Excerpt from Visceral and Hereditary Syphilis: With Special Reference to Measures of Public Hygiene Nowhere has the progress of science more tangible results than in preventable diseases. The single worker must not be deterred by the knowledge of the infi nitesimal proportion of his contribution to the large field of science, nor by the knowledge of so many others being incomparably better fitted for the work, and he must rely on, and may plead with some reason, his honest intentions. Wiser though we may be than our forefathers in the science of visceral syphilis, we are far from being wise enough; and in this, as in other scientific matters, I feel inclined to use the dying words of the immortal Goethe More light! 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.