54 INTRODUCTION. 



He who can skillfully dissect a cat will find little difficulty in dissecting 

 a man. 



''Fiat experimentum in corpore vili." 



The softer the parts, the harder their study. 



Soft parts are perishable. 



Hurried dissection is rarely trustworthy. 



The thorough examination of soft parts can be made only unJer one or 

 more of the following conditions : A. Limitation of the inquiry; B. Abun- 

 dance of material ; C. Continuity of dissection; D. Co-operation of several 

 dissectors ; E. Preservation of the parts. 



Filth and bad odors cannot always be avoided, but their continuance is 

 rarely necessary. 



Accurate knowledge of a few things is better than vague ideas concern- 

 ing many. 



First expressions are rarely correct or perfect. 



A description is perfect only when it enables one who has never seen f he 

 object to form a correct image of it. 



