The Latin grammar of pharmacy and medicine / by D.H. Robinson ; with an introduction by L.E. Sayre.

  • Robinson, D. H. (David Hamilton)
Date:
1891
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Credit: The Latin grammar of pharmacy and medicine / by D.H. Robinson ; with an introduction by L.E. Sayre. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    gently in all directions, and searching carefully everywhere, we found to our surprise that no such book had yet been made. What should we do ? Give it up and go back to the old unsatisfactory way? In our perplexity a friend suggested that we make the desired book, or at least such a book as our experience in teaching showed that the pupil required ; that if w7e thus supplied the needs of our own students, we should probably supply the needs of thou- sands of others. With no guide, therefore, but our own experience and observation, we have prepared this little book for the special use of pharmacy and medical students. The aim has been to make it as practical for these students as the philosophical unfolding of the principles of Latin grammar would permit. Our motto has been, “ The minimum of theory and the maximum of practice.” In writing the exercises we have tried to avoid stiffness and for- mality, and make them lively and interesting, often carrying a connected thought through an entire lesson. The questions to be answered in Latin, carried through many lessons, will be found very useful in requiring the student to master a large vocabulary early in his course. To the same epd the teacher will find it profitable to require the student to recite chiefly without a book. The book contains for translation many Latin prescriptions, and formulae for preparing medicines, partly taken from books written recently, and partly from the old Roman writers Cato and Celsus. We trust our “ Suggestive Derivations ” will also prove a valu- able feature of the work, and prompt the student to much earnest study of a similar nature in the line indicated. Our acknowledgments are due to Professor L. E. Sayre, the Dean of the Department of Pharmacy in the University of