The "Wills-O'-the-Wisp" Of Disease, Vol. 13: For the Medical Profession (Classic Reprint) - Tapa dura

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Thus it is that there have sprung into ready use many convenient expressions, for the purpose of covering an ignorance that in itself is no fault, but which it would, nevertheless, be highly inconvenient to acknowledge. The intangible and mystic phases of a so-styled neurosis or hysteria, for instance, form tempting labyrinths into which inquisitive friends may be led without much likelihood of their finding a way out. Occasionally, the digestive system is utilised in the same manner. Dyspepsia, liver, and gout, are unassailable trenches to erect in the line of retreat, or to use for the purpose of turning an enemy's flank. And even if all these fail, there are still ample reserves to fall back upon in the shape of temperament, and diathesis, and heredity.

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