Excerpt from The Works of William Cullen, M.D., Professor of the Practice of Physic in the University of Edinburgh, Vol. 1 of 2: Containing His Physiology, Nosology, and First Lines of the Practice of Physic; With Numerous Extracts From His Manuscript Papers, and From His Treatise of the Materia Medica The Outlines of the Physiology have been prefixed to this edition, and illustrated in some parts with Dr. Cullen's own commentaries, in the belief that they are less generally known than his other writings, and that a knowledge of the view which they exhibit of the Nervous system, is necessary to a proper understanding of some of the doctrines contained in his First Lines of the Practice of Physic. 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.