Excerpt from The Canadian Journal of Medicine and Surgery, 1903, Vol. 14 Abroad, one of the princes of medicine passed away in the per son of the great Virchow; honored by his fellows the world over, by the State and people. While the veil of the future still hangs before our eyes, and though we stand on this side in what seems to be the full glory of the noon-tide of discovery, yet ever and anon there flash out from its impenetrableness gleams of light that seem to us revelations more glorious and full of hope than any which have yet been accorded to this age of rapid advancement. We rejoice in the history of the past with its record from the groping of inexperience to the dawn of rationalism. The pro gress in our science has carried us from the question, How shall we treat 2 to How shall we prevent? And the unfolding of the future will largely concern developments along the line of the latter question. To its solution this chair again calls your eager attention and effort. No question involving greater issues has ever been presented to the minds of men. 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.