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Excerpt from One Hundred Years of Medicine and Surgery in Missouri: Historical and Biographical Review of the Careers of the Physicians and Surgeons of the State of Missouri, and Sketches of Some of Its Notable Medical Institutions In the production of this work, issued under the auspices of the St. Louis Star, the publishers claim the honor of presenting the first comprehensive history of the origin, development and progress of the medical and surgical sciences in the State of Missouri. With the united co-operation of a carefully selected staff of contributors and the painstaking efforts of the compilers, data, events and reminiscences have been collected and arranged with special regard to their chronological sequence, embracing the development of these fields of science from their earliest periods in the history of this good State and tracing them through the nineteenth century to the present day. To include in one volume the many scattered facts relating to the physicians of Missouri, biographical points of interest, landmarks of medical institutions in the early days of Missouri's development, has involved the exploration of untrodden ground. There have been no works of predecessors in this field of medical chronology to consult, and the editor and publishers realized the difficulties of their task. As a source of information we have drawn freely from the records of the State, from the pages of the early newspapers and medical periodicals, writings of illustrious physicians, now dead, and the reminiscences and recollections of some of our old and much esteemed living medical confreres. We are cognizant of the many shortcomings which this first collection of historical data of medical and surgical importance to the State of Missouri must present, and we most respectfully ask the indulgence of the reader. Whatever credit may attach to this work is due largely to the conscientious work and hearty co-operation of the selected staff of contributors, a list of whom appears on another page. The publishers extend to these gentlemen a grateful appreciation of their valued work. To the generous criticism and the appreciation of the physicians and surgeons of Missouri, and to the interested laity, we commend this work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.