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POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY 



Dr. William Osler. 



lure were constantly called upon to 

 throw light upon unusual phenomena. 

 His idea that responsibility is essen- 

 tial for serious study and for real de- 

 velopment has borne fruit in the stu- 

 dents upon whom it has been his cus- 

 tom to place as much as could safely 

 be carried. More widespread in its in- 

 fluence than his personal teaching has 

 been that of the many editions of his 

 text-book. No volume on internal 

 medicine has ever had a larger sale or 



'met with more universal commendation 

 than Osier's ' Principles and Practise.' 

 It is a model, at the same time, of 

 brevity and comprehensiveness. Clear 

 and practical, it reveals an unusual 

 power to sift out non-essentials. It is 

 rich in records of personal experience 

 but it embodies also the pith of the 

 wisdom of medical minds of all times 

 and of all countries. Through mar- 

 velous industry and constant contact 

 with vouiiff men in the various scien- 



