A Treatise On The Science And Practice Of Midwifery

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Excerpt from A Treatise on the Science and Practice of Midwifery, Vol. 1 of 2 Many of the illustrations are copied from previous authors, while some are original. The following quotation from the preface to Tyler Smith's 'manual of Obstetrics will explain why the source of the copied woodcuts has not been in each instance acknowledged: 'when I began to publish, I determined to give the authority for every wood cut copied from other works. I soon found, however, that obstetric authors of all countries, from the time of Mauriceau downwards, had copied each other so freely without acknow ledgment as to render it difficult or impossible to trace the originals.' The Author has to express his acknowledgments to many friends for their kind assistance by the loan of illustra tions and otherwise, and more especially to his colleague. Dr. Hayes, for his valuable aid in passing the work through the press. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.