PREFACE
But just as they are he trusts they may have the effect of turning the minds of the laity to a more hopeful estimate of this class of sufferers. He hopes, too, that his professional brethren, who honor him by reading the book, will accept the fact that in spite of general professional incredulity many epileptics can be cured, that nearly all may be helped, that frequently seizures may be almost indefinitely averted and the patient restored to useful occupation, and that even in the most trying and inveterate cases it is better to persevere in hopefulness than to surrender in despair.
Matthew Woods.
Philadelphia, Pa., February 10, 1913.
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