Excerpt from A Review of the Present State of Uterine PathologyIN the successive editions of my Practical Treatise on Uterine In¿ammation, I have studiously avoided controversial discussions, and the present Essay has been partly written to obviate the necessity of entering the polemical arena in a future edition. Time and experi ence have proved the correctness of the facts I have advanced: as will ever be the case when facts - albeit novel and startling - are really true, and can be easily demonstrated. Various doctrinal explanations of these facts have, however, been brought forward or reproduced dur ing the last few years - explanations at variance with the views which I profess. I have endeavored, in the following pages, to analyze and answer these antagonistic doctrines, and most sincerely do I trust, that I may be deemed to have accomplished the rather ungracious task in a Spirit of courteous scientific inquiry. Several of the writers whose views I criticize are esteemed and valued friends, the Opinions of whom I would fain have respected, but science admits not such distinctions. In the defence of what we conscientiously consider to be the truth, all considerations of private friendship must be laid aside, and may be laid aside, provided the discussion be carried on in a strictly honorable and truthful spirit. This I have endeavored to do, and it remains with the profession to decide how far I have succeeded.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.