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to study his case before he applies the remedy, I at 

 one time thought of adopting the method oi La 

 Fosse, and others, who have thrown their prescrip- 

 tions all together, and referred to each numerically ; 

 but, after due consideration, I adopted the middle 

 course, and simply avoided repetition in this re- 

 spect, as that which best suited with my views of 

 instruction. In some cases, the remedy is mentioned 

 in general terms only ; for example, at page 356, 

 I said, " blistering ointment may be applied," &c. 

 The reader will of course, in this and all similar 

 cases, consult the Index; and under " Blistering," 

 he will find himself referred to page 219. 



Throughout the volume, though I naturally 

 evaded all controversy, yet in a few instances it 

 seemed necessary to advert to certain existing errors 

 and authorized mistakes ; to disabuse the public 

 mind, to negative the mischiefs these were calcu- 

 lated to spread of themselves, and to assure the 

 reader that I was not wholly unmindful of the dis- 

 sonance of opinion betwixt the authors mentioned 

 and myself. 



J. H. 



BrunpoRT- Place, 

 July 4, 1829. 



