History of medical education and institutions in the United States : from the first settlement of the British colonies to the year 1850 ; with a chapter on the present condition and wants of the profession, and the means necessary for supplying those wants, and elevating the character and extending the usefulness of the whole profession / by N. S. Davis.

  • Davis, N. S. (Nathan Smith), 1817-1904.
Date:
1851
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Credit: History of medical education and institutions in the United States : from the first settlement of the British colonies to the year 1850 ; with a chapter on the present condition and wants of the profession, and the means necessary for supplying those wants, and elevating the character and extending the usefulness of the whole profession / by N. S. Davis. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    of such changes or improvements. But it is not unfrequently the case, that far the greater share of such diversity arises cither from ignorance of the real nature of the evils to be remedied, or a misapprehension of the proposed remedies. Hence,. ii we would aid in the correction of abuses our- selves, or even avoid standing as stumbling- blocks in the way of the action of others, we must search carefully the progress of medical education from the commencement of our existence as a nation, and thereby trace effects to their real causes ; for it is not every coincident that bears the rela- tion of cause and effect; or every appa- rently remote object or consequence that we are to consider as, prima facie, inde- pendent of what has preceded. And there is probably no more difficult mental task than that of tracing accurately the chain of causation in the progress of any class of human society. Yet on this depends the whole value of history. Without it, in- stead of being philosophy teaching by example, it becomes a mere record of