EXHIBITING A CONCISE VIEW OF THE DIAGNOSTIC
SYMPTOMS AND THE METHOD OF TREATMENT.

BY THOMAS BATEMAN, M.D. F.L.S.

PHYSICIAN TO THE PUBLIC DISPENSARY, AND CONSULTING PHYSICIAN
TO THE FEVER INSTITUTION.

The Eighth Edition.

EDITED BY

ANTHONY TODD THOMSON, M.D. F.L.S.

MEMBER OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS;

PROFESSOR OF MATERIA MEDICA AND THERAPEUTICS, OF MEDICAL
JURISPRUDENCE, AND OF CLINICAL MEDICINE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON ;
PHYSICIAN TO THE NORTH LONDON HOSPITAL;
ETC. ETC.

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ADVERTISEMENT.

In putting forth a new edition of this work the Editor, as in the last edition, has purposely refrained from altering the arrangement of the diseases of which it treats, except in three instances, which it will be readily seen are necessary; from a desire that the work should still retain the stamp and impression given to it by its excellent Author. In stating his conviction that no arrangement is free from imperfections, the Editor does not mean to enlist himself with those who affect to despise nosological arrangements on the contrary, he accords with every sentiment of the Author on this subject*; and he believes that it is not by the loose manner of imparting information, which has of late years prevailed in medical writings, that a correct knowledge of the healing art can be communicated to the uninitiated, and the boundaries of the science of medicine extended.

The chief object of the Editor has been to render the work as useful to the student as possible: with this view he has added the synonyms of each genus and species; and, by giving the definitions in a dis

* See the Preface.

tinct form, he has endeavoured to impress on the whole a more definite character. The opportunities which have been afforded to him, from his connection with two extensive medical charitable institutions, have enabled him to add considerably to the practical part of the work; and he trusts that, in this respect, the present edition will be found not unworthy of the confidence of the practitioner. It is the wish of the Editor still to improve the volume; and he shall anxiously embrace every opportunity which his brethren may afford him of doing so, conscious that much may be done in advancing the treatment of a class of diseases, which have hitherto been regarded more as affording opportunities for empirical experiments, than for the application of those principles which are founded upon an accurate knowledge of physiology and pathology. He has augmented greatly, at the close of each genus, the lists of the works which may be consulted on the diseases that constitute the genera. Much of the difficulty, indeed, which a young man has to encounter in the early pursuit of his profession, arises from his ignorance of the sources whence he can derive information; the Editor, therefore, is assured that this part of his labours will be justly appreciated.

The advantage of plates to aid the descriptions of cutaneous eruptions is undeniable; for without such an appeal to the eye it is almost impossible for the student to form a correct idea of the most accurate description. The delineations of the Author of the Synopsis are admirably calculated to fulfil such an object; but they are executed on a scale of expense