Download or read book The British Journal of Dermatology and Syphilis, 1917, Vol. 29 (Classic Reprint) written by A. M. H. Gray and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-12-23 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The British Journal of Dermatology and Syphilis, 1917, Vol. 29 Names are more than mere counters: they have symbolic value; they are charged with an in uence Of suggestion which is in constant exercise, and they promote the cause Of truth in the measure Of their accuracy and appositeness. The most advanced authorities on pulmonary tuberculosis are no longer willing to speak Of that disease as phthisis. The essential thing, as they insist, is to detect and treat it in its earliest phase and so prevent it from ever reaching the wasting stage, and therefore they replace the ordinary name with a designation free Of misleading suggestion. Similarly, the addition now made to the title Of this Journal will tend to emphasise the fact that in syphilis the great desideratum is that it Should be diagnosed and brought under treatment before it has had time to establish itself as a constitutional affection. 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."