Excerpt from Terra Mariae Medicus, 1953 There comes a time in a man's life when he must decide in what manner he is going to leave his mark in this world, large or small, spectacular or drab, successful or mediocre, as his talents and circumstance may decree. From the thou sands of professions and occupations which pre sent themselves some choose to become the servants of mankind, the healers of the sick, the comforters of the mind and body. They choose the medical profession. Let us follow the growth of the infant brought into this world by our horse and buggy doctor. What does life hold for him? Childhood comes and goes but deep in the far recesses of his mind an ambition has taken root. 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.