Enquiry Into the Pathological Importance of Ulceration of the Os Uteri

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Excerpt from Enquiry Into the Pathological Importance of Ulceration of the Os Uteri: Being the Croonian Lectures for the Year 1854Nor was this state Of things as much amended as might have been expected by the general advancement Of knowledge. In comparatively modern times. Anatomists devoted themselves to the task of exploring the mysteries of generation, but passed by without enquiry the scarcely less mysterious process of parturition, and the changes which succeed to it, while, by their unquestioning ad0p tion of many errors which time had rendered venerable, they lent to them a fresh sanction, and gave them, as it were, the stamp of truth. In subjects thought to be beneath the dignity of science, advances must needs be slow and the whole history of the Obstetric art is a most appropriate commentary on this fact. By slow degrees, indeed, and by steps which 'we cannot now stop to trace, improvement came, though amended practice in this, as. In so many other instances, preceded correct theory, and even now we not infrequently do what experience has taught us to be right, although we are unable. To assign a thoroughly satisfactory reason for our proceeding.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.