Excerpt from The Methods of Bacteriological InvestigationThe labor of preparing the translation was per formed in the short intervals of leisure found in the midst of numerous other duties, and was un avoidably interrupted just before its completion, so that some errors may be found in the book, but I think that none of serious importance have escaped correction.The author has requested me to emphasize the fact that the short, concise form chosen in the work is based on an extensive historical and ex perimental review of the whole subject, and that if any methods, still much used, have been omitted or only brie¿y considered, it is because they have not now the significance or importance that has been ascribed to them by other writers.I here desire to acknowledge my indebtedness to Dr. L. W. Hubbard and Dr. S. N. Nelson, both of New York, for valuable assistance kindly ren dered me in the translation.The work has been very favorably received in Germany, and if this translation meets only a small part of the same consideration in America, I shall feel well repaid for the labor expended.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.