PREFACE 



TO 



THE FIRST EDITION. 



THESE ' LANDMARKS ' have already appeared in 

 Saint Bartholomew's Hospital Reports. They are 

 now republished, with some additions, in the hope 

 that they may be useful to others besides those 

 for whom they were originally intended. 



My object has been to collect into a compact 

 form the leading landmarks which help practical 

 surgeons in their daily work. Those relating to 

 the chest and abdomen have been ascertained, with 

 as much precision as natural variations permit, by 

 needles introduced in various directions. 



I have to express my acknowledgments to Mr. 

 WALSHAM and to Dr. GODSON for their contributions. 



65 GOWER STREET : March 1876. 



