Advantages of Chemistry: Or an Introductory Address, Delivered in the Chemical Theatre of Jefferson Medical College, at the Opening of the Session of 1834-5

Excerpt from Advantages of Or an Introductory Address, Delivered in the Chemical Theatre of Jefferson Medical College, at the Opening of the Session of 1834-5No one can be more fully persuaded than myself of the justice of the remark which I first heard from my distinguished colleague Professor pattison, that no discourse prepared for a popular audience should ever be published. There are, however, many rea sons which often induce us to depart from a path, which our own prudence and judgment may have inclined us to follow. Whether the desire to com ply with the unexpected request contained in the following letter, will be considered as a sufficient apology, for violating the above axiom, I must leave.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.