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Excerpt from Asiatic Cholera: Its History, Pathology, and Modern Treatment In the following account of Asiatic Cholera an endeavour has been made to depict the disease both as it exists in its home in the Delta of the Ganges and as it wanders about Europe, carrying desolation into its towns and villages. Whilst serving in India the author was brought constantly into contact with it, and in Europe he has taken every available opportunity of studying it under other conditions. He has endeavoured to present these different aspects to his readers. In regard to the theories of cholera, he has approached the subject with the desire of knowing everything that could be demonstrated on the subject, A mere theory supported by names however eminent, unless strictly logical proof can be brought forward in its favour, should certainly not commend itself to any one. He has, therefore, placed before his readers the evidence that he has collected, in order that they may form their own opinion on the matters submitted to their consideration. He has spent much time over the section on therapeutics, especially in consulting the records of past epidemics, so that, if possible, there should be no omission of any remedy of value. 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.