Excerpt from The Maryland and Virginia Medical Journal, Vol. 16: January, 1861 Prof. Gross, in his system of surgery, recommends many methods, but when you have read them all there will be great doubt in your mind regarding the one in which he places most confidence. He does not appear to be governed by any fixed principle, but seems to have most reliance on the Opera tion with the injection of iodine and water. 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.