Surgical pathology. A thesis / Translated from the French by J.W. Garlick and W.C. Copperthwaite.

  • Cloquet, Jules, 1790-1883
Date:
1832
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Credit: Surgical pathology. A thesis / Translated from the French by J.W. Garlick and W.C. Copperthwaite. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ]X fanaticism of the twelfth century ” introduced, that it is impos- sible, after having once possessed any accurate notions upon the beauty and extent of the Science, for one moment to con- ceive how, for centuries, any mode of education can have been toierated which has been founded upon a basis so instable, and upon views so partial Medicine, especially as built upon the modern acquirements of Pathological Anatomy, is as truly a Science of philosophic induction as any of those which engage human thought and observation : and, if the Student is to be confined to a partial survey; if, in his education, the prospects of its extent are to be confined and enclosed within certain prescribed limits, he must necessarily be contracted in mind, uncertain in principle, and imbecile in practice. Whilst England boasts her intellect and benevolence, and has expended immense sums of money upon pursuits which, to speak very tenderly respecting them, are only of doubtful value, what, as a nation, has she effected for Medicine ? What has she done for the most valuable of all Sciences, that upon which all others depend, which is the source of all commercial prosperity and wealth, of all domestic enjoyment, and of all individual and general happiness ? How far has she advanced this ? Medicine, (and this is understood to include Surgery,) has, undoubtedly, made great and important progresses in this country of late years; but to whom is the nation indebted for them ? To the individual and incessant exertions of a Cooper, a Cline, an Abernethy, a Bell, an Armstrong, a Hunter, and to numerous others; and not to any body of men whose talent and genius have been fostered by the protecting hand of its governors. Where is the grand National Establishment, that would at once concentrate the talent of the empire; and, by its principles ot education, constantly secure, for every generation, a regu- larity in the supply ? The London University, and King’s College, are the only institutions which have, until of very b 3