Excerpt from A Practical Treatise on HerniaThe manner in which the First Edition of this work has been received by the profession is very pleasing to the author. The danger is that he who writes concerning a single operation will be considered an enthusiast. I trust, however, that the intrinsic value of this volume will be evidence that I have approached my subject in the spirit, not of an enthusiast, but of a searcher after truth. I have at all times endeavored to be liberal and impartial in my views and presentations of the various methods that have been employed for the relief and cure of hernia.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.