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THE AUTHOR'S PREFACE. 



Called by the government, in the years 1797 and 

 1798, to the honourable office of professor extraordinary 

 of practical medicine, in the celebrated University of Pa- 

 via, I found myself obliged to read and explain, in the 

 shert space of two scholastic years, all those theoretical 

 and practical treatises, which furnished the best methods of 

 treating the various diseases that afflict the human race. 



The doctrine of general sthenic f.rA asthenic diseases, 

 as well as of local morbid affections, was the*i expounded 

 with all the elucidations which the short period allowed 

 by the academic regulations would permit. As the prac- 

 tical school established in the civil hospital of Pavia, pre- 

 sented me an oppoiiunity of treating and examining, I 

 wiU not say all, but at least most of the principal diseases, 

 I am to this day very happy in having been able to lead 

 in practical medicine, by tlie light of experience, a great 

 number of pupils, who under my direction, have assiduous- 

 ly applied themselves to this useful science, and thus to have 

 contributed to the medical education cf a multitude of 

 young men, among whom not a few, in relieving suffering 

 humanity, already exercise, to the satisfaction of the pub- 

 lic, their useful but difficult profession. 



It is not for me to apologize in this work for the med- 

 ical observations which were made and compiled by my pu- 

 pils in the clinical Institute confided to my direction. 



They are already published, and ornamented with six 

 beautiful plates, ('»9miotaximi Medico-pracikhe sulle diverse 



