Recollections Of A New York Surgeon

Author : Arpad G. Gerster
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330154977
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (549 download)

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Download or read book Recollections of a New York Surgeon written by Arpad G. Gerster and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-24 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Recollections of a New York Surgeon The early history of the United States gives ample proof that spiritual aspirations have played an important part in the motives determining modern man's migrations. The narrative which follows may serve as an additional document in confirmation of this statement. So long as mass emigration continues, the process of diffusion and assimilation will remain unfinished; and just so long will it be premature to speak of the American national character being as rounded and complete as that of any among the older ethnic groups of Europe. Fortunately the question of language has been definitely settled for us. The ultimate goal, the evolution of a homogeneous nation, will no doubt be accomplished in the proper way by this most decisive of ethnic factors. It has recently been deplored that numbers of aliens more or less recently admitted to citizenship were still untransformed into authentic Americans of the type dominant in our Eastern States. Such a complaint is unreasonable; for how could one expect that the process of mutual assimilation - a form of osmosis -should advance more quickly on this continent than elsewhere? A mere mechanical mixture, even in the subtle form of an emulsion, cannot possess the stability of an actual chemical union. A homogeneous national character presupposes, as it were, such a union of its racial elements, a process which takes much time. With the nations of the old world, it has spread over centuries. Can we hope to be exempt from this universal rule? 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.