American inventions and discoveries in medicine, surgery, and practical sanitation / by John S. Billings.

  • Billings, John S. (John Shaw), 1838-1913.
Date:
1891
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: American inventions and discoveries in medicine, surgery, and practical sanitation / by John S. Billings. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    can afford to neglect or despise the other, and both are working for the common good. If the American patent system has not given rise to any specially val- uable inventions in practical medicine or in theology, it must be due to the nature of the subjects, and not to any fault of the system.