The Pharmaceutical era . the best specimens of a philosophical treatisewholly written in aphorisms is the Novum Organum ofLord Bacon. As you are particularly interested in medi-cine, I may add that the word has been used as thetitle of some well known works—as the Aphorisms ofHippocrates. the Aphorisms of the School of Salernoand the Aphorisms of Boerhaave. These works repre-sent respectivelv the medical doctrines of the 5th centuryB. C, and the 12th and 17th centuries of the presentera. From the three ancient commentators on Hippo-crates we get a definition of an aphorism which is asapplicabl
The Pharmaceutical era . the best specimens of a philosophical treatisewholly written in aphorisms is the Novum Organum ofLord Bacon. As you are particularly interested in medi-cine, I may add that the word has been used as thetitle of some well known works—as the Aphorisms ofHippocrates. the Aphorisms of the School of Salernoand the Aphorisms of Boerhaave. These works repre-sent respectivelv the medical doctrines of the 5th centuryB. C, and the 12th and 17th centuries of the presentera. From the three ancient commentators on Hippo-crates we get a definition of an aphorism which is asapplicable to-day as it was when first penned, a succinctsaying comprehending a complete statement. a definition,by the way. which is supplenicntod by a modern lexico-grapher with the explanation—a saying poor in expres-sion, but rich in sentiment. . „ The information was worth the price of reporter took the book and thoughtfully wended hisway homeward. THE PHARMACEUTICAL ERA. [8epteinbei- :50, 181) The Kiemlin, Moscow iSl^rinl In Ihr Kra.) PHARMACISTS AT MOSCOW. In. c^^..M,J lnM,, in< lurmlv^. Illnlil the llit:ll |ir<ilt<(iiiii iif tlu- Cziir, wiik foriiially iiiiiiiKuratiMl by llii-(iriiiiil Diikf Sr Vin-lmw. of Kcrliii. ii» wi-ll iis liy iboir ItiiHHiiiiihoiU. The |iro(;Mlirii;N wen-, of i-oiirnc. iiiiiiiily iiii-ilinil; lu till- ciHTKy of Irofi-KHor Ticliomlrov, rrofissorof Ilinrinnry nt llic .Mohcow Iliivii-Mily. ii Hiotioii ofphnriiinry iiml iilianiiiicoeiioKy wiik orRiiiiizcd. ItH fiveHi-ll-iili<iiili-<l Hi-HMioiiN were KiKifKiilvfly |ir<Hiil(il ovor Tilhoiiiirov hiiiiHi-lf: IrofcHHor THcliirrh, of rrof<i< of Frniioe: of Ilirin, iiml .M. of ^jlu-niln. THE PHARMACY
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