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Excerpt from The Stepping-Stone to Homeopathy and Health N o apology is needed in bringing before the people of this coun try a second edition of one of Dr. Ruddock's best works. Of books on Domestic Medicine there is, to be sure, no lack, and of good books of this kind there are many; but the wonderful popularity of Dr. Ruddock's works could not have beer attained had they not possessed superior excellence as books for the peo ple; and of them all, T be stepping-stone seems to have been the greatest success. Its comprehensiveness, conciseness, and practical character in all its instructions for medical treatment of the sick; together with the great amount of general information and common sense in the use of it, which are exhibited in the hints on diet. Hygiene, and kindred physiological subjects, place the work far in advance of any other of its size and scope. At the time of this writing, over copies of the book have been sold, and the demand is not lessened. 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.