A Complete Handbook for the Sanitary Troops of the U. S: Army and Navy (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from A Complete Handbook for the Sanitary Troops of the U. S: Army and NavySurgeon-General R.M. O'Reilly, U.S. Army.General: - The adoption of a regular scheme of instruction for the hospital corps has occasioned the demand for a handbook which would include in concise form and in one volume all the various subjects taught, thus doing away with the necessity for some half-dozen or more books, from which what was needed must be carefully culled.While it was desired to revise and retain in use the handbook of the late General Smart, which has done such good service in the advancement of the hospital corps toward the higher standard of training now required of them, it was found impracticable to do so, as it did not include many of the subjects now taught. It has, however, been freely drawn upon for material and illustrations used in the present volume, and the indebtedness is hereby acknowledged.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.