Practical observations on diseases of the heart, lungs, stomach, liver, &c., occasioned by spinal irritation, and on the nervous system in general, as a source of organic disease : illustrated by cases / by John Marshall.

  • Marshall, John, 1818-1891.
Date:
1835
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    PREFACE. For upwards of ten years I have entertained the idea of laying before the public a few facts and observations connected with the subject of spinal irritation; but various causes combined to delay the fulfilment of my intention. In the first place, the toils and fatigues of country practice leave a medical man little time, and often far less inclination, for literary composition; added to which, as it was a perfectly new subject, I wished previously (perhaps it will be said with true national caution !) to collect such a body of fact and evidence as it would be impossible for others either to overlook or gainsay. The following pages will shew, that for nearly eighteen years T have devoted myself to the study of diseases of the spine and spinal nerves, and I believe little has been published on the subject which I have not read; but in preparing these sheets for the public, I came to the resolution of avoiding, consistently and entirely, all quotations and reference to authorities, whether for or against