Excerpt from First Lines of the Practice of Physic, Vol. 1 of 2 In the firll place, I apprehend that, in every branch of fcience with refpeet to which new facts are daily acquired, and thefe ennfe quently giving occafion to new re ections, which correet the princi ples formerly adopted, it is necelfary, from time to time, to reform and renew the whole fyllem, with all the additions and amendments which it has received and is then capable of. That at prefent this is reqnifite with regard to the Science of Medicine, will, I believe, readily occur to every perfon who at all thinks for himfelf, and is acquainted with the Syltcms which have hitherto prevailed. While, therefore, I attempt this, I think it may be allowable, and upon this occafion even proper, that I lhould offer fome remarks on the prin cipal Syllems of Medicine which have of late prevailed in Europe, and that I {hould take notice of the prefent ltate of Phyfic as it is in uenced by thefe. Such remarks, I hope, may be of fome ufe to thofe who attempt to improve their knowledge by the reading of books. 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."