Excerpt from Institutes of Surgery: Arranged in the Order of the Lectures Delivered in the University of Edinburgh Commencing under an anatomical teacher (who should know the true uses of anatomy), and having a general idea of the system of animal bodies, the student of surgery should undertake dissection early. This he must do to acquire an intimate knowledge of strue ture and a dexterous hand and this is so necessary, that he should be in the anatomical rooms during the greater part of his attendance on the winter classes. 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.

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