J. T. Conquest
Published: 2016-12-21
Total Pages: 286
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Excerpt from Outlines of Midwifery, Developing Its Principles and Practice: Intended as a Text Book for Students, and a Book of Reference for Junior Practitioners On sending forth the fifth edition of these out lines, it is only necessary to remark, that the high encomium which has been conferred on them in the several Reviews by which they have been noticed, and their consequent favourable reception and extensive cir culation, warrant the conclusion, that the work is not deemed altogether destitute of useful tendency; and, if such an inference be correct, it must, in a considerable degree, be traced to the undeviating determination of the Author, that not one page should be written, but under the in uence of that sagacious reply which was made by an intelligent Spartan king, who, when asked, What is it in which youth ought to be instructed? 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."