Memorial Sketch Of The Life Of J Marion Sims M D Classic Reprint

Author : Edmond Souchon
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780331139754
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (397 download)

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Download or read book Reminiscences of Dr. J. Marion Sims in Paris (Classic Reprint) written by Edmond Souchon and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Reminiscences of Dr. J. Marion Sims in Paris Early one morning in the latter part of October, 1861, the year the War of Secession broke out, I was going to the hospital, and, as I was about to enter the gate, my attention was attracted at once by the face and appear ance of a man who was coming toward the gate also, but from the opposite direction. T hat the face and appear ance struck me at once will readily be believed by all those who have had the happiness of knowing our great American surgeon. Its characteristic soft and sweet ex pression, together with his deep-set, bright eyes and prominent, bushy eyebrows, the half smiling expression of his mouth, left uncovered by the absence of mustache or beard, made a much deeper impression on me than a glance ordinarily produces. I also at once recognized that he was a foreigner, and no Englishman at that, but surely and unmistakably an American, perhaps, hastily thought my young rebel heart, a Southerner; he must be that, I thought immediately afterward, because he looked so gentle and good, and yet, withal, so firm and self reliant. All this took but a few seconds, and I con tinned my course toward the ward to which I was as signed, walking through the yards with another student and the stranger coming up behind. When I reached the door of my ward I went through and closed it it was soon opened again and closed turning around I noticed my American. The doctor told me later that at the foot of the stairs the other student went in another direction than I, and he was perplexed for a moment as to which one he would follow after a little hesitation he said to himself Well, I think I Will stick to the little one. The little one was myself. 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.