An Investigation of the Properties of the Liriodendron Tulipifera, or Poplar-Tree (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from An Investigation of the Properties of the Liriodendron Tulipifera, or Poplar-TreeI should conceive a physician of the first talents more laudably employed, in ascertaining the properties Of the humblest plant, that smiles in our forests, than in building a fragile system, however superb, which for a moment is admired, then ridiculed, and then tottersinto ruins. When we east our eyes over the sciences conneéled with the heal ing art, the prospeéi assures us, that all sy stems of me dicine are, like their authors, destined to die. The progressive state of knowledge, which will probably be perpetual in those branches, must necessarily effeEURt their destruction soon after they are fabricated. But surely we are not to desert ibis field of science, so rich with fruits of inestimable value to mankind, because we are not likely to discover its utmost extent, or because, in every corner of it, amid the entwined luxuriance Of beauty and utility, error may be Observed putting on the mantle of truth, and exhibiting its claims to the proteéti on of genius.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.