Superstition in Medicine

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. There can be no doubt that absurd superstitions are still existent for which the twentieth century will be severely criticized in time to come. Thus the words of our martyred President may well be used as a motto for this book: With malice towards none, with charity for all. The last chapter of this book has been added by the translator, as it seemed necessary for the full discussion of the subject.