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ORGANOTHERAPY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE 
TO THE ADRENALS 
By LILLIAN G. BARKER, M.D., Los Angeles, Calif. 
The practice of medicine is properly described as an 
art, “the art of medicine.” It is also a science, but our 
knowledge is so limited that we stand on the very out- 
skirts and view “through a glass darkly” the field to be 
surveyed and plotted and minutely studied, before we 
can practice medicine asa science. Only here and there 
as the mists are dissipated by those in the advance 
guard of learning, do we discern little islets of truth 
that we hope may be united into whole continents, giv- 
ing us eventually a solid foundation of science to sup- 
port our art. 
We cannot, however, wait till we are able to grasp 
the whole of truth before we care for the sick. We 
must accept experience as our guide and try to add 
little by little to the sum of knowledge by interpreting 
results in the light of the present known facts. 
In the November 14, 1919, number of Science, Morris 
E. Leeds, of Philadelphia, discusses the subject of re- 
search, with special reference to industrial establish- 
ments; but from the standpoint of the true scientist and 
in a manner equally applicable to any place or condi- 
tion where chemistry and physics enters into the funda- 
mentals of the processes carried and where serious and 
sincere study looking toward advancement and develop- 
ment is proposed. 
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