, if necessary, for a longer period of time. This 18 practically the same in the end as forcing him to submit to Operation. I have just been informed by the surgeon-general's Office that the following changes have been made in the new draft regulations covering hernia, which now reads. 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.