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throughout is stamped with his own individuality, 

 and if at times he seems a little dogmatic in his 

 manner, it is because he is speaking of matters 

 with which he is thoroughly conversant, and ad- 

 vocating methods the efficacy of which he has 

 thoroughly tested in a practical way. That there 

 are honest differences of opinion on many of the 

 points of pathology and practice upon which he 

 treats, of course, goes without saying, but through- 

 out the work the teaching is unquestionably sound 

 and conscientious, and if in any given condition 

 only one plan of treatment may be advised, it is 

 because the author honestly believes it to be the 

 best. Three years of unremitting toil have been 

 given to the preparation of the book, to say 

 nothing of the many additional years of study, 

 teaching, and practical work of which it is the 

 fruit." Gat/lard's Medical Journal. 



"... The writing of a surgery that shall be 

 new in its matter is simply impossible. But the 

 author has evidently grasped and digested the facts 

 of surgery as known to-day, and, after finding 

 those which best suited his practical work, pre- 

 sented them to his professional fellow-workers. 

 Others would write a different work from the same 

 data, because no two minds run in the same direc- 

 tion. But in this sense this work is original. In 

 this sense it will be found interesting and instruc- 

 tive to all students and professional men. The 

 chapter on the ligation of arteries is worth the 

 price of the entire work. The illustrations are 

 superb, showing in color the parts to be met with 

 in the reaching of arteries in every portion of the 

 body. Quite as important and as beautifully illus- 

 trated is the chapter on amputations. He who, 

 possessing proper anatomical knowledge, could 

 not by the directions here given perform these 

 amputations, should be convinced that he had 

 missed his calling." American Lancet. 



"A modern text-book on surgery, provided it 

 professes to give within a moderate compass a 

 satisfactory account of the general range of sur- 

 gery, is valuable to the general practitioner in, 

 proportion as it makes details plain and clearly 

 presents their underlying principles. Gauging it 

 on this basis, we are convinced that Dr. Wyeth's 

 work will speedily take a prominent place in the 

 esteem of the profession. ... In particular, we 

 would commend the care that has been bestowed 

 on the important matters of surgical dressings, 

 bandaging, and the like. These details lie at the 

 very foundation of success in surgical practice, and 

 too much attention can scarcely be given to them 

 in a text-book. The appearance of the book is in 

 the highest degree creditable to the publishers ; 

 the print is clear, the paper is excellent, and the 

 illustrations, which are numerous and nearly all 

 original, are among the best of their class that \ve 

 have seen. They include quite a number printed 

 in colors." New York Medical Journal. 



"As a specimen of typographical and book- 

 makers' work it is unexceptionable. It is one of the 

 handsomest works ever published, is profusely and 

 beautifully illustrated, having 771 engravings, of 

 which about fifty are colored, and is printed in 

 large type on heavy paper. Nor, when we have 

 praised the mechanical work of the book, have we 

 given all of its merits. It is undoubtedly a useful 

 and convenient manual of surgery. The author 

 has kept himself thoroughly posted in the present 

 literature of his profession, and has incorporated 

 in his book nearly all of the latest achievements 

 and notions in surgery. We believe the book to 

 be the production of a good and conscientious 

 surgeon, and can safely recommend it to the pro- 

 fession." Medical Herald. 



" The perusal of this book by any one interested 

 in surgery can not fail to afford both pleasure and 

 instruction. . . . The illustrations constitute a 

 special feature, for they are used unsparingly 

 throughout the entire work, and are of a very 

 superior order of merit. . . . The book is well 

 written, fully up with the present status of sur- 

 gery, is a credit alike to author and publishers, 

 and would be very cheap at double the price 

 charged for it. It affords us pleasure to look over 

 a book which we can thus praise without stint, 

 knowing that we can say nothing in excess of its 

 merits." Southern Clinic. 



"... Its readers will have nothing derived 

 from its study to unlearn. Its teachings are the 

 accepted ones of to-day, while within its nearly 

 800 pages we have found but very few superfluous 

 sentences. ... In conclusion, we may say that the 

 book is characterized throughout by good, practical 

 common-sense, wide research, and excellent judg- 

 ment as to what should be left out of, as well as 

 what should enter into, a work of this scope." 

 Canada Lancet. 



" Dr. Wyeth has prepared a very excellent trea- 

 tise on general, mechanical, and operative surgery. 

 . . . The work ... is distinctly what it claims to 

 be, 'A Text-Book on General, Operative, and 

 Mechanical Surgery,' carefully prepared and fully 

 up to all the modern improvements in surgery." 

 New York Medical Times. 



"... The eminent surgeon, Dr. Wyeth, has 

 here presented a most valuable production. Though 

 styled a text-book, it is admirably adapted as a work 

 of reference for the surgeon and practitioner, giv- 

 ing, as it does, the recent and advanced views upon 

 all surgical procedures. ... In short, the entire 

 book evinces the work of a master-mind and a supe- 

 rior operator in surgery." Southern Med. Record. 



