Therapy of Syphilis Its Development and Present Position (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Therapy of Syphilis Its Development and Present Position It is not to exact scientific research that we owe a number of the best and most effectual of our drugs used in combating infectious diseases, but instead to rough empiricism. I may mention here quinine, iodine, salicylic acid, mercury and arsenic. The phrase "practice surpasses theory" has even now a certain justification; and indeed, in the present era of exact experimental therapy, we cannot quite dispense with these unscientific - sounding words. 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.