Excerpt from The Ear: Its Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases; A Practical Treatise for the Use of Medical Students and Practitioners Such a work it has been the Author's aim to produce, and in accomplishing the task it will be seen that he has freely availed himself of the observations and discoveries of others. These he has, as far as practicable, tested by his own experience in the opportunities afforded by several years' special devotion to the study of the diseases of the ear. Considerable practice in teaching has shown him that the pathology and therapeutics of the ear cannot be properly under stood without a more intimate acquaintance with its anatomy and physiology than is afforded by the ordinary text-books. In these departments much important work has recently been done abroad, especially in Germany, and the author is confident that the space which he has devoted to their consideration will not be considered as excessive. In conclusion, he trusts that, although the work is primarily designed for the student and general practitioner, it will not be found devoid of interest for the specialist. 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.