Excerpt from An Introductory Lecture Delivered Before the Students of the Albany Medical College: September 6th, 1853 It is a matter of no little interest to one just entering upon the studies of our common profession, to determine in his own mind, at this the outset of his medical career, the position which medicine holds, and the rank to which it is entitled amongst the sciences. 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.