Excerpt from Hernia, Strangulated and Reducible: With Cure by Subcutaneous Injections, Together With Sugcested and Improved Methods for Kelotomy, Also an Appendix Giving a Short Account of Various New Surgical InstrumentsWith this distinct understanding, that I do not wish to exaggerate, to deceive, or to be deceived, I beg you to receive and to weigh well whatever I shall say upon the method of subcutaneous injection into the hernia] rings for the cure of Hernia, trusting that if there still remain theoretical doubts in the minds of any, time and experience will clear them away.I hasten the more to present this work upon Hernia to the profession, because I am painfully aware that many who have heard the method Of subcutaneous injection have held such wofully mistaken ideas, as to the nature and results of the operation, to say nothing Of the culpable mistakes in regard' to the manner of performing it.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.