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Excerpt from A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of WomenHe looks upon the introduction of the lateral method of Speculum examination as a great advance in gynecology; he regards it as a method which puts him who practises it upon a decided vantage ground over him who employs the dorsal method; and he confi dently looks forward to the day when the great superiority of the levator perinei speculum will cause it to supersede all others. He freely acknowledges that in this estimate he may be entirely in error; but so strong are his convictions that he would be recreant to them did he speak less decidedly. In the Womans Hospital, of this city, with a surgical staff of twelve, this plan is universally adopted; and an opportunity of demonstrating its advantages always affords pleasure to the surgeons of the institution. Time, the test of the value of all things, will settle this matter, and the author, with the small minority which believes as he does, is perfectly willing to abide its verdict.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.