Excerpt from Treatise on the Radical Cure of Hernia by Instruments: Embracing an Analysis of the Mechanical Properties of the Various Trusses Now in Use, a Description of the New Instruments Invented by the Author, and General Directions to Patients for the Safe Employment of These Instruments, With Hints to Surgeons in TLet it then be distinctly understood, that in the choice of a truss, and in its proper adaptation, the aid of a competent surgeon is indispensable. To prove this, and to Show the nature and extent of the precautions which Should be employed in the after-treatment, is the main design of that portion of the treatise which is addressed to the general reader.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.