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TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE.
VERY few words are required from me here; but to say
nothing at all would savour of disrespect to the Author,
whose work I have endeavoured to render more accessible
to English readers, as well as to that very public, whose
benevolent consideration for this English edition is now
solicited.
The truth is that I am very conscious of my responsi­
bilities to both.
In the course of the translation, it became apparent that
some slight addition was required in the chapter on England.
With the Author's approval I have added a few
pages, which contain matter limited almost exclusively to
statements of facts concerning the existing arrangements
at the universities and medical schools of the United
Kingdom. I have much pleasure in acknowledging the
debt I owe in connection with this to the " Guide to the
Medical Profession," by C. B. KEETLEY, Esq.. F.R.C.S.,
and to the "Students' Numbers" of the "Lancet" and
" British Medical Journal." To these sources I beg to refer
those in need of more detailed information.
It now remains for me to express my most grateful
thanks to those who have assisted me in various ways.
While the responsibility for errors and shortcomings of all
kinds must rest entirely upon myself, I have to thank those
whose names I am about to mention, that such inaccuracies
and deficiencies are not more numerous than is actually the
case. From members of my own family I have received
very great help. To my neighbour, H. A. B. COLE, Esq.,
M.I.N.A., I am especially indebted for valuable assistance
throughout the year and a half during which I have been
engaged with the work. To A. W- CADMAN, Esq., I am