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Papers on Health By: John Kirk (1813-1886) |
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By PROFESSOR KIRK Edinburgh NEW AND COMPLETE ONE VOLUME EDITION
REVISED AND EDITED BY
EDWARD BRUCE KIRK
London
Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent & Co. Paternoster Row Manchester
Albert Broadbent 19 Oxford Road Glasgow
T. D. Morison 240 Hope Street Philadelphia
The Broadbent Press 1023 Foulkrod St. Frankford 1904 COPYRIGHT
IN THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Printed by Hurst Bros., Shaw Heath, Stockport. Transcriber's Note: The topic of Throat, Sore (Clergyman's) includes
advice for enunciating the vowels in their natural order ([=a], ay, ee,
o, oo). The use of [=a] indicates that the a has a macron over it,
since a macron cannot be represented in Latin 1 character set.
PREFACE.
In his later years my father often expressed to me his desire for the
reduction of the eleven volumes of his "Papers on Health" to a compact
one volume edition; but as long as fresh papers were being written,
he saw no use in beginning this work. In the end the project was
interrupted by his last illness and death. Since then, circumstances
have prevented the work being undertaken until the present time. Having been associated with him in his health work for some years,
and having often discussed with him all his methods, I have had
considerable advantages in undertaking to carry out his intention in
the shape of the volume now given to the public. It represents as nearly as possible the book he planned himself; and
though greatly reduced in bulk, all that is of importance in the
original eleven volumes has been inserted in it. It is complete in
every way; and in many details of treatment, improved methods, applied
in later years by Dr. Kirk, have been substituted for the older methods
he first introduced. The arrangement in alphabetical order has been very carefully attended
to, and the treatment for any particular trouble within the scope of
the work can be quickly turned up. This edition is sent forth in the hope that it may have even a wider
circulation than the last, and may be still more largely blessed than
that has been, to the relief of suffering humanity. I would appeal to those who know the value of this treatment to make
the book known to the many who would benefit by its teaching. The cost
of the original edition was considerable, but this one is sold so
cheaply that anyone may possess it. EDWARD BRUCE KIRK. E. U. Manse,
Barrhead, Scotland.
September, 1899.
PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION.
In this edition of "Papers on Health" some changes, as well as some
entirely new features are introduced. The large demand for the first one volume edition has made it clear
that the public approve of the methods, both of arrangement and of
condensation employed in it. Another edition being called for, it appeared evident that several
changes were desirable, in order to bring the book in line with rapidly
increasing medical knowledge, and to give full effect to more recent
experiences in the application of Dr. Kirk's treatment. Since the "Papers" were first written, medical, and especially
surgical, practice has very greatly changed, and some of the practices
against which Dr. Kirk most vehemently protested have passed away.
Hence, certain modifications introduced into this edition, for which
the editor accepts full responsibility. For those who wish to consult
the actual writings of Dr. Kirk, the original eleven volume edition is
still available. Great advances have also been made in the knowledge of the causes of
disease; and preventive methods of treatment by regulation of diet and
habits of life are much better understood. To incorporate some
reference to these in a work dealing with health generally, appeared to
us absolutely necessary. For these additions also the writer accepts
responsibility. Where it appeared to be useful, illustrations have been introduced,
which may help those to whom the treatment is quite new, to practice it
more easily and correctly, and to understand better the theories on
which it is founded... Continue reading book >>
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