TO 



THOMAS C. JAMES, M.D. 



PROFESSOR OF MIDWIFERY AND THE DISEASES OF WOMEN AND 

 CHILDREN IN THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. 



Respected Sir: 



I take the liberty of addressing the following work to you, 

 not only for the purpose of showing my sense of your high 

 rank and authority in the science and art so ably treated of 

 by M. Velpeau, but also as a testimonial of my gratitude for 

 many acts of kindness received at your hands. 



I was induced to undertake the preparation of it for the 

 American press, by a sincere desire to see so excellent a book 

 in the hands of the profession in this country, a book which, 

 as I think, cannot be read without exciting m the mind senti- 

 ments of great respect for the science of Tokology, as M. 

 Velpeau denominates it, and a corresponding desire to see it 

 advanced in all the relations of its real usefulness and dignity. 

 I am willing to admit that we have, already, a good book in 

 the American edition of Baudelocque's work, which, however, 

 is but an abridgement. We have no translations of the works 

 of Capuron, Maygrier, Gardien, Duges, Flamant, or those 



admirable writings of Mesdames Lachapelle and Boivin. It 



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