A treatise on physiology and hygiene : for educational institutions and general readers : fully illustrated / by Joseph C. Hutchison.

  • Hutchison, Joseph C. (Joseph Chrisman), 1822-1887.
Date:
1895
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Credit: A treatise on physiology and hygiene : for educational institutions and general readers : fully illustrated / by Joseph C. Hutchison. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University Libraries/Information Services, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University.

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    scientific enough to be clear and logical, and to appeal to reason, not a mere compilation of facts to be learned by rote. To make it preparatory to a higher course in physiology would be manifestly a mistake, for it would necessitate a much more scientific plan of arrangement, and the introduc- tion of an' amount of material which would be confusing. The teaching of anatomy and physiology in schools should be considered chiefly as an aid in teaching hygiene, so that the student may learn how to live a healthful life. The writer desires to acknowledge his indebtedness to R. M. Wyckoff, M.D., for valuable aid in the preparation of the manuscript for the press; and to R. Cresson Stiles, M.D., a skillful microscopist and physician, for the chapter On the Use of the Microscope in the Study of Physiology.