Excerpt from The Medical Formulary: Being a Collection of Prescriptions, Derived From the Writings and Practice of Many of the Most Eminent Physicians in America and EuropeAs the tenth edition of the Formulary has long been out Of print, the Editor has been compelled to intro duce into this edition a large amount of new matter, in order to bring the work up to the present advanced state of medical science.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.