Excerpt from A Manual of Experimental Physiology for Students of Medicine The general method of presenting the subject of physiology is the same as that followed in all of the other experimental sciences, viz., the laboratory method, according to which the student is led to dis cover for himself certain facts and to formulate from his collected data conclusions which represent fundamental principles of the science. This method of presenting the experimental sciences - chemistry, physics, and the biological sciences, including physiology, psychology, pharmacology, and pathology - is an expensive one, both as to the time and the money involved in it; but from the standpoint of pedagogy it is more economical than the text-book method, because it leads directly and surely to definite results. In answer to the question as to just what these results are which follow the modern laboratory method' of instruction, it may be stated first of all that it cultivates in the student the capacity of close and accurate observation; it affords an opportunity for valuable practice in the systematic recording of the observations; it develops the power of logical thought in drawing tenable conclusions from the Observed data; and, in the formulation of conclusions, it stimulates the ability to express the thoughts in concise and unambiguous terms. In the second place, practice of this kind makes the student independent and furnishes him with just the mental equipment needed for later life in whatever line his activities may be directed. If such an education is more important for one profession than another, the medical profession is certainly the one in which its importance is greatest. The physics, chemistry, and biology studied in preparation for medicine, and the physiology, pharmacology, and pathology Of the medical course Should give the student a most admirable equipment for dealing with the complex problems of clinical practice. 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.