Excerpt from The Principles of Surgery, as They Relate to Wounds, Ulcers, Fistulæ, Aneurisms, Wounded Arteries, Fractures of the Limbs, Tumors, the Operations of Trepan and Lithotomy, Vol. 1 of 4: Also of the Duties of the Military and Hospital SurgeonIt is with great satisfaction that I present to the Profession an Edition of Mr. John Bell's 'works, and, did it not sound like vanity, I would express a wish that the contents of these volumes may prove to the reader of the same value that the lessons of a brother have been to me.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.