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found a new Surgery already begun by a celebrated En- 

 glish surgeon, Dr. Lister,* who was among the first to under- 

 stand its fertility. With no professional authority, but with 

 the conviction of a trained experimenter, I venture here to 

 repeat the words of an eminent confrere. 



9 See Lord Lister's paper in the present volume. Ed. 



